BIM-supported common data environments can transform collaborative workflows and accelerate project delivery.
Building and infrastructure design requires the combination of many individual domains and many design iterations as project requirements evolve. Add in the complexity of separate building information modelling (BIM) models used between different parties and it is hard to…
Topcon automated monitoring systems provide peace of mind on projects where the risk of movement is a safety consideration.
How a project impacts surrounding infrastructure is a concern for all companies that must continuously monitor and react to any risks to the stability of their job sites and nearby structures.…
Designers of new developments must start to factor in government requirements for sustainable drainage systems which are due to come into effect soon.
With legislation mandating sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and their adoption for new developments on the horizon, developers and designers must upskill to ensure future designs meet tough…
A performance-based approach determines when, where and how often interventions are needed, based on understanding the risk of failure and prevention.
Consultant Arcadis has teamed up with Network Rail to trial an innovative approach to asset management. The long term aim is to help Network Rail become more efficient and improve…
Digital tools credited with fast tracking delivery of Indonesia’s first high speed rail line.
Travel times between the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Bandung were expected to be slashed from three to five hours to just 36 minutes as a new high speed rail link started test operations in November. Indonesian…
Leading sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec has launched its largest ever recruitment campaign in the UK and Ireland to boost its 3,000-strong workforce.
A wide variety of positions are now open for experienced candidates, as well as those starting their careers in energy, water, transport, buildings, community development, asset management,…
Changes to the design and construction guidance for adoptable sewers gives the green light for arch-shaped attenuation chambers.
Water UK’s design and construction guidance (DCG) for sewers offered for adoption has been updated to include information about arch-shaped below-ground water attenuation chambers. This will make it easier for water companies…
Fugro's framework approach to ground risk is being put to the test against conventional ground investigation methods in Qatar.
Contractors preparing to submit tenders to build a €2bn (£1.71bn) deep stormwater pumping station in Qatar this summer may not realise how groundbreaking the geotechnical data they have to work with…
Stormtech SuDS attenuation system targets the UK market
StormTech arch-shaped SuDS attenuation chambers from Advanced Drainage Systems have been used on over 50,000 projects worldwide. New Eurocode modelling demonstrates they pass muster for projects in the UK and Europe too. The StormTech underground SuDS attenuation system, that exploits the structural properties…
Constructing Tideway’s largest shaft at Kirtling Street.
The Kirtling Street shaft on London’s Tideway super sewer project has a diameter of 30m, making it larger than any other across the entire Tideway project. Peri’s engineering team worked collaboratively with the Ferrovial Laing O’Rourke JV (FLO) site team to deliver a temporary…
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