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The people problem

Entry-level recruitment in construction is in crisis. According to research carried out in 2024 by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, there was a…

adminMarch 24, 2026

Lifestyle

Help or hindrance? Interior designers share mixed feelings about AI use

LAS VEGAS — Interior designers are seeing both pluses and minuses with the growth of AI in the design world. The debut of the State…

adminNovember 23, 2025

Construction Professionals

Concrete trials show viability of recycling fines

A batch of readymix concrete using RCF-based cement was poured into moulds at Holcim UK’s readymix concrete plant in WhetstoneConcrete fines have traditional been regarded…

adminNovember 14, 2025

Commercial Construction

Summers in the city cry out for more trees

The powerful heat waves washing over North America and Europe this summer have sent urban workers and dwellers scurrying for cover. Air conditioners are being…

adminJuly 10, 2025

Construction Professionals

Five tier ones sign up to best practice drive

Robbie Blackhurst introduces his Centre for Construction Best PracticeThe Centre for Construction Best Practice has been set up by the man behind purchasing agency Procure…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Infrastructure Projects

Scandi scientists measure rate of tunnel corrosion

Bacteria is eating away at the surface of the Oslofjord tunnel The deterioration of fibre-reinforced sprayed concrete has been studied in the Oslofjord subsea tunnel…

adminApril 15, 2025

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