The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now.
This month’s episode focuses on ‘transforming infrastructure performance’. The UK’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) released two papers, in 2017 and 2021, called Transforming infrastructure performance in which it set out a vision for the future of infrastructure delivery. This process…
Climate risks could see the value of a large swathe of infrastructure projects plummet by up to £480bn ($600bn) if countries do not adopt a shift to a greener economy by the 2050's, a new report has found.
A study by the Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute (known as EDHEC)…
The government has launched a new roadmap which aims to increase the use of structural timber in the construction of homes and other buildings.
The new plans form part of the wider aim to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions by utilising materials which have a lower carbon footprint. According to the…
I have been building artificial intelligence (AI) for civil engineering – mega projects, oil and gas and forensic engineering for almost 15 years. During this time I have seen nearly all AI projects fall short of their potential (my projects included…). I would be surprised if anyone reading, hand on…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being accepted more readily in some aspects of life than others. The AI World Series Awards has categories for financial services, insurance, travel, education, logistics and others, but nothing in construction or the built environment.
According to Research Drive’s Global Artificial Intelligence in Construction Market Report…
This year’s New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Awards were held in London last night, 7 December, to celebrate the finest innovations, projects, engineers, contractors and consultants in the sector.
Held at the Hilton Bankside in central London, the ceremony followed on from the daytime Tunnelling conference, which was packed full of ideas…
It seems that on an almost daily basis we are inundated with dire predictions, contradictions and lofty advice on how to combat climate change. Yet for decades we have had international Protocols, Accords and Agreements on carbon reduction targets. Some jurisdictions have been quite active with decarbonisation efforts, while others…
The current flow of global capital is insufficient to achieve the transition to low carbon and build climate resilience. To change that requires new skills and understanding on both sides of the investment equation.
Some $4.3 trillion (£3.4 trillion) of investment is needed annually by 2030 to tackle the twin…
There has been a worker fatality at Laing O’Rourke’s Oxford North work site.
A Laing O’Rourke spokesperson said: “Yesterday morning (4 December) a member of our team working on the Oxford North project was seriously injured in an incident on site. The emergency services were called and attended site immediately, but…
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has set out three key priorities for the next UK government in its manifesto, Sustainable Growth and Prosperity.
The document sets out ACE members’ priorities for working in partnership with government to deliver “a competitive regulatory and policy framework” to unlock opportunities for the UK…
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