Innovative moving formwork is helping to speed construction of High Speed 2’s Copthall Tunnel in north west London.
Copthall Tunnel is one of five green tunnels being built along Phase 1 of High Speed 2 (HS2) between London and Birmingham. Situated between HS2’s Northolt Tunnel and the Colne Valley Viaduct, the…
Designing SuDS to remove pollution from surface water must match likely levels of pollution with the performance of SuDS elements. Advanced Drainage Systems UK manager Stuart Crisp reports.
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) should be designed with water quantity and water quality in mind. Yet often the water quality element is overlooked,…
Cumbria in the north of England has a history of flooding. In 2015, 2,276 properties and businesses flooded in the town of Kendal and surrounding villages during Storm Desmond. To create future resilience, the Environment Agency and Westmorland & Furness Council are working with WSP and others to deliver one…
Algeco temporary buildings use smart technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
Building contractors are always seeking new ways to lower energy consumption from temporary site buildings and permanent structures. Integrating smart technology into their site accommodation is a highly effective and relatively low cost way to achieve this.…
Geobear undertook a pioneering railway embankment stabilisation project in 2022.
In July 2022 Geobear designed and implemented a world first embankment stabilisation scheme on the Severn Valley Railway (NCE, September 2022). Eight months after the work began, the latest results from the project have been released. The scheme featured a Geobear…
BIM-supported common data environments can transform collaborative workflows and accelerate project delivery.
Building and infrastructure design requires the combination of many individual domains and many design iterations as project requirements evolve. Add in the complexity of separate building information modelling (BIM) models used between different parties and it is hard to…
Topcon automated monitoring systems provide peace of mind on projects where the risk of movement is a safety consideration.
How a project impacts surrounding infrastructure is a concern for all companies that must continuously monitor and react to any risks to the stability of their job sites and nearby structures.…
Designers of new developments must start to factor in government requirements for sustainable drainage systems which are due to come into effect soon.
With legislation mandating sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and their adoption for new developments on the horizon, developers and designers must upskill to ensure future designs meet tough…
A performance-based approach determines when, where and how often interventions are needed, based on understanding the risk of failure and prevention.
Consultant Arcadis has teamed up with Network Rail to trial an innovative approach to asset management. The long term aim is to help Network Rail become more efficient and improve…
Digital tools credited with fast tracking delivery of Indonesia’s first high speed rail line.
Travel times between the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Bandung were expected to be slashed from three to five hours to just 36 minutes as a new high speed rail link started test operations in November. Indonesian…
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