Cost of fixing unsafe cladding soars to over £16bn
Independent spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, believes it will cost over £16bn to fix unsafe cladding on…
November 2024
Scottish Water opens bidding on £800m framework
Scottish Water is inviting tenders to deliver its planned programme of work using innovative ceramic membrane treatment to…
Six win £300m cladding retrofit deal
One of the country’s biggest housing associations has named the firms it will use to deliver a £300m…
TfL seeks solar farm builder
Transport for London (TfL) is seeking a company to build solar farms to help power the London Underground…
Keon Homes revives Birmingham regeneration scheme
Work begins this month on the £35m next phase of a high-profile urban development scheme in Birmingham. Read…
Fawcett Society to investigate architecture’s gender bias
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and gender equality charity the Fawcett Society have launched an investigation into…
Assets of failed cladding firm go to auction
The assets of aluminium cladding specialist PSP Group are up for auction next week. Read Full Article: The…
GMI heads southwest with £50m Bristol scheme
Leeds-based GMI Construction has been named main contractor for a £50m purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Bristol.…
Merchant takings down 5.6% in August
Britain’s builders’ merchants saw their takings fall 5.6% in August 2024, compared to August 2023. Read Full Article:…
Understanding Multimodal LLMs
It was a wild two months. There have once again been many developments in AI research, with two…