Construction & Building Materials

The government has published new measures to minimise the impact of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in education settings after a beam collapsed at a school during the summer that previously was thought to pose no risk to the public.

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has issued guidance about RAAC to enable building managers and their consultants to manage the situation.

School buildings made from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) could be unsafe or face closure, the schools minister has said.

Arcadis’ Lenders, Investors and Insurers (LII) team's heritage professionals were collaborators in a highly-commended project that restored and conserved the Grade II listed Old Library in Liverpool into a new childcare nursery and community space.

A report submitted to the Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK) singles out poor practices that contributed to a Grade 1 listed church being badly damaged by a fire while renovation was taking place on its lead roof. 

In this video, CABE's Richard Harral and CIBSE's Hywel Davies discuss key challenges for industry professionals.

There is plenty of innovation happening in the construction sector, and – subject to safety testing and certification from official bodies – these materials, products and systems could move from left field into the mainstream.

These innovations are not endorsed by CABE

At a conference in Zurich, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres issued a call to action, alongside the CEOs of major cement and concrete manufacturers, for the industry to redouble its efforts and work in partnership with governments to reach net zero.

The painstaking and sensitive restoration of the National Trust-owned property at Seaton Sluice in Northumberland, a Grade 1 listed Georgian country house, is an impressive feat of design. Building Engineer found out more.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 995, Defects found in precast (prefabricated) concrete façades.

The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced the appointment of Clive Dickin as its new Chief Executive.

In England more than 600,000 properties face flooding in the future without investment in drainage, a report from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has found.

English Heritage cares for more than 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites – from world-famous prehistoric sites to medieval castles. To help overcome the geographical challenges of managing large estates, it has opted to trial Aico’s HomeLINK Connected Home Solution which consists of Aico’s Ei1000G Gateway, smoke alarms and Ei1025 Environmental Sensors at one of their sites in Yorkshire, Pickering Castle.

The largest retrospective of Norman Foster’s work over the past six decades has opened at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Kyriakos Papanagiotou, Founder and Director of KP Acoustics Group, discusses the increasing demand for acoustic solutions in construction to shield from the adverse effects of noise and vibration.

Raj Somal, Director of sustainable engineering consultancy Dice, says investment in sustainable drainage systems by property developers and planners is the only thing that will alleviate the drainage strain.

John Wallace, Solicitor and Managing Director of Ridgemont, says the incidence of cladding subcontractor SD Samuels going into administration mid-contract raises the possibility of its directors facing legal action

Laing O’Rourke announced it has switched to low-carbon concrete on all of its new UK projects from April.

St Sidwell’s Point in Exeter is the first leisure and swimming pool complex in the UK to be built to the Passivhaus international building standard. We speak to Joe O’Connell, Senior Project Manager at Kier Group, which oversaw the delivery of the multi-award winning design using sustainable construction technology.