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Low Carbon Smart Pipes will Contribute to Construction Sector Decarbonisation

Low carbon smart pipes for use in large-scale buried infrastructure projects are to be developed in a new partnership between the University of Birmingham and specialist manufacturing company Aquaspira Ltd.

10 Nov 2020

UON Expert Releases Book to Encourage Teens to Take up Engineering

An expert from the University of Northampton has co-authored a book to support a major national engineering vocational qualification for 14 to 16 year olds.

9 Nov 2020

Plans Revealed for Online Hub to Help Inspire Tomorrow's Engineers

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, now in its eighth year, has come to a close with the announcement of a new online hub to provide information and guidance to those organisations supporting and inspiring young people into engineering careers.

8 Nov 2020

“Liquid Window” Significantly Reduces Energy Consumption in Buildings

A team of researchers from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has designed a liquid window panel that not only blocks the Sun to control the transmission of solar radiation but also traps the thermal heat that can be discharged through the day and night, leading to reduced consumption of energy in buildings.

6 Nov 2020

Hybrid Sliding-Rocking Bridge Design Sustains Less Damage, Reduces Repair Costs

For any country, the cost of repairing the structural damage of ailing bridges can be hefty, going up to billions of dollars.

27 Oct 2020

Route Masters to Build Integrated Public Transport Platform for African Megacities

Route Masters, based at the European Space Agency BIC UK in Harwell in Oxfordshire, has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme to develop an innovative transport management solution for African cities.

27 Oct 2020

New Training Academy for Construction Professionals

SITECH UK & Ireland, the leading distributor of Trimble® machine control technology for the heavy and civil construction industry, has launched a new training Academy to support operators using construction technology.

20 Oct 2020

Safety of European Buildings and Infrastructure at Risk due to Climate Change

Buildings and infrastructure also need to cope with climate change. It is vital to update structural design regulations to optimize European climate resilience and guaranteeing the safety of structures that are predicted to suffer from deviations in atmospheric variables and more often, powerful, and extreme weather events.

15 Oct 2020

Improved Communication with New Handheld Device

SITECH UK & Ireland, a leading distributor of Trimble® machine control technology for the civil and heavy construction industry, now offers the TDC600, an easy-to use handheld controller that allows contractors to retrieve and analyse highly accurate spatial information.

9 Oct 2020

GHD Appointed by TfL to Support on Development of Designs for Cycle Future Route 15 to Help Transform Travel in London and Support the City’s COVID-19 Recovery

GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by Transport for London as its Traffic Engineering Support Partner to support the delivery of feasibility and concept design packages for projects within its Roads, Streets and Places department’s cycling portfolio.

1 Oct 2020