Derbyshire County Council has said that a key route between Sheffield and Manchester will be closed for at least another month following ground movement induced by heavy rainfall during Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin in the last week.
Three sections of the A57 Snake Pass between Glossop and the Lady Bower…
The Environment Agency is inviting Tier 2 suppliers and SMEs to take part in a market engagement exercise, which will help test its current plans for the £275M River Thames alleviation scheme.
The scheme, to be delivered in collaboration with Surrey County Council, will reduce flood risk to communities in Surrey…
Network Rail has set out its ongoing resilience strategy as its teams continue to respond to the impacts of the weekend's storms.
The rail operator released its Third Adaptation Report today in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It outlines the progress made from 2016 to…
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has outlined the infrastructure needed to decarbonise homes and reach net zero.
By 2035 – half way between today and the legally binding 2050 deadline for the UK to hit net zero – the UK will need to have cut emissions by 78% compared to 1990…
New low-emission aviation technologies do not necessarily mean airport expansions should move forward, according to Aviation Environment Federation director Tim Johnson.
Earlier this month the government revealed the concept for an aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen, but Johnson said that when it comes to expansions and emissions, "the key issue is…
Measures to address carbon emissions from property have only been put in place by a third of companies, according to new research from Mace.
The firm’s second annual carbon survey found that 36% of organisations have a carbon reduction strategy in place to address the emissions from their property and estate…
As British weather officially gets wetter, ADS StormTech – a leading proprietary stormwater attenuation system – arrives in the UK. With Britain hosting the UN’s Climate Change Conference this November, the Royal Meteorological Society’s recent State of the Climate report was greeted with interest by politicians and construction professionals alike.…
With a host of new pledges affecting transport, energy and infrastructure, COP26 could create some major ripples in the construction sector.
Headline moments included the government reaffirming its commitment to phasing out the sale of fossil fuel cars by 2030 - with a new electrical vehicle chargepoint design unveiled - and…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has set out key actions it will take to improve its operational sustainability performance over the next four years and reduce its environmental impact.
Actions in the new DfT Operational Sustainability Strategy 2021-25 will help the DfT achieve the Greening Government Commitments (GGCs) – a set…
Civil engineers must urgently prepare themselves for difficult conversations with those procuring and using infrastructure they design and deliver, if they are to influence efforts to tackle the climate emergency. That was the resounding message from the ICE’s annual State of the Nation report, published in October. This year the…
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