As the Antarctic summer draws to a close, the team modernising the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station is packing up and preparing for the long journey home. David Taylor reports
In March this year the UK demolition industry was hit by news that 10 of the country’s leading contractors had been colluding to fix prices and rip off their customers. David Taylor reports.
In the increasingly urgent quest to find low-carbon construction materials, scientists are exploring a wide – and often unexpected – range of possibilities.
In the City of London, specialist contractor McGee is refabricating 1980s steelwork for reuse on site. Elsewhere, research has revealed that Britain is leading the world in the use of recycled aggregates. David Taylor reports
A lengthy and painstaking refurbishment project is under way at Edinburgh’s botanic garden. David Taylor reports
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