CSCS Alliance brings together 38 card schemes

CSCS Alliance brings together 38 card schemes

A new alliance bringing together 38 different card schemes under the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) banner has officially launched.

The CSCS Alliance, formed in 2020, brings together the 38 different card schemes under the same banner to deliver a common standard under a CSCS licence.

A CSCS card (either physical or digital) provides proof that individuals working on construction

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Researchers hope designers can apply techniques from origami

Springs, squeegees and soda straws function with a common property — they are rigid in one direction and flexible in another. Structures like these, with properties that vary across dimensions, have played critical roles in human technology from the longbow to the booster rocket.

Now, researchers have drawn inspiration from the art of origami to create programmable surfaces that allow

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What does it take to become a chartered environmentalist?

As COP27 comes around, construction professionals may be wondering what’s involved in becoming a chartered environmentalist. Kristina Smith talks to four CIOB members who have done just that

‘Get the message to the coalface’

For Melvin Keyani, QEHS director at M&E specialist Cilantro, sustainability and environmental issues are a hands-on affair. He once ran his own building company and is

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