Belinda Smart | New Civil Engineer 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 Belinda Smart | New Civil Engineer 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 Debate | Is an outcome-based approach to data capture the key to efficient asset management? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/debate-is-an-outcome-based-approach-to-data-capture-the-key-to-efficient-asset-management-28-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/debate-is-an-outcome-based-approach-to-data-capture-the-key-to-efficient-asset-management-28-02-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 01:00:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274766 An outcome-led approach to data capture could revolutionise the way infrastructure assets are constructed and managed over their lifecycles, but barriers persist.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/debate-is-an-outcome-based-approach-to-data-capture-the-key-to-efficient-asset-management-28-02-2024/feed/ 0 Interview | National Grid’s Carl Trowell on meeting the challenges of the Great Grid Upgrade https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-national-grids-carl-trowell-on-meeting-the-challenges-of-the-great-grid-upgrade-26-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-national-grids-carl-trowell-on-meeting-the-challenges-of-the-great-grid-upgrade-26-02-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 02:00:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274702 National Grid president for strategic infrastructure Carl Trowell is no stranger to big energy schemes. He has led major projects spanning marine offshore infrastructure and engineering and services in the oil and gas industry for many years.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-national-grids-carl-trowell-on-meeting-the-challenges-of-the-great-grid-upgrade-26-02-2024/feed/ 0 Competition commits to accelerate commercialisation of low carbon concrete https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/competition-commits-to-accelerate-commercialisation-of-low-carbon-concrete-solutions-16-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/competition-commits-to-accelerate-commercialisation-of-low-carbon-concrete-solutions-16-02-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:34:28 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274422 Innovation agency Innovate UK has launched a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) funding competition to accelerate the commercial adoption of low carbon concrete solutions.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/competition-commits-to-accelerate-commercialisation-of-low-carbon-concrete-solutions-16-02-2024/feed/ 0 White paper analyses how new legislation on biodiversity net gain (BNG) impacts engineers https://www.newcivilengineer.com/sponsored/wavin-white-paper-analyses-how-new-legislation-on-biodiversity-net-gain-bng-impacts-engineers-12-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/sponsored/wavin-white-paper-analyses-how-new-legislation-on-biodiversity-net-gain-bng-impacts-engineers-12-02-2024/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:30:25 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274144 Wavin has published a guide for civil engineers on mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) in UK housing developments.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/sponsored/wavin-white-paper-analyses-how-new-legislation-on-biodiversity-net-gain-bng-impacts-engineers-12-02-2024/feed/ 0 First privately funded SMRs to be deployed in North Teesside by 2030s https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-privately-funded-smrs-from-westinghouse-to-be-deployed-in-north-teesside-by-2030s-09-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-privately-funded-smrs-from-westinghouse-to-be-deployed-in-north-teesside-by-2030s-09-02-2024/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:41:21 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274084 US nuclear energy venture Westinghouse Electric Company has joined forces with Cumbria based venture Community Nuclear Power (CNP) to deploy four Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in North Teesside.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-privately-funded-smrs-from-westinghouse-to-be-deployed-in-north-teesside-by-2030s-09-02-2024/feed/ 5 Barhale wins duo of Thames Water mains contracts near major London stations https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/barhale-wins-duo-of-thames-water-mains-contracts-near-major-london-stations-06-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/barhale-wins-duo-of-thames-water-mains-contracts-near-major-london-stations-06-02-2024/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:01:50 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273906 Barhale has been awarded mains replacement contracts under Thames Water’s seventh asset management period (AMP7) Conditional Allowance Trunk Main Schemes at sites next to Victoria and Euston stations.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/barhale-wins-duo-of-thames-water-mains-contracts-near-major-london-stations-06-02-2024/feed/ 0 Norfolk roads legal case spells overhaul of emissions data capture and transparency https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norfolk-roads-legal-case-spells-overhaul-of-emissions-data-capture-and-transparency-05-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norfolk-roads-legal-case-spells-overhaul-of-emissions-data-capture-and-transparency-05-02-2024/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:14:51 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273864 The findings of an appeal case concerning the carbon emissions of three major Norfolk road schemes could see significant changes to carbon emissions calculations and data transparency for UK infrastructure.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norfolk-roads-legal-case-spells-overhaul-of-emissions-data-capture-and-transparency-05-02-2024/feed/ 0 MoD ‘concerns’ point to further delays for £1.35bn Aquind Interconnector https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mod-concerns-point-to-further-delays-for-1-35bn-aquind-interconnector-01-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mod-concerns-point-to-further-delays-for-1-35bn-aquind-interconnector-01-02-2024/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:00:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273713 The planned £1.35bn Aquind Interconnector between the UK and France has hit another delay following concerns raised by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mod-concerns-point-to-further-delays-for-1-35bn-aquind-interconnector-01-02-2024/feed/ 0 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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