Sub Title Creating a Social, Elevated CommunityAiming to redefine the apartment block as a “social, elevated community”, Danish architect CF Møller’s 15,000 square metre tower “breaks with the traditional multi-storey building, which isolate residents. Instead it is designed as a “sustainable, collectively-oriented community in which social encounters are created using a wide range of architectural […]
Archives for September 2017
Future BIM Hard Hat
Hi Tech from LAAccording to a report by Stephen Cousins in Construction Manager, the hard hat is now embracing BIM with the development of a new smart helmet by Los Angeles tech company Daqri. It is already being tested by a number of construction companies including some in the UK. Enhanced ‘Real Time’ CapabilityWith augmented/virtual […]
Tougher H&S Penalties
Tougher H&S Penalties New Sentencing GuidelineNew penalties came into force in February 2016 making fines proportional to turnover. Some big names have been caught as well as a general increase in fines and custodial sentences since then.Fatalities of Staff or CustomersInsurance and risk law firm BLM has tracked construction fines weekly since the new rules […]
Multi-Generational Living
Growing Trend + Practical BenefitsNHBC Foundation’s recent report identifies a growing trend towards multigenerational living, and a range of practical benefits that could have wide resonance with the public. It analyses recent evidence on the scale and character of multigenerational households in the UK, and gives detailed insights from those who have experienced this lifestyle. […]
Will Your CSCS Card Expire Next Month?
Time is almost up for 85,000 Construction Related Occupation (CRO) cards in the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS).•CSCS stopped issuing CRO cards on 31st March 2017•All CRO cards issued from 1st October 2015 expire on 30th September 2017 and are not renewable•CRO cards issued before 1st October 2015 that expire after 30th September 2017 will […]
Emergency Housing – with a Difference
… solving on-going, as well as immediate, disaster resettlement issuesDiRRep- Disaster Relief Re-locatable or Permanent housingEmergency housing, emergency shelter and disaster housing is needed all over the world. With our ever changing unpredictable global climate, disastrous weather conditions, and frequent earthquakes, the world is increasingly prone to disasters of every description. Even worse is the displacement of […]
