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Association for Project Safety Welcomes Westminster Move to Improve Building and Fire Safety

The Association for Project Safety (APS) has today welcomed the Westminster Government’s Draft Building Safety Bill that aims to improve building and fire safety, issued on Monday 20th July.

21 Jul 2020

New National Standards Programme Set to Raise Professional Competence in the Built Environment Sector

BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, announce a new National Standards programme to raise professional competence in the built environment sector.

21 Jul 2020

Renewable Energy-Based Solutions to Decarbonize Energy Consumption in Buildings

Integrated solutions based on renewable energy and customized to the requirements and demands of users and installers are being developed by the RES4BUILD project funded by the European Union (EU).

17 Jul 2020

Peab Rebuilds House M at Lund University

Peab has been commissioned to rebuild and extend House M at Lund University. The customer is Akademiska Hus AB and the contract is worth SEK 231 million.

From Peab AB 17 Jul 2020

Lifting Gear UK Develops New C-Hook Bridge Removal Solution for Murphy

Lifting Gear UK has developed a new solution for the removal of concrete bridges over railway lines, with minimal disruption to lines and surrounding environments, along with improved safety.

From Lifting Gear UK 16 Jul 2020

Peab Extends Pampus Port in Norrköping

Peab has been commissioned to extend Pampus Port on Händel Island in Norrköping. The customer is Norrköpings Hamn AB and the contract is worth SEK 345 million.

From Peab AB 16 Jul 2020

New Smart Window Realizes Concurrent Energy Harvesting and Regulation

Smart windows, such as those that tap solar cell technology to transform sunlight into electricity, offer the additional opportunity to employ windows as energy sources.

15 Jul 2020

New Technique to Find Origin of Colorless Roman Glass

Glass is an immensely interesting archaeological material: While its fragility and beauty is fascinating in itself, geochemical studies of invisible tracers can reveal more than what meets the eye.

10 Jul 2020

JCB Electric Digger Wins Prestigious 2020 MacRobert Award for Engineering

The Royal Academy of Engineering has today announced JCB’s electric digger (19C-1E) as the winner of the 2020 MacRobert Award, the most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation.

8 Jul 2020

Woodsafe Timber Protection from Sweden Sets Sail for Britain

Woodsafe Timber Protection, one of Scandinavia's leading companies in fire-retardant wood surface layers and fire-retardant wood products, is establishing in the UK.

From Woodsafe Timber Protection 1 Jul 2020

Hybrid City Competition Results Offer Solutions to Improve Both Sustainability and Efficiency

Metsä Wood’s Hybrid City Challenge called for ways to make construction more sustainable, while maintaining efficiency using current building methods. The answer lies in hybrid construction: modular construction practically combining wood and other construction materials. The Hybrid City Challenge gathered some 40 ideas from 22 countries.

From Metsä Wood 1 Jul 2020

New Methods Show Promise to Enhance Evaluation of Concrete Structures

Be it porous bridge piers, collapsing tunnel walls, or cracks in concrete facades, damage caused to concrete structures by numerous environmental impacts cost several billion euros globally per annum, reveal statistics from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE).

29 Jun 2020

Winners of Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability Revealed

The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is delighted to announce the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability awards. Now in its fifth year, the 2020 WE50 celebrates women who have made a sign...

23 Jun 2020

Engineering Must Work Harder to Attract Females, Expert Urges

Alan Lusty, Founder and CEO of multi-disciplinary engineering business, adi Group, says his industry must develop a laser sharp focus on inspiring a generation of female engineers, if it is to secure a sustainable workforce.

From Systems adi Group Ltd 22 Jun 2020

Human Embodied Autonomous Thermostat Provides More Personalized Comfort

With countries easing up on lockdown restrictions, COVID-19 is altering the way individuals use indoor spaces. However, that poses a challenge to people who handle those spaces, right from homes to factories and offices.

17 Jun 2020