Sustainability of road infrastructures. Rome, 29-31 October 2012

Posted on: 21 November 2012
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The 5th International SIIV Congress aimed to contribute to progress in the roads, railways and airports construction sciences and technologies, as well as provide a specialist forum for the exchange of recent developments and research results. Papers from the event are available in an issue of Procedia: Social and Behavioural Sciences.

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10th International Conference People, Buildings and Environment. Lednice, Czech Republic, 7-9 November 2012

Posted on: 20 November 2012
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The conference covers four research topics. This year’s topics include: construction economics and management: water management and water structures; landscape management; and university teaching and learning of civil engineering. The full conference proceedings are available online.

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Brickonomics building blog

Posted on: 16 November 2012
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This blog site, hosted by Building magazine, reports in trends on construction, housing and property.

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Making use of carbon emissions in the built environment

Posted on: 16 November 2012
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The need to reduce global anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in order to tackle climate change has led to much attention on carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a potential method to mitigate the CO2 emissions from the continued use of fossil fuels. An alternative and complementary approach is carbon capture and use (CCU), where captured CO2 is converted into commercially useful products and materials rather than being stored underground. There is increasing commercial interest in CCU and a number of potential applications have been piloted, some of which are showing promise for widespread use within the built environment. These include uses in cementitious materials, aggregates, fill materials, soil enhancers, contaminated soil treatment, polymers and fuels. The aim of this Information Paper is to provide a brief overview of some CCU technologies and to highlight their potential applications and uses within the built environment. The paper is intended for any reader with a general interest in the built environment, but will be of particular significance to policy makers, construction material manufacturers, energy companies and those specifying products and materials for the built environment. [Price £9.50]

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Output in the construction industry: September and 3rd quarter 2012

Posted on: 12 November 2012
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Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. In the months before the quarter month, current and constant price not seasonally adjusted data by sector are published. On the quarter months, additional constant price seasonally adjusted index data and value data by sector are published. On the months after the quarter, additional current price data by type of work and region are published.

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Refurbishing the nation: gathering the evidence

Posted on: 9 November 2012
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This report looks at how the National Refurbishment Centre is working with refurbishment data to help industry find the solutions for a mass delivery of retrofit. It also provides an overview of the UK’s refurbishment landscape, including an overview of refurbishment-related policy and regulation in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Green design and advanced construction and building technology

Posted on: 7 November 2012
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The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) has published proceedings from the following two recent events. Please note that these files may take a long time to download.:

Green Design Conference. Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, 27-30 September 2012

The emphasis of the conference of the CIB Working Group W115 on Construction Materials Stewardship was on innovative design and construction methods and assessment methods that incorporate effective use of materials into the whole life cycle of buildings and building materials. Also new energy concepts and mobility strategies were presented. Proceedings are available online.

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Advanced construction and building technology for society. Munich, 24 October 2012

This volume contains from a workshop of the CIB Working Commission W119 on Customised Industrial Construction. This event considered automation and robotics in construction in the belief that industrialization in construction will become more customer oriented. Concepts of mass customization can be implemented via the application of robots in construction and building project/product life cycle as prefabrication processes, on site and in service as socio technical systems.

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Inquiry into sustainable construction and the Green Deal

Posted on: 7 November 2012
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The All Party Parliamentary Committee for Excellence in the Built Environment is launching a far reaching inquiry into sustainable construction and the Green Deal, and it is calling on firms, organisations and individuals in the sector to submit evidence on best practice, challenges and barriers. Feedback is requested on the spectrum of green construction and policies. These include: Evidence of best practice of sustainable construction in the built environment, and how this could be repeated; Barriers to sustainable construction and how these could be overcome; Progress on sustainable homes; The Green Deal – is the policy the right one and what can be done to ensure take up. The closing date for evidence submissions is 30 November 2012. The Commission will hold sessions in January to March 2013 to invite selected organisations to present oral evidence in support of their submissions. The findings of the Inquiry will be published before the parliamentary recess in early summer 2013.

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New Code of Considerate Practice

Posted on: 7 November 2012
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From the 1st January 2013, the Considerate Constructors Scheme will be assessing all registered sites and companies against a new five-point Code of Considerate Practice. Both the Scheme and the industry felt that it was time to offer a greater challenge to those who register, placing more emphasis on recognising good practice and ensuring the Code is kept aligned with the industry’s values. The Code of Considerate Practice outlines the Scheme’s expectations for all registered sites and companies, describing those areas that are considered fundamental by the Scheme in helping improve the image of construction. As with the eight-point Code, it applies to all sites and companies, regardless of size, type and location. The headings of the new Code are: Enhancing the appearance; Respecting the community; Protecting the environment; Securing everyone’s safety; Caring for the workforce. The Scheme is also updating the Monitors’ Checklist and will be introducing a new scoring and reporting system.

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Height and heritage: The unique challenges of building tall in historic cities

Posted on: 5 November 2012
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat returns to Europe on 11-13 June 2013  to present a seminal conference on the development of tall buildings in historic cities which will focus industry leaders on the opportunities, challenges and solutions for developing projects in distinct historic districts.

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