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New models of construction procurement
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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This brings together draft guidance on new models of construction procurement, based on best practice in public sector construction.
International Conference on Architecture and Engineering in Urban Development (AEUD 2013). Colombo, Sri Lanka, 20-21 December 2013
Posted on: 11 February 2014
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This event provided an opportunity for academicians, researchers, engineers, urban development specialists and industrial professionals to present their research results in architecture and engineering in urban development. A volume of proceedings is available online.
Standard for construction logistics: Managing work related road risk (WRRR)
Posted on: 7 February 2014
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The WRRR requirements within this document represent a key step in demonstrating the commitment of construction logistics industry organisations to improving road safety.
Steel construction: Thermal mass
Posted on: 5 February 2014
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The steel sector’s new thermal mass guide is available for free download now. The guide, from Tata Steel and the British Constructional Steelwork Association, is an up-to-date, detailed and practical look at how to reduce operational energy consumption in steel framed non-domestic buildings.
UCAS figures show undergraduates shun building but pick architecture
Posted on: 31 January 2014
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Figures released last week by university admissions body UCAS show that just 2,510 students were accepted onto full-time building and surveying degrees in 2013, while the number of fellow undergraduates accepted onto architecture courses was 4,265. However, in 2008, before the impact of the credit crunch and the £9,000-a-year fee regime, the two groups were of roughly equal size: 4,465 in UCAS category K2 Building and 4,247 in K1 Architecture.
COBie and beyond
Posted on: 30 January 2014
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COBie stands for Construction Operations Building Information Exchange, and is concerned with the organisation and structuring of information. This is information that is essential not only to the design and construction of a built asset, but also its operation and maintenance. Gathering this information at the end of the job, which is common practice, is expensive since most of the information has to be recreated from information created earlier. The COBie approach is to enter the information data as it is produced during design, construction and commissioning. So, for example, designers provide floor, space and equipment layouts and contractors provide make, model and serial numbers of installed equipment. It is the formal process that helps organise information about new and existing facilities.
Construction Skills Network: Blueprint for construction 2014-2018
Posted on: 29 January 2014
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The Construction Industry Training Board’s latest Construction Skills Network (CSN) forecasts that the industry will need to recruit 182,000 new entrants over the next five years, but most of these will be just to replace those leaving. However, by 2018 employment levels will still be 196,000 below the peak. The CSN is forecasting 2% growth this year, and 2.2% average growth for the next five years. This is a more optimistic outlook than this time last year, when CITB’s economists were predicting construction output to grow by less than 1% a year over the five years to 2017. The CSN also gives regional and sub-sector breakdowns in its forecasts to 2018.
Visual concrete
Posted on: 23 January 2014
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This video will be of benefit to architects, structural engineers, project managers and construction specialists who wish to understand how concrete can be used on walls, columns, slabs and ceilings as a specified architectural finish.
The Roadmap on the future needs of tall buildings
Posted on: 22 January 2014
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released this report in partnership with the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Roadmap identifies priority research topics and gaps in the field of tall buildings, acting as a guide to assist all those concerned with the typology in the necessary planning of future research and funding.
Technology Roadmap: Energy efficient building envelopes
Posted on: 17 January 2014
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has launched a new publication which presents detailed strategies and actions to transform the way buildings are constructed by 2050. Key elements include the increased deployment of existing building materials and practices, the introduction of existing solutions to developing markets, and the development of new technologies with higher performance and lower cost. The building envelope, also known as the building shell, fabric or enclosure, is the boundary between the conditioned interior of a building and the outdoors. The energy performance of building envelope components, including external walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, windows and doors, is critical in determining how much energy is required for heating and cooling.
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