Inventive designs and civil construction ideas | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:36:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Inventive designs and civil construction ideas | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Boreholes equipped with sensors installed in Cheshire to investigate use of aquifer for geothermal energy production https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/boreholes-equipped-with-sensors-installed-in-cheshire-to-investigate-use-of-aquifer-for-geothermal-energy-production-03-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/boreholes-equipped-with-sensors-installed-in-cheshire-to-investigate-use-of-aquifer-for-geothermal-energy-production-03-01-2024/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:00:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272057 Boreholes equipped with advanced subsurface sensing technologies have been driven in Cheshire to investigate the use of underground aquifers for thermal energy storage.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/boreholes-equipped-with-sensors-installed-in-cheshire-to-investigate-use-of-aquifer-for-geothermal-energy-production-03-01-2024/feed/ 0 How can construction firms make their executive teams more ethnic diverse? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-construction-firms-make-their-executive-teams-more-ethnic-diverse-20-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-construction-firms-make-their-executive-teams-more-ethnic-diverse-20-12-2023/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2023 02:00:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271999 Senior level diversity in the construction industry will remain low unless current leaders take action.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-construction-firms-make-their-executive-teams-more-ethnic-diverse-20-12-2023/feed/ 3 3D-printed concrete masonry bridge made of recycled materials revealed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/3d-printed-concrete-masonry-bridge-made-of-recycled-materials-revealed-19-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/3d-printed-concrete-masonry-bridge-made-of-recycled-materials-revealed-19-12-2023/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:58:04 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271989 A first-of-its-kind 3D-printed concrete masonry bridge has been created by building solutions company Holcim.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/3d-printed-concrete-masonry-bridge-made-of-recycled-materials-revealed-19-12-2023/feed/ 0 Track laying and rail welding innovations advance in competition for use on HS2 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/track-laying-and-rail-welding-innovations-advance-in-competition-for-use-on-hs2-15-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/track-laying-and-rail-welding-innovations-advance-in-competition-for-use-on-hs2-15-12-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:00:53 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271895 Innovations to accelerate track laying, rail welding and automate cable installation are among technologies aiming to be deployed during delivery of HS2.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/track-laying-and-rail-welding-innovations-advance-in-competition-for-use-on-hs2-15-12-2023/feed/ 0 Yorkshire Water installs 3D concrete printed drawpit at wastewater treatment works https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/yorkshire-water-installs-3d-concrete-printed-drawpit-at-wastewater-treatment-works-05-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/yorkshire-water-installs-3d-concrete-printed-drawpit-at-wastewater-treatment-works-05-12-2023/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:38:31 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271372 A 3D concrete printed drawpit structure has been installed at Yorkshire Water’s second largest wastewater treatment works near Bradford.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/yorkshire-water-installs-3d-concrete-printed-drawpit-at-wastewater-treatment-works-05-12-2023/feed/ 1 Tilbury Douglas uses MMC to complete UK’s first ‘biophilic’ primary school https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tilbury-douglas-uses-mmc-to-complete-uks-first-biophilic-primary-school-05-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tilbury-douglas-uses-mmc-to-complete-uks-first-biophilic-primary-school-05-12-2023/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:50:38 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271351 Tilbury Douglas has successfully completed the UK’s first “biophilic” primary school as part of an innovative pilot scheme on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tilbury-douglas-uses-mmc-to-complete-uks-first-biophilic-primary-school-05-12-2023/feed/ 1 Scottish Water begins innovative upgrades at Midlothian wastewater works https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/scottish-water-begins-innovative-upgrades-at-midlothian-wastewater-works-05-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/scottish-water-begins-innovative-upgrades-at-midlothian-wastewater-works-05-12-2023/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:29:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271380 Scottish Water has broken ground on an innovative project to upgrade its waste water treatment system in Edgehead, Midlothian.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/scottish-water-begins-innovative-upgrades-at-midlothian-wastewater-works-05-12-2023/feed/ 0 Innovative Thinker | Expedition Engineering’s Eva MacNamara advocates biodiversity impact consideration during material selection https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-expedition-engineerings-eva-macnamara-advocates-biodiversity-impact-consideration-during-material-selection-29-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-expedition-engineerings-eva-macnamara-advocates-biodiversity-impact-consideration-during-material-selection-29-11-2023/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 02:00:00 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270758 Civil engineers should consider the biodiversity impact of the materials they specify says Expedition Engineering's Eva MacNamara.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-expedition-engineerings-eva-macnamara-advocates-biodiversity-impact-consideration-during-material-selection-29-11-2023/feed/ 0 AtkinsRéalis toolkit to benchmark embodied carbon of airport assets https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/atkinsrealis-toolkit-to-benchmark-embodied-carbon-of-airport-assets-24-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/atkinsrealis-toolkit-to-benchmark-embodied-carbon-of-airport-assets-24-11-2023/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 02:00:17 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270695 A tailored digital toolkit for the measurement of embodied carbon of airport buildings and infrastructure assets could influence decisions on future projects.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/atkinsrealis-toolkit-to-benchmark-embodied-carbon-of-airport-assets-24-11-2023/feed/ 0 Moveable electrification facilities completed at London Eurostar depot https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/moveable-electrification-completed-at-london-eurostar-depot-22-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/moveable-electrification-completed-at-london-eurostar-depot-22-11-2023/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:00:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270719 All roads at Eurostar’s east London Temple Mills depot have now been upgraded with moveable electrification equipment.

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