The £2 million contract for the Bramall Concert Hall at the University of Birmingham has been awarded to Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services. The project includes a 450-seat music auditorium, and it will also house the university’s music department. The performance brief for this design-and-build contract was prepared by Couch Perry & Wilkes.
Construction is due to be completed by January 2012.
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Smart Check launched to boost competence and fight fraud
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has developed a ‘Smart Check’ app to help construction site operators verify the identities and qualifications of more than two million skills card holders.
MBS attends the BESA launch of ‘safe havens’ blueprint for air quality
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has completed its trilogy of free guides designed to help building owners and managers turn their buildings into ‘safe havens’ that protect occupants from health risks linked to airborne contaminants and viruses.
