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The UK reservoir sector is going through a period of transformation. After exponential expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries, major reservoir construction ceased at the end of the 20th century. No new major water supply reservoirs have been constructed for the last 30 years. In the 21st century, population-driven…

It’s time to change how we think about water within housing developments, towns and cities, reversing our dependence on using water only once.

For too long, the linear model of ‘take, make, consume, and waste’ has dominated, with water abstracted from the natural environment, ‘made’ drinkable through treatment, used by humans…

In recent years construction industry players have intensified efforts to cut carbon emissions as they strive to hit the 2050 net zero carbon target. More attention is being paid to the amount and types of materials used in construction, with the aim of slashing embodied carbon. But to hit the…

Now is the time to shift the mindset on water management in communities to capture the many benefits collaboration brings. Uniquely, water, or a lack of, is at the root of many societal challenges, including droughts, floods and pollution, which often exist side by side. It should be reassuring that…

The growing frequency of extreme weather events is influencing UK water industry leaders’ asset management and investment strategies. In the UK, we historically just talked about flooding.

Now there are different challenges – we have water scarcity and sometimes the water is in the wrong part of the country to the…

Significant change is coming to the new build market: during 2024, incorporating sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) into most new developments in England will be required by law.

New legislation will remove a new development’s automatic legal right to connect surface water drainage to nearby sewage infrastructure. Instead, England’s newly adopted Schedule…

Hanson UK has become Heidelberg Materials, aligning with its parent company which announced its new global branding in September 2022.

Hanson UK has rebranded to Heidelberg Materials as the heavy building materials supplier positions itself to meet the impacts of global challenges like climate change and digitalisation. The company produces aggregates,…

Hauraton rainwater solutions selected for a £250M warehouse development are driving environmental synergy in industrial development.

In a world where the urgency for sustainable development has never been greater, Panattoni Park in Avonmouth (pictured) shows how industry leaders are taking proactive steps to mitigate their environmental impact. At 1.3M.ft2, the Panattoni…

Designers need a better understanding of the maintenance requirements of different SuDS components to ensure that the systems they design will perform as intended, Advanced Drainage Systems UK manager Stuart Crisp, reports.

The issue of SuDS maintenance has always been a thorny one. Research suggests that the question of responsibility for…

How do we use data to make a step change towards better bridge performance?

In 1994, a section of the upper truss of the Seongsu Bridge in Seoul, South Korea collapsed, killing 32 people. Five years ago, the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa collapsed, with 43 fatalities. These incidents highlight…