The April episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring a play by Swiss high-tech manufacturer ABB to promote site-based robotic micro-factories for UK affordable housing. High-tech companies down through…

In Australia, a voluntary alliance of tier 1 contractors, government agencies, specialist subcontractors, engineering firms, cost consultants, architects, and material manufacturers – representing the whole construction supply chain – are…

This month’s 21CC podcast is dedicated to the 190th Anniversary of the founding of the Chartered Institute of Building in 1834. To celebrate, we speak to three young CIOB people…

The industry’s chronic problems of poor quality, lack of skills, and stagnant productivity are often blamed on its hyper-fragmented nature, which allows those at the top to pass the cost…

A former dressage champion who was nearly killed by her horse is on a mission to have women comprise 30% of construction tradespeople in Australia by 2030, up from just…

People in the UK have an overwhelmingly negative perception of new-build houses, a report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) reveals. In December, it published results from a survey…

Dave Stitt FCIOB used to be hard as nails. A civil engineer, he came into the industry as a teenager and rose through the ranks at big UK contractors Taylor…

A 96-unit apartment complex built with Lego-style, snap-together blocks has opened its doors to residents in Palm Springs, Florida. It was put up by a small crew of unskilled workers…

Some things take longer than expected. Next year sees the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau outside Cairo. It’s 22 years since Egypt’s then-president Hosni Mubarak…

Omar Alhuraibi is an engineer with some 20 years experience as a construction project manager in the UAE. He was born in Yemen, a country ravaged by civil war since…

Serving up a Christmas meal for relatives and friends can be daunting, but what if you had to cook for 30,000? It’s a challenge Café Nero co-founder Antonio Motisi knows…

The December edition of the 21CC podcast is now live, featuring stories about refugees working in UK construction, the logistical challenges of the site Christmas lunch, and the epic project…

A prominent UK professor of construction management has blamed the seemingly intractable problems of the industry on its response to successive governments embracing of laissez-faire economic ideology over the past four decades.