Historically the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has been the UK’s biggest infrastructure project that nobody had ever heard of, according to Network Rail TRU managing director Neil Holm.
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How metaverse digital environments can help construction projects
With hype around the metaverse becoming a reality, what does it mean for civil engineering firms, the construction industry and infrastructure projects?
How sustainable drainage systems improve climate change resilience
Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) mean different things to different people. For some they tend to be manmade or engineered structures and for others they are about natural landscape features. In reality both can be used in unison to help our built environments to become more resilient to the effects of…
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Just one week left to enter TechFest Awards
Engineering firms and pioneering individuals within the built environment have just one week left to enter NCE’s TechFest Awards.
NCE teams up with CN to support women in construction and engineering
NCE is teaming up with its sister publication Construction News to champion the role of women in construction and engineering.
Company profile | On its 75th anniversary, Ramboll looks to the future
2020 has been a year of challenge and change. For Ramboll it has also been a year to reflect on where it has come from.
Book on sustainable engineering launched
Publication marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and celebrates engineers’ efforts to build sustainably.
Yorkshire View | Reprioritising infrastructure
Covid-19 has changed how, where and when people are travelling. Public transport is out; cycling, scooting and walking are in. But post-lockdown, the car is still king. Only the bravest cyclists are prepared to take on Britain’s rush-hour traffic; for everyone else cycling does not feel like a safe option. …
Outgoing president’s view | Shaping up for the future
It seems we are living in a different world to the one I spoke in at the start of my presidential year last November. While many things have changed in our daily lives, there are many critical underpinning parts of our social fabric and demands on infrastructure that remain equally…