Construction Archives

Square graphic via ChatGPT of bleak-looking derelict container port, shows cranes idle and rusting containers and weeds growing in foreground; with faded duplicate panels added L & R to make image landscape.

April 22, 2025 Jim McClelland

Construction: Is de-globalisation good or bad?

Opinion: With tariffs and trade wars, Jim McClelland asks: Will de-globalisation be good or bad for construction and can sustainability help?

Close-up of rusty metal chain running from bottom left to top right.

August 7, 2023 Jim McClelland

Will the supply chain be the scapegoat for Net Zero?

Net Zero: As clients get real about cutting carbon, Jim McClelland asks: Will it be their suppliers who pay the price and feel the pain?

Red wheeled modular transporters carrying enormous cylindrical steel component, viewed end-on, with heavy metal chains in foreground.

June 6, 2023 Jim McClelland

Workhorse of heavy industry goes electric

News: Innovation in green transportation sees SPMT workhorse of heavy industry switch to electric power, cutting CO2 and NOx, noise and waste.

Artist's impression shows street view of Agile Homes design to create 15 new affordable eco homes on the city-centre roof of Emmaus Bristol.

November 23, 2022 Jim McClelland

What is the future for 21st-century housing?

Whilst the world we live in is changing fast, the houses we live in are not — so, what is the future for UK residential property?

Notes and coins signifying profit for UK construction

May 5, 2021 Jim McClelland

UK Construction: Profit, but not at any cost…

Success must be about more than simply getting the money in the till, if the recovery of UK construction is to prove sustainable over time.

December 3, 2020 Jim McClelland

How to equip construction with tools to decarbonise

News: New handbook helps equip main contractors with tools to start or accelerate their journey towards net zero and decarbonise construction.

Shot of AI-powered robot recycling of C&D waste

November 1, 2020 Jim McClelland

AI-powered robot recycling plant for construction waste

News: Swiss-based pioneer makes major investment into new AI-powered smart robot recycling plant for mixed construction and demolition waste.

October 2, 2020 Jim McClelland

Boost for UK construction with launch of Offsite for Everyone

News: Help for UK construction towards achieving 2025 targets with launch of comprehensive suite of learning materials — Offsite for Everyone.

August 4, 2020 Jim McClelland

Century up for Supply Chain Sustainability School!

News: Pioneering world-class collaboration in the built environment, the Supply Chain Sustainability School secures its 100th Partner in just 8 years.

November 13, 2019 Jim McClelland

Construction: Lessons to be learned

A big, hungry, dirty beast, the construction industry is in need of some sustainability inspiration — what lessons can it learn from cars, fashion and food?

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