The future of civil engineering sector https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:41:18 +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 The future of civil engineering sector 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 How the industry is helping highways authorities keep maintenance costs under control https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-the-industry-is-helping-highways-authorities-keep-maintenance-costs-under-control-20-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-the-industry-is-helping-highways-authorities-keep-maintenance-costs-under-control-20-03-2024/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:00:16 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275721 Tightening budgets mean road maintenance specialists are finding new ways to keep costs down.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-the-industry-is-helping-highways-authorities-keep-maintenance-costs-under-control-20-03-2024/feed/ 0 Prefabrication speeds construction of HS2’s Thame Valley viaduct https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/prefabrication-speeds-construction-of-hs2s-thame-valley-viaduct-29-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/prefabrication-speeds-construction-of-hs2s-thame-valley-viaduct-29-02-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 02:00:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274753 The benefits associated with the modular design of HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct could influence the way future rail viaducts are constructed in the UK.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/prefabrication-speeds-construction-of-hs2s-thame-valley-viaduct-29-02-2024/feed/ 0 California High Speed Rail faces up to funding and construction challenges https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/california-high-speed-rail-faces-up-to-funding-and-construction-challenges-27-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/california-high-speed-rail-faces-up-to-funding-and-construction-challenges-27-02-2024/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:00:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274714 Constructing California High Speed Rail’s initial operating segment has been challenging, but is offering valuable lessons for future stages and other projects.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/california-high-speed-rail-faces-up-to-funding-and-construction-challenges-27-02-2024/feed/ 1 How to make the rail network climate resilient and nature-positive https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-to-make-the-rail-network-climate-resilient-and-nature-positive-22-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-to-make-the-rail-network-climate-resilient-and-nature-positive-22-02-2024/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:00:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274606 The rail network faces unique biodiversity and resilience challenges. Overcoming them could set the direction for wider infrastructure.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-to-make-the-rail-network-climate-resilient-and-nature-positive-22-02-2024/feed/ 1 South Manchester office pushes the boundaries of low carbon construction and operation https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/south-manchester-office-pushes-the-boundaries-of-low-carbon-construction-and-operation-01-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/south-manchester-office-pushes-the-boundaries-of-low-carbon-construction-and-operation-01-02-2024/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:00:28 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273526 Designing the UK’s lowest carbon new office building has produced net zero lessons for the wider industry.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/south-manchester-office-pushes-the-boundaries-of-low-carbon-construction-and-operation-01-02-2024/feed/ 0 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh project reveals obstacles to net zero construction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh-project-reveals-obstacles-to-net-zero-construction-30-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh-project-reveals-obstacles-to-net-zero-construction-30-01-2024/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 02:00:05 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273389 The project to renew 19th century palm houses at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden has focused on net zero construction. But the team has found that reality is hamstringing its ambition.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh-project-reveals-obstacles-to-net-zero-construction-30-01-2024/feed/ 1 New standards boost cement replacement options in concrete https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/new-standards-encourage-the-use-of-cement-replacements-in-concrete-26-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/new-standards-encourage-the-use-of-cement-replacements-in-concrete-26-01-2024/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:00:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273281 Updated standards for cement replacement in concrete could help construction slash its carbon footprint, if widely adopted.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/new-standards-encourage-the-use-of-cement-replacements-in-concrete-26-01-2024/feed/ 0 Is procurement used effectively for carbon reduction on highway and transport projects? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-net-zero-how-procurement-policies-can-help-projects-cut-carbon-24-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-net-zero-how-procurement-policies-can-help-projects-cut-carbon-24-01-2024/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 02:00:08 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273226 Procurement could be instrumental in decarbonising the highways and transport sector but there are factors that limit the extent to which it can drive change.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-net-zero-how-procurement-policies-can-help-projects-cut-carbon-24-01-2024/feed/ 0 Future of Tunnelling | Mix of tunnelling methods required to construct the 57.5km Mont Cenis base tunnel in the Alps https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-tunnelling-mix-of-tunnelling-methods-required-to-construct-the-57-5km-mont-cenis-base-tunnel-in-the-alps-05-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-tunnelling-mix-of-tunnelling-methods-required-to-construct-the-57-5km-mont-cenis-base-tunnel-in-the-alps-05-01-2024/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 02:00:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272085 Construction of the world’s longest railway tunnel is progressing with all excavation contracts now awarded. When complete, it will boost rail freight capacity between France and Italy.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-tunnelling-mix-of-tunnelling-methods-required-to-construct-the-57-5km-mont-cenis-base-tunnel-in-the-alps-05-01-2024/feed/ 0 Future of Tunnelling | How ground freezing is being implemented in two major UK tunnelling projects https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-tunnelling-how-ground-freezing-is-being-implemented-in-two-major-uk-tunnelling-projects-04-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-tunnelling-how-ground-freezing-is-being-implemented-in-two-major-uk-tunnelling-projects-04-01-2024/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:00:55 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272081 A sustainable, safe and reliable ground stabilisation technique not widely used in the UK is experiencing significant success on the High Speed 2 and Silvertown tunnels.

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