The construction industry has taken a major step forward with Laing O’Rourke, the UK’s largest privately-owned construction company, announcing that it will only use low carbon concrete for all new projects from the start of this month.
Contractors have been alerted to a £95M opportunity for conservation and repair works on the Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster.
Yesterday’s International Day for Biological Diversity was established by the United Nations to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. But the civil engineering industry needs to have more than just an awareness as the sector needs to be preparing for the upcoming Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) regulations that will…
Without doubt, it is a good thing that climate resilience is getting more attention now. The ICE’s Policy position statement: How can the UK’s infrastructure system be made more climate resilient? is welcome.
Things may have been grim and grey in recent months, but construction businesses tendering work and planning projects today need to be thinking about how they will keep their site operatives and staff safe through the summer.
Buro Happold partner and managing director for UK Buildings, Hong Kong and China at consultancy Sarah Prichard has been appointed the new chairperson of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Group Board. She takes over the role from Aecom director of growth, Europe and India, global business line Dave…
The growth and changing use patterns of our cities often creates novel civil engineering challenges. Projects undertaken to reduce urban congestion can expand into surprisingly challenging territory, placing restrictions on execution methods and forcing civil engineers to innovate to protect the landscape around them.
As designers, engineers, planners, thinkers, we all know that diversity of opinion is critical to solving problems or coming up with the best designs. Despite the obviousness of that statement, most industries and workplaces have taken some time to recognise the contribution that women can and should make. Of course,…
The construction industry is worth around 8% of UK GDP, but with low margins and inflationary pressures, the urgency to deliver projects more effectively is increasing.
Jacobs has announced a plan to separate its engineering business from government services business Critical Mission Solutions (CMS), creating two independent companies.
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