A Solution for England’s Crumbling Schools
Image by Balfour Beatty Schools in England face a major disrepair crisis. Correspondence between the DfE and the Treasury, widely reported in the press, reveals…
From Talk to Action – Taking the Carbon Out of School Construction
Talk about carbon reduction in the built environment isn’t always matched by action. One exception is education construction, where operational carbon is becoming a key…
Why isn’t Value Engineering More Valued?
Value engineering is far from new. The term was invented by Larry Miles of General Electric in the 1940s – spurred by wartime material shortages….
Costs and Value – How to Make the School Building Sums Add Up
For every construction project there’s a critical piece of arithmetic. It concerns the balance between short-term capital costs and how much it will cost to…
How Can You Tell if ‘Low Carbon’ Construction Really is?
When a company insists that they deliver ‘low carbon construction’ it’s a good idea to ask a few questions. The first might be, ‘What do…
Why the DfE is Leading the Way in MMC Adoption
The expectation that publicly funded construction projects should favour MMC was set by the Construction Sector Deal. This should have been a springboard for adoption…
Low Carbon, Fossil-Free – What Does it All Mean for Your Next Project?
Anything that reduces the carbon emissions associated with construction projects is welcome. Product innovations such as fossil-free steel and low carbon concrete will undoubtedly play…
The Low Carbon Learning Curve for Education Construction
Adopting low carbon construction for education isn’t simply a case of saying, ‘that’s what we’re going to do’. There’s a learning curve involved. In our…
Save Now, Pay Later – The Net Zero Conundrum
Who foots the bill for net zero? That’s one of the big unresolved questions of the age according to the House of Lords Industry and…
Understanding the Language of Low Carbon and Offsite Construction
Offsite and low carbon are changing the way we talk about construction projects with a host of new terminology. Here’s a quick run through of…
