biodiversity net gain | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:54:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png biodiversity net gain | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Motts technical director: Cop16 showed biodiversity has a seat at the global infrastructure table https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/motts-technical-director-cop16-showed-biodiversity-has-a-seat-at-the-global-infrastructure-table-07-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/motts-technical-director-cop16-showed-biodiversity-has-a-seat-at-the-global-infrastructure-table-07-11-2024/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:34:27 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285959 UN Cop16 proved that organisations from around the world understand that there is a critical need to improve biodiversity with new developments, according to Mott MacDonald’s nature services lead.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/motts-technical-director-cop16-showed-biodiversity-has-a-seat-at-the-global-infrastructure-table-07-11-2024/feed/ 0 Ensuring Biodiversity Net Gain certainty and avoiding the Nightmare Scenario for developers https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/ensuring-biodiversity-net-gain-certainty-and-avoiding-the-nightmare-scenario-for-developers-18-10-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/ensuring-biodiversity-net-gain-certainty-and-avoiding-the-nightmare-scenario-for-developers-18-10-2024/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:06:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=285104 For the past 18 months, we at Biodiversity Units UK have done a deep dive into Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and property development, and it revealed just how complex this space is. The learning curve has been steep for everyone. BNG has added a whole…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/ensuring-biodiversity-net-gain-certainty-and-avoiding-the-nightmare-scenario-for-developers-18-10-2024/feed/ 0 Is the uptake of Nature-based Solutions advancing quickly enough? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:00:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283689 Among the Labour government’s policy priorities, the protection of Britain’s nature and communities from climate change is set to play a central role.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 ACE CEO: Delivery must back up dialogue with government https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/ace-ceo-delivery-must-back-up-dialogue-with-government-27-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/ace-ceo-delivery-must-back-up-dialogue-with-government-27-08-2024/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:00:55 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282667 Since being elected in July, the government has announced changes to planning, a schedule for 12 new town sites to be selected, a fund to support renewable energy projects and a move to improve longer-term certainty through a two-year lead time on strategic spending reviews.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/ace-ceo-delivery-must-back-up-dialogue-with-government-27-08-2024/feed/ 0 Aggregate Industries launches nature strategy in response to ‘crisis’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/aggregate-industries-launches-nature-strategy-in-response-to-crisis-22-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/aggregate-industries-launches-nature-strategy-in-response-to-crisis-22-08-2024/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:55:31 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282632 Materials supplier Aggregate Industries has published plans to become ‘nature-positive’ by 2030 in its Building progress for a sustainable future strategy.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/aggregate-industries-launches-nature-strategy-in-response-to-crisis-22-08-2024/feed/ 0 National Grid seeks engagement on carbon compensation and biodiversity net gain contract https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-grid-seeks-engagement-on-future-opportunity-for-carbon-compensation-and-biodiversity-net-gain-contract-27-06-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-grid-seeks-engagement-on-future-opportunity-for-carbon-compensation-and-biodiversity-net-gain-contract-27-06-2024/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:51:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=279944 National Grid is seeking market engagement on a future opportunity for procurement of services and ideas to reduce emissions across its portfolio.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-grid-seeks-engagement-on-future-opportunity-for-carbon-compensation-and-biodiversity-net-gain-contract-27-06-2024/feed/ 0 NAO: Much work needed to ensure statutory biodiversity net gain is delivered https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nao-much-work-needed-to-ensure-statutory-biodiversity-net-gain-is-delivered-17-05-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nao-much-work-needed-to-ensure-statutory-biodiversity-net-gain-is-delivered-17-05-2024/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 08:35:40 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=278261 There is “doubt” about whether local authorities will be able to lead the implementation of rules around statutory biodiversity net gain (BNG), according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nao-much-work-needed-to-ensure-statutory-biodiversity-net-gain-is-delivered-17-05-2024/feed/ 0 Podcast | ICE president Anusha Shah on the importance of biodiversity and nature based solutions https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-ice-president-anusha-shah-on-the-importance-of-biodiversity-and-nature-based-solutions-24-04-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-ice-president-anusha-shah-on-the-importance-of-biodiversity-and-nature-based-solutions-24-04-2024/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:44 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=277052 The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now: listen in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, your usual platform or the player below.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-ice-president-anusha-shah-on-the-importance-of-biodiversity-and-nature-based-solutions-24-04-2024/feed/ 0 Biodiversity Net Gain: Why quality matters and why developers should care https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/biodiversity-net-gain-why-quality-matters-and-why-developers-should-care-17-04-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/biodiversity-net-gain-why-quality-matters-and-why-developers-should-care-17-04-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:28:22 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276882 Currently, for many developers, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is probably considered as another problem to overcome; an additional expense that will reduce their profit margins. Understandably, price becomes a major factor in trying to secure a BNG solution. However, there are compelling reasons why price…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/biodiversity-net-gain-why-quality-matters-and-why-developers-should-care-17-04-2024/feed/ 0 How building solutions can spur biodiversity net gain in the built environment  https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/how-building-solutions-can-spur-biodiversity-net-gain-in-the-built-environment-04-04-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/how-building-solutions-can-spur-biodiversity-net-gain-in-the-built-environment-04-04-2024/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 01:00:53 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276271 New legislation introduced by the UK government in February requires developers to improve the biodiversity on all sites earmarked for major proposals.

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