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The Construction Index, 20 June
35% of London construction workers are from overseas.
Balfour Beatty fined £500,000 for exposing workers to hand-arm vibration.
Experienced CIAT members can give support, advice and guidance to others on Mentor Match Me.
£22m fund launched to boost construction skills.
What can be done to improve small firms’ BIM uptake?
A new study probes paving all US highway shoulders with solar panels.
James Brokenshire launches a consultation on banning combustible cladding.
Infrastructure interconnectivity
ICE publish a policy paper on the UK’s future interconnectivity with the EU and the challenges for infrastructure.
Glasgow School of Art fire ravages Kier restoration work.
3D Repo adds instant clash detection to online BIM platform.
The changing identity of London communities in the face of rapid urbanisation.
Foster + Partners could leave London over Brexit.
Calls for an urgent review of the apprenticeship levy to reverse a decline in numbers.
CIAT members are encouraged to become STEM Ambassadors.
Dominic Raab announces development corporation powers for councils.
BSRIA launch the 5th edition of the Design Framework for Building Services (BG 6/2018).
Which countries have the highest levels of BIM adoption?
Two thirds of Brits cannot fix a leaking tap.
CSCS
Construction site visitor cards are to be withdrawn.
Residents escape a fire in a Lewisham tower block.
Construction Enquirer, 13 June
Pimlico Plumbers boss warns the industry faces tsunami of self-employed claims.
The Construction Index, 13 June
Labour MP calls for an end to public sector contractors’ right to secrecy.
Calls for the government to use the NPPF review to deliver better design everywhere.
Is the Hackitt Review fit for purpose?
3 WTC opens, RSHP’s first built project in New York.
BREEAM ES and SIMA present for the first time a reproduction of a sustainable home.
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Building sector failing on supervision
Senior ICE Scotland members discuss the 2017 Edinburgh inquiry which showed the need for more supervision on all sites.
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