Business & Industry

Academics from Northumbria University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia are investigating how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can make the construction industry greener. Dr Pablo Martinez Rodriguez, from Northumbria’s Department of Architecture and Built Environment...

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has made significant time and efficiency savings for its customers after using new concrete sensor technology. Costain’s materials engineers have been using Maturix’s concrete sensors to keep track of the strength and temperature of setting...

Procured via the Pagabo Framework, the project will create a new two-storey building known as Oak Wards as well as a link corridor to the existing A&E department in MKUH’s main building. These upgrades will enable the site to provide...

GRAHAM has commenced construction on a new £59 million low-carbon development in Edinburgh which combines student flats, build-to-rent and affordable homes. The Burnet Point scheme in Abbey Lane is the first-ever mixed-use residential development of its kind by Unite Students,...

RUSSELL Roof Tiles has launched its first solar PV offer to the market as part of its commitment to sustainability. The independent manufacturer of concrete roof tiles and accessories said the launch comes with the same quality credentials and easy...

Global IoT player Trackunit has published an in-depth survey of construction that unveils exactly what industry professionals are thinking about the state of sustainability and how they see it dominating their agendas over the next five years. The ‘Constructing a better future’ report...

There is a stunning example of adaptive reuse that has come to the fore. A series of tunnels that have been abandoned behind the Central Station in Milan have co-opted for a platform of a varied kind. The subways,...