News
Archive of: 2021
Opinion - Energy storage – a Better solution?
20 July 2021
Dick Philbrick, Vice President IES explores energy questions
ICE - Climate change is overlooked in infrastructure projects, civil engineers warn
19 July 2021
New ICE report explores the importance of good design principles within the project lifecycle.
More than 60% of civil engineers feel climate change is not prioritised sufficiently in infrastructure design and delivery, according to new ICE research.
A survey of 900 UK-based ICE members found that more than half (66%) of infrastructure professionals felt greenhouse gas emissions were given less or far less importance than they would like. Some 59% said the same for climate change adaptation. A lack of joined-up thinking (47%) was seen as the primary blocker for both issues, while absence from the project brief (44%) was second.
The survey, carried out in collaboration with the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) Design Group and based around its Design Principles for National Infrastructure, informs the What Makes Good Design? report published today.
The report presents findings around civil engineers’ awareness and understanding of good design, making a series of recommendations for industry stakeholders and policy decision-makers.
Read more here
IOM3 - New report highlights potential of mine energy towards UK net-zero targets
16 July 2021
Study also says mine energy schemes can support government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
Tall Ship - Summer of plat
15 July 2021
The Scottish Government has designated the summer of 2021 as the summer of play, and we have taken this wholeheartedly, with a range of choices available for the whole family this summer.
EI - Safety remains steadfast as offshore wind construction soars
14 July 2021
Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, 2020 saw an increase of almost 50% in the construction hours at new offshore wind sites built by members of G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+), according to new data.
Primary Engineer - Statwars Climate Change Challenge
08 July 2021
Graham Stow, head of Education at Primary Engineer presented the Statwars Climate Challnege Change as part of the STEM learning climate conference for teachers
IOM3 - An engineering system passes its first major test sealing a deep borehole in one of the rock types that could host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) in the UK.
06 July 2021
An existing borehole at the Magnox Harwell site, Oxfordshire, was the centre of one of the Radioactive Waste Management’s (RWM) largest research projects, which they claim they have undertaken the first ever full-scale fieldwork demonstration over three months earlier this year.