Construction National

Olympic Park soil strategy remains a draw for green space professionals

Tim White, Senior Associate at soil and landscape consultancy Tim O’Hare Associates, was one of two presenters at the April CPD meeting of the South East England Regional Group of the Institute of Chartered Foresters, which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

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Interserve first contractor to achieve BIM Level 2 Certification

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, is the first main contractor to be certified as BIM Level 2 compliant under BRE Global Business Systems Certification Scheme. 

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Solum – the weight is over, as innovative range is launched

Solum (Europe) Limited has introduced a range of innovative, aluminium temporary foundations and crane outrigger pads. The modular Solum units are available in a range of sizes, from 600 x 600mm, capable of spreading a 20t SWL to 600 x 1800mm which can be used in a 5-pad arrangement to spread a 100t SWL.

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Vibration technology to safeguard buildings

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have developed a technology that can detect cracks in buildings which cannot otherwise be seen to help avert emerging structural damage following catastrophic events.

Using the natural frequencies which occur when concrete vibrates, civil engineers at the University’s School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment have devised a way to calculate where unseen cracks appear in concrete to allow for speedier remedial action.

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