3D-printed wood Columbia University, New York, has replicated the internal and external structure of timber using a 3D printer.
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ISG wins Lord’s stands deal
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ISG has won a deal to build two stands at Lord’s cricket ground in London in a redevelopment scheme worth £50m, after Westminster City Council granted full planning permission to Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). ISG will construct two new three-tier stands to replace the existing Compton and Edrich stands. The redevelopment of the stands forms the second phase of the ground’s updated masterplan.
“If I had known then what I know now, I would have set the fire alarm off.” Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild tells members of the London Assembly that the delayed Crossrail is far more complicated than anyone realised and a December 2018 opening would have been impossible.
HS2 installs Euston crane The first tower crane to be used on the HS2 project has been erected in London. The 66m-high crane was delivered to Euston station and assembled over four days in January. It is the first of three in the Euston area and comes ahead of the demolition of One Euston Square and Grant Thornton House, which stand above the entrance and exit to Euston’s old underground taxi rank. Expected to take around 10 months to complete, their removal will be the biggest change to the Euston skyline for almost 50 years.
Kier trials four-wheeled robot Kier is one of three international contractors trialling new robotic technology designed to automate onsite progress tracking and check for health and safety hazards. The four-wheeled robot, developed by European start-up Scaled Robotics, is fitted with a range of sensors that enable it to manoeuvre autonomously around a building site and capture detailed 3D survey scans and panoramic photos of ongoing construction. Online software then compares the 3D as-built survey information against the original BIM model to identify any discrepancies or deviations from the design.
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“My bill would not only protect small businesses from losing money owed to them should the tier one supplier become insolvent, as Carillion did, but stop small businesses being paid late by large companies.” Labour MP Debbie Abrahams on her bill to make project bank accounts mandatory on public sector projects over £500,000, which has a second reading, scheduled for 1 March. “I would like to know when we might get back to a normal functioning government.” Balfour Beatty chief executive Leo Quinn voices his frustration with the uncertainty around Brexit, following the defeat of prime minister Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement in parliament in January.
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