Andrew Pryke -
1 Jun, 2016
Energy and carbon remain at the top of the agenda for many estate managers, as universities seek to improve their sustainability credentials and increase operational efficiency.
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Andrew Pryke -
4 Apr, 2016
The Higher Education Commission’s report ‘From bricks to clicks’ states that: “Having timely up to date and accurate knowledge is essential to shaping the successful university of the future”. However, for many universities this presents a huge challenge.
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Jed Taylor -
17 Mar, 2016
Apprenticeships have given me the opportunity to get into the work environment straight out of school and to earn money while I continue to learn.
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Claire Brittain -
15 Mar, 2016
From the age of 15 when my parents were getting an extension built, I became fascinated with construction and the way everything came together.
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Andrew Pryke -
9 Feb, 2016
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Jan 20 – 23), participants discussed the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, where we will see the barriers between man and machine dissolve. Just like the Industrial Revolution transformed people’s lives, the fourth revolution has the potential to impact the way we live and work. As technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics take over tasks that had previously been done by humans – what will this mean for the construction industry?
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Stephanie Whittaker -
2 Feb, 2016
Over the last few years the concept of collaboration has been discussed extensively in the construction industry, encouraged by the wider adoption of BIM, which has enabled greater stakeholder input. Recently I attended the Smart City Expo - World Congress in Barcelona, where we began to explore ideas that push collaboration to a whole new level.
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Josh Prescott -
25 Jan, 2016
Construction projects can be high pressure environments where meeting tight budgets, technical challenges and strict deadlines can require partnership working from a diverse group of people with different backgrounds and agendas. But a couple of experiences I’ve had this year have shown me that all of this is achievable.
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Andrew Pryke -
11 Jan, 2016
Todays’ cities are awash with data produced by governments, residents, businesses and visitors. It is predicted that by 2020 individuals will produce 1.7MB of data a second.
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Jo Pottinger -
9 Dec, 2015
Our industry has changed radically over the last century in terms of what we build and how we build it. However, the make-up of the workforce in the construction industry has not moved at the same pace.
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Stephanie Whittaker -
3 Dec, 2015
Every day we leave a data trail by using our phones, credit cards, rail passes and loyalty cards. If captured and analysed this data could deliver huge economic, environmental and social benefits.
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17 Nov, 2015
The pressures on the NHS have never been greater as the programme for this week’s NHS Property 2015 demonstrates.
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Karen Dawson -
9 Nov, 2015
Across the construction industry risk management is coming to the fore as a key differentiator and is increasingly becoming understood for the strength it adds not only to the bottom line but triple line. That is to say that as well as benefiting a business, it has advantages for the community and the environment.
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Stephanie Whittaker -
29 Oct, 2015
It is not hard to see why most people equate the term “smart city” with the increased use of digital technology, almost for its own sake.
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Jon Kiteley -
14 Oct, 2015
Over the last few weeks the Rugby World Cup has been going on across the country. Millions of supporters, myself included, felt the desperate disappointment following England’s early departure from the competition. As with all team sports, rugby needs the whole to equate to more than the individuals. The activities on the field and their analysis got me thinking about parallels we can draw with everyday business, in our case construction.
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Nigel Kibler -
6 Oct, 2015
This year, 35 new recruits joined our annual graduate & trainee induction, which was held over two days at the Denham Grove hotel in Denham, Middlesex.
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Rob Hannay -
13 Aug, 2015
BAM’s Business Development Manager Rob Hannay shares the highlights and opportunities from the North West Construction Summit 2015.
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27 Jul, 2015
Is construction thinking creatively enough about the exponential rate of technological advancement?, asks BAM’s Barbara Cahalane
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13 Jul, 2015
Q: What do you get if 29 cyclists complete 240 miles across two countries in three days? A: £15,000 fundraised for charity!
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Paul Rowledge -
26 May, 2015
“We want to light up a 500 metre long block of Knightsbridge, to emphasize all the different architectural elements of the historic buildings, and we want the installation to be so discreet the public don’t notice it till it lights up.”
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18 May, 2015
BAM is becoming a more dementia friendly business this Dementia Awareness Week. This year’s Dementia Awareness campaign aims to encourage everyone to do something new, supporting the message that life doesn’t end when dementia begins. So what better way to support the campaign than to learn more about dementia and become a dementia friend.
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