Construction

Construction buyers report September work surge   Purchasing activity increased at the quickest pace for nearly five years as the bellwether IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index registered 56.8 in September up from 54.6 in August. Confidence about future prospects was also the brightest for seven months. House building led the way while the commercial sector also rebounded strongly as civil engineering activity fell for the second month running. Duncan Brock, Group Director at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply said: “UK Construction took off in September, soaring ahead of both the manufacturing and service sectors in terms...

These Sleek Houses Are 3D Printed, and They Fit in Your Backyard If you’d told me ten years ago that I could go live in a house built by a giant concrete-spitting 3D printer, I not only would’ve thought you were crazy, I wouldn’t have known what you were talking about. Five years ago I still would have been very, very skeptical. But today, 3D printed homes seem to be coming out of the woodwork—so much so that we may soon need to adjust that saying to “coming out of the printer.” (I’ll show myself out…). This week another company...

Optimizing field services in the construction industry with extended reality Extended reality (XR) can help remove longstanding barriers that limit the ways in which organizations work and create new methods of engagement.Photo © BigStockPhoto.com Extended reality (XR) has become a hot topic across industries. The promise to remove longstanding barriers that limit the ways in which organizations work and create new methods of engagement are just two ways its application can lead to bigger ambitions. Field services in the construction industry are perfectly situated to reap the benefits of XR technology. By their very nature, field services operate in fluid,...

Grand Egyptian Museum heads toward completion Photo courtesy of Wikimedia user  Djehouty A $1 billion museum complex situated on the Giza plain overlooking the Great Pyramids is nearing completion in Egypt after a nearly decade-long delay.  The massive structure, initially planned by Irish firm Heneghan Peng Architects, is being completed now, The Art Newspaper reports, under the direction of Major General Atef Moftah, an official appointed in 2016 by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to finish the project. Moftah, who is a trained engineer, has taken over executing the design of the complex and has adapted the initial proposal to speed up construction and lower...

Rhapsody in blue La Residence Interiors Upholstered chairs in shades of blue velvet are the perfect foil for a dining table Add a pop of colour to your dining area with La Residence Interiors’ luxuriously upholstered Hamilton dining chairs in cool, calming blues. “We’ve extended the Hamilton collection, adding to the oatmeal and grey linen fabrics to include a lovely pale blue velvet and a royal blue velvet, which have just arrived. “The chairs look amazing in the new colours, and have really given our Surrey showroom a summery lift,” said Sarah Cook, co-founder of the online luxury furniture and home accessories retailer. The...