This project will be delivered in conjunction with Beale & Co, specialist construction lawyers, to provide guidance on how to manage intellectual property (IP) for offsite and MMC. There will be workshops for Buildoffsite members to contribute their learning and views. Two are being planned for November, one for designers…
Read moreThis will develop guidance for the use of performance specifications for construction projects, primarily to help ensure that offsite and other MMC options are included in the potential solutions for delivering projects. The launch meeting of the Project’s Advisory Group was held on the 12th of October. The group includes…
Read moreBOS Member C-Probe Systems Emerges as Winners of the Prestigious British Construction Industry Award for Environmental and Sustainability Excellence LONDON, 12 October 2023 - C-Probe Systems, a leading innovator in low carbon corrosion management solutions, is thrilled to announce their triumph in the 'Environment and Sustainability Initiative of The Year'…
Read moreA synopsis of UK Construction Week 3rd 5th October 2023 In a groundbreaking showcase at the UK Construction Week, BOS Industry Advisors took centre stage to unveil the latest trends reshaping the landscape of the construction industry. With an innovative approach and a keen eye on sustainability, BOS brought forth…
Read moreAt Vista Insurance Brokers, we regularly arrange cover for a variety of specialist construction risks. These include Surety Bonds, Legal Indemnities and Owner Controlled Insurance’s. We are committed to meeting the many challenges development projects face, at every stage of the process. Today, we are looking at a type of…
Read moreDavid Johnson, Pre-Construction Director at Volumetric Building Companies, looks at artificial intelligence and why the construction sector should be embracing this new technology. The construction industry has been a vital driver of economic growth and development throughout history, shaping the cities and infrastructure that define our modern world. However, despite…
Read moreDavid Johnson, UK Pre-construction Director at Volumetric Building Companies, shares his thoughts on the future of offsite construction in the UK and the urgent need for change. The UK Government has made no secret of the need for faster, higher quality, and more predictable construction solutions in every sector –…
Read moreTurn Up & Deliver Package In partnership with BOS, UK Construction Week is coming to Birmingham NEC on the 3rd to the 5th of October 2023. Co-located with Timber Expo, Grand Designs Live and Green Living Live. BOS will be providing a platform for industry leaders and specialists to showcase…
Read moreBuildoffsite member, C-Probe are delighted to announce that they have made the shortlist for the Materials Performance (MP) magazine’s Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards, and also the Top 50 Construction Tech Partners with BuildIn Digital. It is their alkali activated cementitious (AACM) anode mortar, LoCem®, has been nominated for the Corrosion Innovation of…
Read moreThe full report can be found on the Supply Chain Sustainability School’s website here. 27th September, London, UK - The Supply Chain Sustainability School (the School), a multi-award-winning initiative which represents a common approach to addressing sustainability within supply chains, has today released its Fairness, Inclusion & Respect (FIR) Annual…
Read moreAlign JV is the joint venture of Bouygues Travaux Publics, VolkerFitzpatrick and Sir Robert McAlpine responsible for delivering Package C1 of the HS2 high speed rail route between London and Birmingham. It is arguably the most technically complex of the route packages with a 3.37km viaduct and 16.04km of twin-bored…
Read moreThe Sustainability Tool, a software application designed to help organisations and their supply chains measure and monitor their sustainability performance, has launched the 2022 employee diversity benchmarking survey. The annual employee diversity benchmarking exercise, carried out within the Sustainability Tool, is a collaborative effort to better understand and improve the…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite specialists, has delivered a highly unusual project to provide decant teaching facilities at Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School in Ickenham. The temporary classrooms, science laboratories and SEN spaces have been sited on top of a permanent modular building and while that building…
Read moreKrozen Design & Consultancy Limited Catterick Village, North Yorkshire Email: ken.davie@buildoffsite.com I can probably be best described as a Contractor’s Architect having worked on design/build projects with major UK contractors for almost 30 years of a 40-year career. During this time, I was part of an in-house design department working…
Read moreFollowing COP26 in Glasgow earlier this year, there has been an increased focus on committing to regulate embodied carbon within buildings. Norman Foster, of Foster + Partners, spoke at the conference alongside US climate envoy, John Kerry, arguing that current sustainability standards do not focus on embodied carbon and to…
Read moreThe Offsite Show finished yesterday and what a fantastic week it has been. After 2 years of lockdowns we kicked off the show with a look at how the pandemic has offered offsite construction new opportunities and a route to faster adoption. Buildoffsite delivered a diverse and inclusive speaker programme…
Read moreBuildoffsite is now represented on 4 BSI committees to ensure that the offsite sectors needs are considered. These are: B/209/0-/04 BS8895 Designing for material efficiency in building projects B/558/01 Circular Economy in the Construction Sector CB/301 Offsite and Modern Methods of Construction. And B/209/0-/10 which has just revised the BS…
Read moreThe Offsite Show launches this year alongside UK Construction Week London and celebrates offsite and pre-manufactured solutions for the built environment. Join keynote speakers each day covering post-pandemic recovery, MMC’s contribution to decarbonisation, whole life cycle retrofit and building for resilience. The theatre will be the hub of discussion for…
Read moreDemand for multifamily housing continues to rise — but challenges like material shortages and a tight labor market have made it difficult for the construction industry to meet growing needs. Modular and prefabricated construction techniques are becoming increasingly popular as a way to improve the productivity and cost-effectiveness of multifamily…
Read moreThe Supply Chain Sustainability School (the “School”) has partnered with major construction clients and contractors, to develop and launch the Fairness, Inclusion & Respect Growth Assessment. This freely available web-based tool has been specifically designed for the construction industry and allows organisations, large and small, to benchmark their Fairness, Inclusion…
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