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, 24 Sep 2024 09:18:29 +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 What greater focus on placemaking means for infrastructure design https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/what-greater-focus-on-placemaking-means-for-infrastructure-design-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/what-greater-focus-on-placemaking-means-for-infrastructure-design-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:00:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283739 There has often been less focus on placemaking in infrastructure design than for residential and commercial developments, but several factors are driving change.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/what-greater-focus-on-placemaking-means-for-infrastructure-design-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 UKAEA uses fully autonomous robot to inspect inside of JET facility in world-first https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ukaea-uses-fully-autonomous-robot-to-inspect-inside-of-jet-facility-in-world-first-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ukaea-uses-fully-autonomous-robot-to-inspect-inside-of-jet-facility-in-world-first-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:09:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283889 The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has achieved a world-first by using a fully autonomous robot to inspect the inside of a fusion energy facility. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ukaea-uses-fully-autonomous-robot-to-inspect-inside-of-jet-facility-in-world-first-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 Is the uptake of Nature-based Solutions advancing quickly enough? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:00:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283689 Among the Labour government’s policy priorities, the protection of Britain’s nature and communities from climate change is set to play a central role.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 Costain trials robot-mounted digital tunnelling quality and safety assurance system https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-trials-robot-mounted-digital-tunnelling-quality-and-safety-assurance-system-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-trials-robot-mounted-digital-tunnelling-quality-and-safety-assurance-system-19-09-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:56:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283806 Costain has trialed a new system that provides quality and safety assurance data and information for tunnels while they are being constructed or fitted out by automated robots.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-trials-robot-mounted-digital-tunnelling-quality-and-safety-assurance-system-19-09-2024/feed/ 0 Challenging basement excavation for City of London’s £596M ‘justice quarter’ demands temporary works ingenuity https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/salisbury-square-6200sqm-basement-excavation-demands-engineering-ingenuity-29-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/salisbury-square-6200sqm-basement-excavation-demands-engineering-ingenuity-29-08-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:00:29 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282790 Build preparation for London’s new justice quarter required excavating a huge basement amid historic structures and ingenuity from the engineering team.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/salisbury-square-6200sqm-basement-excavation-demands-engineering-ingenuity-29-08-2024/feed/ 0 New tech promises to aid phase-out of ‘world’s most potent’ GHG from power grids https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/new-hitachi-tech-to-phase-out-worlds-most-potent-ghg-from-power-grids-22-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/new-hitachi-tech-to-phase-out-worlds-most-potent-ghg-from-power-grids-22-08-2024/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:28:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282651 Hitachi Energy has launched new technology to phase out a potent greenhouse emitted by power grids, with SSEN Transmission among the first organisations to place orders.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/new-hitachi-tech-to-phase-out-worlds-most-potent-ghg-from-power-grids-22-08-2024/feed/ 0 New River Medway footbridge made of fibre-reinforced polymer from old fishing nets https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-river-medway-footbridge-made-of-fibre-reinforced-polymer-from-old-fishing-nets-07-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-river-medway-footbridge-made-of-fibre-reinforced-polymer-from-old-fishing-nets-07-08-2024/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2024 03:04:16 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281942 The Environment Agency and contractor Mackley have installed a new 16m-long footbridge over the River Medway that is made of fibre-reinforced polymer recycled from old fishing nets. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-river-medway-footbridge-made-of-fibre-reinforced-polymer-from-old-fishing-nets-07-08-2024/feed/ 1 National Highways extends trials of biogenic binders in asphalt on roads network https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-extends-trials-of-biogenic-binders-in-asphalt-on-roads-network-07-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-extends-trials-of-biogenic-binders-in-asphalt-on-roads-network-07-08-2024/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 01:16:55 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281920 National Highways has extended its trials of biogenic binders on the A2 and A34 to include warm mix asphalt and up to 30% reclaimed asphalt.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-extends-trials-of-biogenic-binders-in-asphalt-on-roads-network-07-08-2024/feed/ 0 NIC’s Project Level Design Principles could maximise infrastructure benefits https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nics-project-level-design-principles-could-maximise-infrastructure-benefits-26-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nics-project-level-design-principles-could-maximise-infrastructure-benefits-26-07-2024/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 03:00:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281242 The publication of National Infrastructure Commission Design Group’s Project Level Design Principles could signify a change in the way infrastructure benefits communities.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nics-project-level-design-principles-could-maximise-infrastructure-benefits-26-07-2024/feed/ 0 ‘Step into the future’: Taylor Woodrow details use of drones and automation in bridge inspection https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/step-into-the-future-taylor-woodrow-details-use-of-drones-and-automation-in-bridge-inspection-24-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/step-into-the-future-taylor-woodrow-details-use-of-drones-and-automation-in-bridge-inspection-24-07-2024/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:49:26 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281201 Taylor Woodrow has detailed its work to use drones for bridge inspections and how it believes the benefits are a “step into the future” of bridge management.

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