In Depth | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:45:27 +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 In Depth | 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 Costain CEO: 10-year infrastructure investment plan crucial for sector growth https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/costain-ceo-10-year-infrastructure-investment-plan-crucial-for-sector-growth-26-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/costain-ceo-10-year-infrastructure-investment-plan-crucial-for-sector-growth-26-09-2024/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:00:23 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283771 With funds for infrastructure limited, as evidenced by chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves’ recent cancellation of some of the UK’s most expensive major projects, leveraging private finance to help build large schemes going forward will be paramount to their success.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/costain-ceo-10-year-infrastructure-investment-plan-crucial-for-sector-growth-26-09-2024/feed/ 0 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 Client actions reduce risk in Carlisle Southern Link Road delivery https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/client-actions-reduce-risk-in-carlisle-southern-link-road-delivery-24-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/client-actions-reduce-risk-in-carlisle-southern-link-road-delivery-24-09-2024/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:00:38 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283711 Plans to build a garden village on the edge of Carlisle will be given a significant boost when the city’s new southern link road is completed next year.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/client-actions-reduce-risk-in-carlisle-southern-link-road-delivery-24-09-2024/feed/ 0 CECA CEO: New government a ‘mixed bag’ for infrastructure https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/ceca-ceo-new-government-a-mixed-bag-for-infrastructure-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/ceca-ceo-new-government-a-mixed-bag-for-infrastructure-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 03:00:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283703 For any industry, there are few more disruptive things that can happen than a change of government, says Alasdair Reisner.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/ceca-ceo-new-government-a-mixed-bag-for-infrastructure-23-09-2024/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 What can be done to resolve the UK’s local road crisis? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/what-can-be-done-to-resolve-the-uks-local-road-crisis-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/what-can-be-done-to-resolve-the-uks-local-road-crisis-19-09-2024/#comments Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:00:12 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283645 Local roads in the UK are at a crisis point after years of underfunding, which has left authorities unable to maintain them to the required level.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/what-can-be-done-to-resolve-the-uks-local-road-crisis-19-09-2024/feed/ 1 Can the UK’s biggest SuDS retrofit bring new thinking to flood alleviation? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/can-the-uks-biggest-suds-retrofit-bring-new-thinking-to-flood-alleviation-02-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/can-the-uks-biggest-suds-retrofit-bring-new-thinking-to-flood-alleviation-02-09-2024/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 02:00:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282961 New thinking from the UK’s largest sustainable drainage system (SuDS) retrofit could be absorbed into similar projects across the country and beyond.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/can-the-uks-biggest-suds-retrofit-bring-new-thinking-to-flood-alleviation-02-09-2024/feed/ 0 Taylor Woodrow MD: Mission-driven generation is our great opportunity https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/taylor-woodrow-md-mission-driven-generation-is-our-great-opportunity-30-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/taylor-woodrow-md-mission-driven-generation-is-our-great-opportunity-30-08-2024/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:06 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282891 The UK is undergoing an energy transition. To achieve net zero, it is undertaking a generational overhaul of its grid infrastructure, expanding onshore and offshore renewables, implementing cleaner fuel capabilities where electricity isn’t an option, and building new nuclear power plants.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/taylor-woodrow-md-mission-driven-generation-is-our-great-opportunity-30-08-2024/feed/ 1 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 Coastal defence project progresses as team tackles logistical and environmental limitations https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/coastal-defence-project-progresses-as-team-tackles-logistical-and-environmental-limitations-28-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/coastal-defence-project-progresses-as-team-tackles-logistical-and-environmental-limitations-28-08-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:00:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282687 Construction works for the Aberaeron coastal flood defence scheme in Wales are ramping up, despite logistical challenges and extensive environmental protection requirements.

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