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A trial is being developed to finally paint the Forth Road Bridge’s main truss deck in its entirety for the first time since it was finished in 1964, Transport Scotland has revealed. The work, which has previously been estimated at costing around £65 million, is expected to take more than 10 year

Eight foot concrete tubes could be the future of housing, at least that’s the solution to the fast growing population offered by Hong-Kong architectural studio James Law Cybertecture. OPod Tube Housing was conceived as an experimental, low cost, micro living housing unit to ease Hong Kong’s affo

Housebuilder Redrow has teamed up with Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and Coleg Cambria, one of the UK’s largest colleges, to establish the UK’s first dedicated Housebuilding Degree. LJMU have also validated the qualification.

A former construction worker turned singer is to return to the UK for a number of shows. Rod Picott returns to the UK in March with a new album, Out Past the Wires, and a book of poetry, God in His Slippers.

A new start-up company has produced pioneering flooring with inbuilt sensors that allow retailers to track the movements of their customers. Scanalytics, based in the US city of Milwaukee, has developed paper-thin tiles, similar to a touch-screen, called a Sole-Sensor to track shoppers.

Little has ever stood between Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and realising his ambitions for the club. But plans for a £1 billion new stadium are being held up by one family over their right to light - and the lack of it shining into their home when the new Stamford Bridge is built.

Residents of a street called “Bell End” have launched a petition to change the name because of its impact on house prices. But thousands of people have backed a rival petition seeking to protect the name, claiming that it has historical and sentimental value.

A new specialist breakdown safety vehicle is now in operation on the Tay Road Bridge and a public poll is being held to name it. From December the bridge staff have been using an impact protection vehicle (IPV) to assist with breakdowns.

A landlord who was ordered to make repairs to a 1930s cottage currently inhabited by his brother-in-law has applied instead to demolish the home altogether. Named Barr Bheag, the metal-clad, timber frame home situated on the hills above Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, has been the home of Nick Charlton

A Surrey council has apologised to residents following the demolition of a pub which occurred without planning permission. The Royal Oak in Kingston Road, was demolished by the developers of the site, Cress West Ltd, on November 23 in a move that it was later announced had not been authorised by Mol

Canadian researchers have uncovered a mysterious ‘physical wisdom’ used by skilled trades that enables them to work fast and safely to minimise physical strain. The University of Waterloo, in Ontario, fitted construction workers with motion sensors and used artificial intelligence (AI) technique

A group of Chinese construction workers reportedly unearthed a strange gift on Christmas: a batch of 30 well-fossilized dinosaur eggs in the city of Ganzhou. According to China News, the workers made the discovery while preparing to set off explosives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8b3MDMjQ4&t=5s Fans of the Star Wars series have shed light on the most impossible of construction projects – the building of the Death Star.

View from City Hall The City of London is getting taller. With 13 new schemes consented, under construction or due to start construction in its eastern cluster, the pipeline means that the City skyline will look a lot different in ten years’ time.

It isn’t Christmas until you’ve played Ogilvie Group’s festive arcade game so stop what you’re doing and have a go at this year’s offering. Unlike last year, when the aim was to help Santa deliver his presents, this time you have to help him avoid the gifts.