by News | May 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
A Freedom of Information request submitted by NCE has revealed utility companies spent nearly £7M renting roads to conduct maintenance works last year. The data was taken from a Transport for London (TfL) document detailing all the funds the body had received between...
by News | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Steel has long been the backbone of construction, but with prices rising and embodied carbon targets pressing, basalt rebar could become an alternative. Basalt reinforcement as an alternative concrete reinforcement to steel or fiberglass is not a new technology. Some...
by News | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
An early version of the new approach to mapping, recording and sharing the location of underground utilities is now live. “Before breaking ground, every contractor has to do their risk assessment and due diligence,” says Atkins division digital director Guy...
by News | May 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Conservatives have labelled the Welsh government Road Review Panel’s decision to scrap all new major road projects as “bonkers”. They further stated their beliefs that Labor will severely impact Wales’ growth with its transport policies. The Welsh Government released...
by News | Apr 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
On the 28 April 1923 the British Empire Exhibition Stadium opened in Wembley Park, London. Built in just 10 months at a cost equivalent to £50M in today’s money, it attracted many plaudits for its innovative hybrid construction and trend-setting architecture. Yet just...
by News | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
A new government framework could boost the uptake of modern methods of construction (MMC), but questions about the accuracy of measuring the proportion of offsite construction in projects remain. We need to fundamentally change our views about design and procurement...
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