A new decision-support tool could become a game changer in the dredging of ship channels. Millions of dollars are at stake every time a major ship channel is cleaned up. Delays in dredging can cost even more by triggering increased risks, repeated maintenance and lost revenue. In either case, the task cannot be put off indefinitely.
All ship channels must
Buildings’ importance in the fight against global climate change has been well established. However, the problem is diverse because new and existing buildings play different roles. A model code from the New Buildings Institute (NBI) is designed to help cities tackle emissions specifically from the large stock of existing buildings.
The model code Existing Building Decarbonization Code was published on
Solvay’s CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS® stabilization technology enables 3TREES to meet 25-year material anti-aging requirements, a critical element in advancing BIPV technology and market growth
Solvay announced today a collaboration with 3TREES, a leading Chinese building materials manufacturer, to develop building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membranes that comply with new 25-year weathering requirements. The project will support China’s goal
There is a growing demand for level crossings to be replaced across the UK rail network due to the risks they pose to the public. Taziker, based in Chorley, Lancashire, has responded with its own design solution.
In 2018 Network Rail and the Royal Institute of British Architects organised a competition
Skanska UK has enhanced the support it offers to parents and carers within its workforce.
The company has increased maternity and adoption leave to 26 weeks’ fully paid leave. This is up from 12 weeks’ paid leave and a returner’s bonus.
Meanwhile, it has increased paternity leave to eight weeks’ fully paid leave. This can be taken in one-week blocks
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed the capability to use recycled glass in 3D printing, opening doors to a more environmentally sustainable way of building and construction.
Glass is one material that can be 100 per cent recycled with no reduction in quality, yet it is one of the least recycled waste types. Glass is made
