Intelligence

Software brand Oasys says we’re surrounded by stunning feats of architecture and engineering – and here are some skyscrapers that prove it

Irene Hayden believes the policies and promises of the past few years show that the construction industry in Ireland is experiencing a period of innovation and leadership in response to national and global challenges

Harsha Wickremasinghe, Head of Business Intelligence at Arrowpoint Advisory, asks if the UK building materials sector can weather the storm

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1029, fire safety design submission concern

Cube Berlin is an example of inspiring urban architecture and smart office design

The University of Sheffield’s new Energy Centre Transformer Building has an electrifying façade thanks to Proteus

How could the specification of materials in construction projects help the industry reach net zero carbon targets by 2050? Futurebuild asks four experts

BDP has reimagined multi-generational living in an ongoing regeneration project transforming a post-war housing estate

An innovative paediatric and maternity building has created comfortable conditions in sweltering Senegal without using air conditioning, Matt Lamy explains

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 967, Covid-19 and the impact on construction quality

Amy Chatfield, CABE Membership Services Manager, discusses the new competency frameworks and how it will impact members

Just like Hans Christian Andersen’s story, an unattractive apartment block in Denmark has been transformed, Denise Chevin discovers

House builder Lovell trialled MMC for roofs and floors across a 105-house development

ThermoSphere’s Managing Director Alistair Bell considers attitudes to decarbonisation and direct electric heating in the construction industry

Glider’s Stuart Bell asks if it is any wonder that that the business case for BIM is not fully understood when BIM itself is often misconstrued

David Mitchell, founder and CEO of construction technology company XYZ Reality, believes technology is the silver bullet to growing construction energy crisis costs

Irene Hayden FCABE, Lecturer for the Department of Building and Civil Engineering at Atlantic Technological University, Galway City, explores authentic learning in CPD

Theresa Mohammed, Partner at Watson Farley & Williams, says the UK government’s net-zero strategy hangs in the balance with the High Court ruling of R (Friends of the Earth and others) v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2022]

Wayne Oakes, director at the sustainable engineering consultancy Dice, believes a modular building approach can increase sustainability, and reduce time and waste

Builders, contractors, specialist sub-contractors and tradespeople in Ireland will all need to begin registering with CIRI this year. Will it fulfil its aim of creating more competent builders? Peter Crush investigates