Use of artificial intelligence (AI), implementation of modern methods of construction (MMC) and a comprehensive pipeline of work should be “business as usual” in infrastructure delivery by 2025, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA).
These business as usual expectations were the main theme in the IPA’s latest Transforming Infrastructure…
Eight people will work through the next Antarctic winter to help complete a building at the Rothera Research Station for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
For the first time since the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP) was launched in 2017, team members will be building through the months of harsh polar…
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) is now accessible across England and Wales and is on course to grow the UK’s economy by £5bn over the next decade, according to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Launched by DSIT and the Geospatial Commission and delivered by AtkinsRéalis, NUAR is…
In the fast-paced world of construction, successfully saving time and money is a constant challenge for project managers. These two resources are undeniably critical, and finding strategies to handle them efficiently is paramount for project success.
One effective strategy to stop delays and costly mistakes is to bring your civil…
Network Rail and High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Align JV are among the winners of NCE and Construction News’ annual 2023 TechFest Awards.
The inspirational winners of this year’s TechFest Awards were crowned in front of the industry last night, 23 November, at the Hilton London Bankside. The event, celebrating its sixth…
Mott MacDonald has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company to explore the potential for it to build a large-scale nuclear facility in the UK.
It came at the same time as an announcement of £21bn of investment from South Korea in the UK…
New technology has a huge amount to offer the engineering sector. Our industry has in the past – fairly or unfairly – been viewed as slow to adopt new tools with which to design and deliver projects.
Yet the pages of New Civil Engineer today present a very different perspective.…
This year’s Autumn Statement has seen chancellor of the exchequer confront the mounting energy security concerns apparent in the UK and try to breakdown barriers in planning infrastructure.
Yesterday, 22 November, Jeremy Hunt and the Conservative Party announced the Connections Action Plan to help the connectivity logjam the UK’s energy sector…
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has convened the first meeting of a new British Infrastructure Council, which will consider ways to boost infrastructure investment.
Members of the council, which met on Monday 20 November, include leaders from Lloyds, HSBC, Santander UK, Phoenix, Fidelity and US firm BlackRock. They are acting in an…
As COP28 comes into focus, when world leaders and policy makers will once again grapple with the challenge of limiting global temperature rises to the 1.5°C ambition, it is important for us to take stock as an industry on what progress we have made in reducing the carbon cost of…
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