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The true cost of poor communication with subcontractors

Rob Hakimian — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:23:38 +0000

In the construction industry, effective communication between main contractors and the teams they work with, such as subcontractors, is essential to ensure smooth project execution and high-quality outcomes.

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Editor’s Comment | Asset management needs efficiency and forethought

Gavin Pearson — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:00:33 +0000

We knew this time would come. When the great highways boom started in the 1950s, we knew that one day our shiny new beacons of personal freedom and prosperity would grow old and we would have to do more to maintain them. Of course, it…

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If construction is to meet the challenges of decarbonisation, we must find a better methodology

Rob Hakimian — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:45:33 +0000

Achieving decarbonisation goals requires both the development of a huge range of new infrastructure as well as retrofitting existing facilities.

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To avoid blackouts, the UK must lower its energy demand – here’s how

Rob Hakimian — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:20:23 +0000

When I read the news that the UK could be facing blackouts from 2028 due to delays in the delivery of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, I nearly fell off my chair. Resorting to blackouts or brownouts – planned energy disruptions – as…

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Sustainable energy investment remains a top priority on the corporate agenda

Rob Hakimian — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:20:01 +0000

The need to rapidly accelerate the transition to cleaner energy is now more important than ever, but what does the next phase of this transition look like?

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BGI essential to urban regeneration – for people and planet

Gavin Pearson — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:03:14 +0000

Considerations around a well-designed urban space that positively impact both the natural environment, and human health, are essential to society.

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Neurodiversity: Creating a supportive culture of understanding

Rob Hakimian — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:33:01 +0000

The way we experience any given moment, meeting or conversation is completely unique to us. Everyone’s brain works differently. Whether you work for a multi-national, interdisciplinary engineering firm with 30,000 employees or you’re self-employed, it’s vital to accept and understand this.

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Your View | High Speed 2 and private finance, National Grid expansion, resilience, handling runoff

andybolton1 — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:17:00 +0000

HS2 needs private investment Since central government’s cancellation of High Speed 2 (HS2) phases 2a and 2b in October, there has been much hand wringing about the future of the entire HS2 network, as discussed in the two letters published in NCE last month. Fortunately,…

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Ground investigations are key to cost certainty on highways projects

andybolton1 — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:10:41 +0000

There are few things more important in any highways project than certainty of cost. Understanding and agreeing the price of what is above ground and can be seen is relatively straightforward compared to what is below ground. But it is here the risk of a…

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Engineering a pathway to net zero

Rob Hakimian — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:48:03 +0000

Earth’s climate is rising at a rate not seen in the past 10,000 years, according to NASA, and the United Nations states that the Earth is now 1.1°C warmer than it was in the 1800s. In the UK, the Met Office confirmed June 2023 as…

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