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  • The University of Stuttgart has continued its experiments into biomimicry and robotic construction with two pavilions at the Bundesgartenschau horticultural show in Germany. Both of the pavilions are ...
  • this suspended treehouse by mexican firm talleresque is anchored to the floor but appears to float like a lantern, illuminating the surrounding forest. located in one of mexico city’s largely green ar ...
  • Gas distribution network Cadent has deployed a fleet of robots across London to rehabilitate Victorian gas pipes around the capital without the need for large excavations. Cadent has claimed that the ...
  • Houses developed by Persimmon Homes and Bellway Homes have potentially dangerous fire safety issues, BBC Watchdog Live has found. New-builds constructed by the firms were sold with missing or incorrec ...
  • Women in the West Midlands are being encouraged to choose a career in the construction industry, with HS2 keen to ensure that more women benefit from the 30,000 jobs they say the project will support. ...
  • The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has released a new framework to help the construction industry achieve net zero carbon buildings in the UK. Produced after six months of consultation with over 18 ...
  • Willmott Dixon has set-up the first of what it hopes will become a series of skills academies in prisons. The company has teamed up with HMP Elmley in Kent to launch the Willmott Dixon Building Lives ...
  • Crossrail could open as late as 2021 under a new schedule for completing the delayed project. Bosses said they had identified a six-month window for delivery of the central section of the line, betwee ...
  • Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has become one of the first British firms to adopt a new generation of hard hat, which features an innovative impact absorption system. The German-made ENHA Ranger hea ...
  • Danish toy maker Lego has announced a scheme whereby visually impaired children will be able to learn braille by using customised Lego bricks. The bricks will be moulded with the same number of studs ...
  • US researchers have invented a nanogenerator that could one day be added to solar panels to keep them producing energy when covered in snow. The team, based at the University of California, Los Angele ...
  •   Vancouver developer Delta Land Corporation is planning to challenge for the title of world’s tallest timber tower with a mass timber, Passive House design by US architect  Perkins + Will. The Canada ...
  • Labour says it would scrap a government scheme that allows offices and industrial buildings to be converted into homes without planning permission. The party said changes to permitted development rule ...
  • It's the longest period of time the country has gone without using coal since before the industrial revolution. Britain has broken its record for using energy generated from sources other than coal du ...
  • From gold ceilings to smart info boards, we have a first look inside Tottenham Court Road to see what’s coming down the line... There is a secret door at Tottenham Court Road Tube station. On one side ...
  • The Guinness Partnership has bought a 900-plus home development site with full planning permission at Leeds South Bank. The development will be The Guinness Partnership’s biggest single consented resi ...
  • Westminster City Council is finally pressing ahead with plans to rebuild the Ebury Bridge Estate in Pimlico, located next to the £1bn Chelsea Barracks scheme. The council plans to invite tenders for t ...
  • Construction companies taking more ‘proactive’ approach to data management, say CM/BIMplus round table experts. Efficiency gains from adopting BIM and digital process can help protect construction bus ...
  • We need to change the way our buildings are made to contribute to a more sustainable future. Currently, we’re still using outdated construction methods that haven’t been changed for 40 years! This cau ...
  • Dutch company Concr3de has proposed rebuilding parts of Notre-Dame Cathedral from the ashes of the fire using 3D printing, and has already printed a replacement gargoyle. Concr3de, which was founded b ...
  • Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates has completed Topological Folding House, a home formed of a continuous white strip that wraps around to form floors, ceilings and balconies. The house, located in Japan' ...
  • Audi has unveiled its AI:ME concept vehicle, an electric, fully autonomous car, which is designed to be a "third living space" and includes real plants. Revealed at Auto Shanghai 2019, the concept car ...
  • After the devastating fire that engulfed Notre Dame, MPs in the UK have started to fear for another iconic building closer to home. The Houses of Parliament in London mostly date from the 19th Century ...
  • DNA testing by scientists has revealed who built Stonehenge more than 5,000-years-ago in a scientific breakthrough. Researchers have discovered the ancestors of the people who constructed the iconic s ...

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