NCE at 50 | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Fri, 27 May 2022 08:03:50 +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 NCE at 50 | 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 NCE at 50 | How predictions from 25 years ago stood the test of time https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-how-predictions-from-25-years-ago-stood-the-test-of-time-25-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-how-predictions-from-25-years-ago-stood-the-test-of-time-25-05-2022/#comments Wed, 25 May 2022 01:15:05 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=241865 NCE’s 25th anniversary supplement made predictions for what the world of civil engineering would look like in 2022 – how did those forecasts hold up?

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-how-predictions-from-25-years-ago-stood-the-test-of-time-25-05-2022/feed/ 1 NCE at 50 | Editors’ key moments: Claire Smith 2020-present https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-claire-smith-2020-present-25-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-claire-smith-2020-present-25-05-2022/#comments Wed, 25 May 2022 00:15:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242002 Getting journalists onto site quickly to ascertain the contributing factors that have led to engineering failures has been central to the success of the insight NCE has delivered over the last 50 years.  I feel fortunate that, at the time of writing, there have been…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-claire-smith-2020-present-25-05-2022/feed/ 1 Future challenges | Ferrovial on skills https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-ferrovial-on-skills-25-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-ferrovial-on-skills-25-05-2022/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 23:15:35 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242253 Ferrovial Construction’s UK business has high hopes That it can do its bit to address the country’s long standing skills deficit with its new apprentice programme: Futures, mentoring initiatives and career ‘roadmaps’.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-ferrovial-on-skills-25-05-2022/feed/ 0 Future challenges | Ramboll on the move towards low carbon sustainability https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-ramboll-on-the-move-towards-low-carbon-sustainability-24-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-ramboll-on-the-move-towards-low-carbon-sustainability-24-05-2022/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 01:15:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242232 Fully adopting sustainable practices has the potential to move construction from being climate villains to climate heroes but there is still a lot of work to do. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-ramboll-on-the-move-towards-low-carbon-sustainability-24-05-2022/feed/ 0 NCE at 50 | Editors’ key moments: Mark Hansford 2013-2019 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-mark-hansford-2013-219-24-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-mark-hansford-2013-219-24-05-2022/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 00:15:46 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=241996 Bridge collapses have been an ongoing topic for NCE’s news team right from the launch issue. The collapse of the Polcevera viaduct on the A10 in Genoa, Italy on 14 August 2018 killing 43 people and injuring a further 16 sent shockwaves through the industry.…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-mark-hansford-2013-219-24-05-2022/feed/ 0 Company profile | How Concept is laying foundations for growth https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/company-profile-how-concept-is-laying-foundations-for-growth-24-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/company-profile-how-concept-is-laying-foundations-for-growth-24-05-2022/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 23:15:05 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242148 Concept Engineering Consultants has gained a firm foothold in the ground investigation market by taking on challenging work. Twenty five years on, the business is pursuing “purposeful growth”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/company-profile-how-concept-is-laying-foundations-for-growth-24-05-2022/feed/ 0 Debate | The critical role of collaboration https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/debate-the-critical-role-of-collaboration-23-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/debate-the-critical-role-of-collaboration-23-05-2022/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 01:15:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242018 Civil engineering was once an adversarial industry. Today partnering and collaboration are now commonly used terms, but has the sector really changed and what further shifts are needed? 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/debate-the-critical-role-of-collaboration-23-05-2022/feed/ 0 Industry development | How FM Conway is pioneering the circular economy https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/industry-development-how-fm-conway-is-pioneering-the-circular-economy-23-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/industry-development-how-fm-conway-is-pioneering-the-circular-economy-23-05-2022/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 01:15:03 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242128 Materials science and technology can only take us so far when it comes to recycling construction waste. to take it further, industry attitudes must change and standards must evolve. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/industry-development-how-fm-conway-is-pioneering-the-circular-economy-23-05-2022/feed/ 0 NCE at 50 | Editors’ key moments: Antony Oliver 2000-2013 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-antony-oliver-2000-2013-23-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-antony-oliver-2000-2013-23-05-2022/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 00:15:58 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=241992 Unthinkable. It was the single word that captured a stunned reaction to the sight of the New York World Trade Center Twin Towers collapsing into a plume of dust on 11 September 2001. It was the word chosen for NCE’s cover as we raced to…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/nce-at-50-editors-key-moments-antony-oliver-2000-2013-23-05-2022/feed/ 0 Future Challenges | WSP on climate change and adaptability https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-wsp-on-climate-change-and-adaptability-23-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/nce-at-50/future-challenges-wsp-on-climate-change-and-adaptability-23-05-2022/#respond Sun, 22 May 2022 23:15:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242241 There are opportunities as well as challenges in readying infrastructure to cope with climate change.

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