Leading the way in virtual work experience
With school pupils unable to get work experience during the Covid-19, one firm of architects is letting them do it online. Work experience is generally accept to be a potentially...
Category: Noteworthy News
Local council monitors carbon footprint via app
The City of Casey community will soon be able to monitor their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions thanks to a new partnership with climate monitoring app ClimateClever. The...
A double-arched bridge floated into place in Hong Kong
A prefabricated double-arch steel bridge weighing more than 10,000 tonnes has been installed in Hong Kong after being floated into place. It arrived in Hong Kong by sea in mid-February...
When grass and concrete is a good thing
When you see concrete paving with loads of grass growing through it, it’ll be one of two things: either the paving has failed catastrophically, or you’re looking at something widely...
Oil-free luffing job cranes in use in London
Italian tower crane manufacturer Moritsch Cranes has produced a new luffing jib crane that achieves a narrow out-of-service radius without the potential mess of any hydraulic oil. “The only oil...
‘Concrete in Life 2020’ photography competition winning photos revealed
Concrete is a material under fire for its carbon intensity but there is no doubting its value, as these award winning-photos demonstrate. The Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) has shared the...
Statewide construction death registry now law in New York State
A new law in New York expands the definition of workers and puts more responsibility on contractors to report fatalities to a state registry of on-the-job construction deaths, including demographic...
Augmented reality trials underway in UK
Morrison Utility Services and Eurovia UK have teamed up for a trial of augmented reality technology in the water sector. Morrison Utility Services (MUS) is trying out Augmented Visualisation of...
National borders no limit in adjudication rulings
A court judgment on 22nd February 2021 in favour of the claimant in the case of Motacus Constructions Limited -v- Paolo Castelli SpA has reinforced the importance of adjudication as a dispute...
Competition to design a hospital for the future now open
The 2021 Wolfson Economics Prize is offering £250,000 for the best design for hospitals of the future. The competition is seeking planning and design ideas that will ‘radically improve’ hospital...