The construction sector, which for decades has been slow to adopt technology, is now embracing it. Contractors, developers and asset managers are adopting it within their capital projects at a pace not seen previously, leading to advancements in performance, efficiency and certainty.
However, with progress can come problems. As the…
Statutory adjudication is the most popular form of dispute resolution for construction disputes in the UK and is one of the reasons the UK resolves construction disputes more quickly overall than most other jurisdictions.
Lord Justice Coulson recently challenged the perception that adjudication is just another form of dispute resolution,…
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Engineers need to be ready to embrace change when it comes to adopting new technology, according to Keith Bentley who has just retired from the post of chief technology officer at Bentley Systems, the firm he founded with his brother Barry…
London has been pushed out of the top 10 most expensive cities for construction, according to Turner & Townsend's International Construction Market Survey for 2023.
London does remain the most expensive UK city in which to build with an average cost of £3,136/m2, however, the capital has fallen to 14 in the…
After receiving a record-breaking number of entries, the judges for the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards have carefully reviewed them all and today revealed the shortlist.
The Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering programme is jointly organised by NCE and its sister title Construction News in order to bring…
To mark International Women In Engineering Day (Inwed), NCE has sought the views of the female winners from last year's Graduate and Apprentice Awards winners on how the sector can do more to attract women into the industry.
Civil engineering has a significant men to women ratio difference, with only 16% of…
Just over 16% of all engineers in the UK are women. While the number of those working in engineering occupations is rising year on year, latest figures from Engineering UK show there’s still a way to go, with less than 18% of higher apprenticeship places in engineering and manufacturing, being…
Contractor Mace has warned that tender prices in the UK are set to continue to rise due to stubbornly high inflation.
The contractor’s market view report for the three months between March and June found that the rate of price rises in raw materials continued to slow, however wider inflation turbulence…
The value of new civils projects will fall by almost a tenth this year, economists have predicted. The latest industry forecasts from construction analysts Glenigan say civil engineering starts will drop by 9% in 2023. However, this short-lived dip will be followed by growth of 11% next year, according to…
Engineering plays a transformational role in how we tackle the biggest challenges of our generation. The global demand and pressure around project timeframes and efficiencies must increase to meet our shared sustainability ambitions. Whether it’s the energy transition, climate change adaptation or resilient infrastructure, progress in all of these will…
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