Dr Andy Moores, Research Director at CIRIA, summarises the key outcomes from CIRIA’s recent Annual Lecture. This week CIRIA held its 3rd Annual Lecture, kindly hosted by Arcadis in London. With a full house, delegates at this BOS and CIRIA Member exclusive event heard from guest speakers Prof Jim Hall,…
The Future Water Awards took place on 18 March 2024 and welcomed the speakers Jason Kee from the Canadian High Commission, Alastair Moseley of Department for Business and Trade, Peter Barden from Brave Blue World Studios, and Katie Alcott from Frank Water. Future Water Association, a leading organisation driving transformation…
Stelling Properties are delighted to announce the completion of their latest project in Southampton—a modular off-site student housing development—in collaboration with OB Architecture. They're thrilled to see this project come to fruition after navigating the challenges of planning permission and working closely with OB Architecture to optimize the scheme for…
On 13 March, the Building Offsite Solutions (BOS) online seminar delved into the intricate world of fire safety and building regulations within Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) structures. Three esteemed speakers Dr Jennifer Charlson (Infrastructure Projects Authority), Samantha Fearnley (Vista Insurance Brokers) and Chris Miles (Fire Protection Association), shared invaluable…
In our recent workshop titled "Unlocking the Future of Construction Decision-Making", industry experts and stakeholders gathered to delve into the complexities of offsite construction and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The session was marked by robust discussions and invaluable insights that shed light on the challenges and opportunities in this…
BOS member, Screening Eagle Technologies recently participated at Bridges 2024, a premier event for the industry, focusing on sustainability and resilience of infrastructure. The star of the show was undoubtedly the GS9000 multichannel subsurface mapping GPR for bridge deck scanning. The capabilities of this system is unlike anything that has…
Greencore Homes, a housebuilder constructing low carbon and energy efficient homes, has secured a further £30 million from M&G Investments. The equity investment will be used to drive significant expansion, initially by targeting land acquisitions across the South East of England to complement existing sites underway. Since M&G’s initial £15…
Earlier this month, C-Probe and its strategic partner for BeNeLux & Germany (Binders for Concrete, B4C) undertook successful trials with Scholz and Convez to assess the capacity for C-Probe’s LoCem® geopolymer concrete and mortars to assimilate coloring pigments and structural polypropylene fibres into these mixes. Taking advantage of LoCem® properties…
A call for an industry route-map Designing reinforced concrete for climate change resilience Chris Atkins, Mott MacDonald Nigel Fraser, BUILDOFFSITE 18 March 2024 It is widely accepted that climate change is caused by the increasing level of atmospheric CO2 which has increased by 30% since the ISO equations were developed…
On March 13th, the Building Offsite Solutions (BOS) online seminar delved into the intricate world of fire safety and building regulations within Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) structures. Three esteemed speakers Dr Jennifer Charlson [Infrastructure Projects Authority], Samantha Fearnley [Vista Insurance Brokers] and Chris Miles [Fire Protection Association], shared…