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HMP - Milksike Large-scale DfMA solution delivered by PCE’s proven Systemised Build Solution, Secure Prison. Having become the blueprint for success across the New Prison Programme, Secure Prison brings the assurance, consistency, and quality of platform-DfMA. HMP Millsike exemplifies the efficiency and value of PCE’s platform delivery, but the sustainability and social values considerations, too. HMP Millsike utilised significant embodied carbon reduction, whilst supporting effective prisoner rehabilitation. 🏆 PCE Limited won the Best Use of Concrete Technology at the 2024 #OffsiteAwards for this project!! One of the Judges had to say this - “This comprehensive approach to offsite construction using concrete is to be commended, particularly as part of a wider initiative for its decarbonisation. The waste avoidance and social value achieved is impressive, as is the use of cutting-edge digital construction to bring together and orchestrate effective and efficient construction and scale. This is an excellent example of just what is achievable using concrete DFMA” Thank you again to MPA Precast for sponsoring this category 🙏 🔊 ENTRY FOR OFFSITE AWARDS 2025 OPENS IN JANUARY!! Contact me to find out more - 📞: 01743290025 📧: emily.dyer@radar-communications.co.uk #offsiteawards #offsite #awards #concrete

It’s a Throwback Thursday here at Inner City Environmental, and what better way to start our first one than to take a look at our H.M Prison Holloway project.    Timeline of project: August 2022 – August 2023  Services: ✅ Asbestos removal Including AIB removal from within full enclosures, cement and floor tiles ✅ Pigeon Guano Removal ✅ Hand picking of asbestos cement   Details: The former HMP (His Majesty’s Prison Service) Holloway Prison Estate is made up of several two to five storey buildings that were previously used for prisoner accommodation, offices, welfare areas and a visitor centre.   Inner City Environmental provided an asbestos removal package as part of the redevelopment works at Estate. This involved the removal of asbestos containing materials present within each of these buildings, including the cell blocks and roof top plant rooms.   Materials varied from whole AIB (Asbestos Insulating Board) panels, AIB debris, as well as asbestos containing cement and floor tiles.   Some areas, such as the roof top tank rooms, required an environmental clean of pigeon guano prior to any asbestos works taking place.    Challenges: The client wished to maintain a full operational capability across the site, including a soft strip of the building the removal of non-structural elements during demolition work. We had to keep in mind these needs throughout the project, which also meant working simultaneously alongside the demolition of previously completed buildings, as well as tree surgeons clearing overgrowth and vegetation throughout the site, and bat mitigation efforts conducted on site at various points.    Specific scaffolding designs with handrails and staircases where required for access/egress from the roof top plant rooms.    Throughout the project we had constant communication and liaise with other trades on site to ensure clarity throughout the programme and to ensure that designated driving routes were kept clear during times of waste transportation.    #TBT #InnerCityEnvironmental #Asbestosremoval #PigeonGuanoRemoval

ISG lis underway with two major projects valued at £135 million, as part of the Ministry of Justice’s £4bn investment programme to create an additional 20,000 prison places across the UK. The schemes at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset and HMP Liverpool were procured through the Crown Commercial Service Framework. For more on the story click the link below #companynews #construction #industrynews #constructionprojects #sustainability #expansionstrategies #constructionnews #trendingnews #latestnews

Construction starts outperform last year - New data from Glenigan shows overall growth compared to 2023, with starts on site up 8% - Major projects (>£100 million) experienced a 42% increase in value, compared with the same period in 2023 - Main contract awards posted year-on-year growth of 3%, despite falling back on the preceding three-month period - Detailed planning approvals sank by 32% against last year, thanks to the usual summer and election-related slowdown Today, Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, releases the August 2024 edition of its Construction Review. The Review focuses on the three months to the end of July 2024, covering all major (>£100m) and underlying ( £100 million) fared better compared to the same period last year, when no major projects started on site. Major approvals also increased on the preceding three-month period and on the same time last year. Totalling £205 million, prisons accounted for the highest proportion (50%) of community & amenity starts, with the value jumping more than tenfold on a year ago. Regional Outlook Refreshingly, regional performance was generally impressive. Yorkshire and the Humber and Scotland performed strongly, with the value of starts rising by 10% and 4% during the three months to July and up 5% and 4%, respectively, on a year earlier. https://lnkd.in/eE8XK_BW

Translation Labour becomes frustrated with delays caused by a byzantine Building Safety Act 2022 and thinks it can threaten its way to earlier cladding remediation. It says: "We intend to: 1 create a legal obligation on landlords to remediate unsafe cladding so that those who should take action, but don’t, face severe penalties 2 give regulators – local authorities, fire and rescue authorities, and the Building Safety Regulator – robust new powers to enforce remediation 3 crack down on bad actors, by providing funding for regulators so they have the capacity to tackle hundreds of cases a year 4 begin accelerating remediation of social housing while working with the sector to announce a long-term strategy in Spring 2025 5 encourage and support developers to achieve their stretch target to start or complete remedial works on 80% of the buildings for which they are responsible by July 2026, and on 100% of those buildings by July 2027 6 speed up the progress of buildings in government-funded schemes by reducing the time from application to works starting on site 7 empower metro mayors to work in partnership with local authorities and regulators to drive remediation in local areas through Local Remediation Acceleration Plans – bringing together expertise, local knowledge and resources to create single area strategies" This statement has the law of unintended consequences written all over it. Remember that Labour also wants to reform 'Right to Manage' legislation so that it extends to mixed-use buildings on top of wider leasehold reform. #ThePropertyLawyersAlliance

35% Free Fungible compulsory to be given to Rehabilitation members of CHS - Landmark Bombay High Court judgement : Architect Shivaji Patil & Salil Rameshchandra - President - Federation of Grantees of Govt. Land The Bombay High Court has given a landmark judgement wherein they have ruled that existing members have to be given 35% free fungible area on existing Built-up area. This area cannot be used for any other purposes. With this judgement, it is now for the Municipal authorities viz. the Building Planning dept., builder/Developer and the CHS committee members - to ensure that this area is given to the existing members in the rehabilitation area. Otherwise they will be liable for contempt of court. There is another 15% Incentive FSI or 10 sq.m. per member, whichever is more, that has to be given to existing occupant member. Mr. Salil Rameshchandra, President - Federation of Grantees of Govt. Lands and Architect Shivaji Patil discuss this judgement.

An innovative construction solution delivered in partnership with NSW Police will bolster the capabilities of police in the Illawarra region, ensuring officers can continue to support the growing community 👏. As project lead for coordination and construction management of the new Helensburgh Police Station, Downer’s Government & IFM team facilitated delivery of a modular facility built off-site, minimising downtime for NSW Police. 🚔 The modern station will enhance the local force’s operational capacity by supporting up to eight officers compared to three previously and returns a permanent police presence to Helensburgh. Attending the opening last month was a proud moment, and we couldn’t be more excited about the positive impact the new station will have on the surrounding community. 👨👩👧👦 #EnablingCommunitiestoThrive Paul Mahoney Simon Rowe Rob Norton, Joel Horscroft-smith

Below is an update on my earlier post associated with the Sheffield Local Plan Examination but utilises the HDT and the new Standard Method calculation. While there are variations between LPA's overall the city region needs to increase its output by a 23% which means planning for a further 1783 dwellings a year above the current level of provision in the areas now mostly aging local plans. There will of course be instances in the 6 LPA's whose plans are over 5 years old where the failure to demonstrate a 5 year land supply against the new figure will result in the presumption being applied. This will, under the new NPPF, mean that LPA's Green Belts land may become vulnerable to speculative applications. #nppf #Standardmethod #greenbelt #goldenrules #landsupply #5yrLS Sheffield City Council Barnsley Council Doncaster Council North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC) Bassetlaw District Council Bolsover District Council Derbyshire Dales District Council Chesterfield Borough Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Housing Developments in Aberystwyth and Builth Wells Construction has started at two significant housing developments for leading Welsh housing association, Barcud, with work being undertaken by main contractor SJ Roberts Construction. Barcud https://lnkd.in/eDUDkUYS #AffordableHousing #HousingDevelopment #WalesConstruction #CommunityGrowth

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