Tag: brings
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Townhouse Gut Renovation Brings a Sunnier Outlook for a Family
Marsha and Adam knew they wanted a home in Brooklyn. What they didn’t know was that it would take them two years of searching—and a full gut renovation—to find it. The couple, along with their two daughters, had been living in a tiny 720-square-foot apartment and were ready for more space. When they finally found…
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Remick Brings Federales Chicago Concept to Nashville
Remick Architecture designs the Nashville location of Chicago-based Federales Tequila & Tacos, creating a space that integrates the brand’s industrial-modern aesthetic with Nashville’s creative Gulch neighborhood through innovative architectural elements. Remick, a boutique architecture and design studio specializing in entertainment and hospitality venues, has announced their latest project opening: the architectural design of Federales Tequila…
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Virtual reality brings HS2 to life
CIOB members drove diggers and an excavator in an immersive virtual reality simulator at the HS2 Twyford to Greatworth area (T2G) site recently. On a visit to the Buckinghamshire project, members had a view of ongoing works and heard from the hosts about the efforts required to reach the current stage. The project is a…
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Spring Budget brings major boost for homebuilders, homeowners and housing market
In today’s Spring Budget Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced measures aimed at reviving the UK housing sector. With a shortage of skilled tradespeople holding up the building of houses, the government is injecting significant funding into training the next generation of builders. Alongside this, energy efficiency initiatives are being introduced, with the government claiming these…
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Chartered company brings Cornish aparthotel to life
Cornwall’s first coastal aparthotel officially opened its doors in January. It was delivered by CIOB chartered company We are Ease. SeaSpace, Cornwall’s first coastal aparthotel – delivered by CIOB chartered company We are Ease – opened in January. On the edge of Newquay, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the complex was created from the former Sands…
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CIOB Student Festival brings together experts and academics
Speakers include: Rebecca Thompson, director of property at St Paul’s Cathedral and CIOB client champion; Amanda Williams, CIOB head of environmental sustainability; Amir Mahdiyar, senior researcher at the University of Central Florida; and graduate design manager with Kier Construction and 2024 CIOB Rising Star Award winner and Jessica Haskett. View the original article and our…
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Combining old and new brings out the best in our heritage
The 2025 CIOB Conservation Conference will focus on the people behind the projects preserving UK historic buildings, says Caroline Gumble. I am very much looking forward to this event and I am grateful to our Heritage Advisory Panel, particularly Rebecca Thompson FCIOB, director of property at St Paul’s Cathedral, and Stewart Wright MCIOB, head of…
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Ben Guy Brings a Human Scale to Planning with 3D Tech
Dr. Ben Guy, the founder and CEO of UC 3D Planning Technologies – Urban Circus – is Aarni Heiskanen’s guest on the WDBE Talks podcast. They discuss the use of 3D visualization technologies to bring a human scale to urban development and construction. Ben is a keynote speaker at WDBE 2022. Urban Circus is a…
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SmarTwin and XYZ Reality Partnership Brings HoloSite AR to the USA
XYZ Reality, a pioneering UK-based construction industry augmented reality (AR) company, and SmarTwin™, a New York-based digital twin technology advisory, have announced their USA alliance. After a successful early access program, deploying their technology across projects in the UK and Europe, XYZ Reality is entering the US market and bringing their Augmented Reality solution, HoloSite, across the…
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Lean 4D Brings Minute-Level Scheduling to Construction Projects
Construction projects are notoriously prone to schedule overruns. Lean 4D, a Finnish consulting company, provides BIM-based project planning services that significantly improve contractors’ chances of hitting their targets. Jouni Ojala, the founder of Lean 4D, showed me how they work and use the capabilities of modern BIM technology. Jouni Ojala has been an entrepreneur for…