The Borough of Swale is vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise, flood risk, erosion and habitat fragmentation caused by climate change. Meeting the challenge of climate change is most prevalent on the Isle of Sheppey, where much of the island is low-lying marshland with large parts of its existing urban areas at or … Continue reading “New Rides Farm”
The Great Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, built in 1761-62, is one of the most important Chinoiserie-style building in Europe. It is a ten-storey brick tower, with octagonal roofs and geometric balconies rising in diminishing stages to a decorative finial. Throughout the history of the Pagoda there have been a variety of repairs, … Continue reading “Great Pagoda, Kew Gardens”
Connect Plus holds the 30 year DBFO (Design Build Finance Operate) Contract to manage the M25 network for Highways England. The motorway, which is one of the busiest in the UK requires constant maintenance to ensure traffic can flow around the capital. By its very nature, the 30 year DBFO contract encourages Connect Plus and … Continue reading “M25 EMI Waterproofing”
Deloitte LLP is a professional services firm with 18,000 colleagues around the UK and Switzerland. Our purpose is “to make an impact that matters” so when the once-in-a-decade opportunity arose to consolidate part of our central London campus within a new 280,000ft2 head office at 1 New Street Square, we wanted to challenge traditional ‘green … Continue reading “Deloitte, 1 New Street Square”
Appointed in 2017 to deliver Ashbridge Street scheme for 29 affordable housing units, we were asked by the Client, Westminster City Council (WCC) to deliver the project to BIM Level 2. We therefore set up an initial scoping workshop to explore how this would fit into the Council’s wider BIM strategy and how the information … Continue reading “ECD BIM Consultancy Services at Westminster City Council”
1 Bishopsgate Plaza is a 42-floor storey mixed used residential & hotel building in the heart of London. Space was a key aspect to the client, this allowed us to explore our off-site fabrication solutions. While the project was rapidly developing GBE presented a full off-site packaged solution for the entire project, which is illustrated … Continue reading “1 Bishopsgate Plaza, London”
Often ‘Fit out’ work (which makes office interior spaces suitable for occupation) has huge pressures to provide completely finished products which allow office staff to move in and work hassle free. Therefore, construction is very fast paced with large amounts of interaction between office staff and contractors to complete work. The development of tangible management … Continue reading “Overbury”
The Beecroft Building at the University of Oxford, provides new cutting-edge laboratories, alongside collaborative office spaces to explore theoretical physics. The laboratories demanded close working practices amongst the project, contractor and client teams, establishing bespoke methods of simulating, then testing and verifying the design. Within the Beecroft Building, the Department of Physics will be developing … Continue reading “Beecroft Building, University of Oxford”
The key challenges facing Baxall (as an SME) include: Competition (larger and smaller) Modernisation Staff retention and capability/ skill Sustainable profit Return on investment Baxall have maintained a positive trend in turnover and profitability over the last 4 years. The company has in place an active Business Plan (reviewed twice … Continue reading “Baxall Construction Limited”
The Oasis PowerStation was created by Advanté in response to Willmott Dixon’s (WDC) cable-free initiative, which aims to eliminate trailing cables on construction sites by switching to cordless power tools and other battery-powered equipment. WDC and Advanté worked together to identify the issues faced by cable-free sites and to develop a solution that would support … Continue reading “Cable Free”
