Artificial intelligence (AI) is being accepted more readily in some aspects of life than others. The AI World Series Awards has categories for financial services, insurance, travel, education, logistics and others, but nothing in construction or the built environment.
According to Research Drive’s Global Artificial Intelligence in Construction Market Report…
This year’s New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Awards were held in London last night, 7 December, to celebrate the finest innovations, projects, engineers, contractors and consultants in the sector.
Held at the Hilton Bankside in central London, the ceremony followed on from the daytime Tunnelling conference, which was packed full of ideas…
It seems that on an almost daily basis we are inundated with dire predictions, contradictions and lofty advice on how to combat climate change. Yet for decades we have had international Protocols, Accords and Agreements on carbon reduction targets. Some jurisdictions have been quite active with decarbonisation efforts, while others…
The current flow of global capital is insufficient to achieve the transition to low carbon and build climate resilience. To change that requires new skills and understanding on both sides of the investment equation.
Some $4.3 trillion (£3.4 trillion) of investment is needed annually by 2030 to tackle the twin…
There has been a worker fatality at Laing O’Rourke’s Oxford North work site.
A Laing O’Rourke spokesperson said: “Yesterday morning (4 December) a member of our team working on the Oxford North project was seriously injured in an incident on site. The emergency services were called and attended site immediately, but…
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has set out three key priorities for the next UK government in its manifesto, Sustainable Growth and Prosperity.
The document sets out ACE members’ priorities for working in partnership with government to deliver “a competitive regulatory and policy framework” to unlock opportunities for the UK…
Aging infrastructure, congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions are multiple challenges facing the UK’s and Ireland’s utilities and transport network. National and local governments, as well as the AEC (Architectural Engineering and Construction) sector, face a complex set of priorities when designing, planning, and delivering new infrastructure which gets people…
November was a relatively quiet month for people moves in construction, but firms including Balfour, Costain and Keltbray have all strengthened their senior teams.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during November follows below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com. Balfour promotes HS2 director Balfour…
Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald has been awarded a £500,000 contract by HS2 Ltd to conduct a commercial review of High Speed Two’s (HS2’s) Phase 1 Main Works Civil Contracts (MWCC).
The six month contract will see the consult HS2 Ltd as it reviews the scope and costs of Phase 1…
The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now.
This episode focuses on the value of place making within construction and engineering projects. Place making is the practice of ensuring that a project’s outcomes go beyond functionality and deliver something that benefits the society in which it is being constructed.…
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