Author Archives: Sotiris Kanaris

Civil engineering’s rising stars have been crowned at the NCE Graduate and Apprentice Awards, held at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE’s) headquarters on 22 November.

A 1.2km exploratory adit has been constructed for extensive ground investigations to inform the detailed design of SSE Renewables’ Coire Glas pumped storage hydro scheme in the Scottish Highlands.

Precast segmental viaduct construction for HS2’s Delta Junction required a challenge to long-established standards and led to the deployment of a UK-first installation method.

There has often been less focus on placemaking in infrastructure design than for residential and commercial developments, but several factors are driving change.

The judges for this year’s NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards have carefully reviewed the 119 entries and the shortlist for the three enterable categories has been announced.

Construction works for the Aberaeron coastal flood defence scheme in Wales are ramping up, despite logistical challenges and extensive environmental protection requirements.

“The construction industry is a high carbon emitting, low productivity industry and we need to be the opposite of those two things. We need a lot of innovation, collaboration and different ways of working to get there,” says Skanska UK director of sustainability and innovation Adam Crossley.

It is almost 25 years since the Blyth offshore wind farm was commissioned, marking the beginning of UK offshore wind energy generation. Since then, capacity has grown exponentially, with UK becoming the second largest offshore wind energy producer in the world. According to the Crown Estate’s 2023 UK Offshore Wind…

3D printing technology could be deployed for bridge construction, but there are still some factors hindering its adoption.

In recent years, infrastructure owners such as Network Rail and National Grid have invested in drones to assist with asset inspection.