NCE Exclusive
NCE Major Projects Hub goes live
NCE has launched its new Major Projects Hub - an invaluable online resource tracking the progress of more than 100 of the biggest global infrastructure projects.
Euston to be Labour high speed rail hub
Britain’s £30bn high speed rail line from London to Scotland will be centred on Euston station and not Heathrow airport, transport secretary Lord Adonis revealed this week.
Birmingham wins high speed focus
Birmingham is set to become one of the biggest benefactors of government proposals for a new high speed rail network, as it will be brought to within 31 minutes of London.
Peace deal in busway dispute
Cambridgeshire County Council’s decision to go public over its dispute with guided busway contractor Bam Nuttall this week yielded immediate results with senior executives stepping in to resolve the issues.
Conservatives attack Labour’s ‘limited’ high speed rail vision
The Conservatives have attacked Labour’s plan for Britain’s £30bn high speed rail network, claiming the route is fl awed and that it will take too long to start work.
Breaking news
Climate change battle: 'Like World War 2'
The battle against climate change is “like going to war against Hitler” and the UK has no alternative but to transform its energy infrastructure, a report has said.
Olympic building costs 'unknown'
It is difficult to put a price on how much more cash is needed to convert Olympic Park for public use after the 2012 Games, Tessa Jowell has said, dismissing estimates of £450M as “highly provisional”.
ACE: Regional stock exchanges could fund infrastructure
Regional stock exchanges could keep infrastructure spending afloat into a new parliament, according to the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), in its submission to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling ahead of his Budget of 24 March.
Paul Morrell publishes interim low carbon construction findings
The chief construction adviser, paul Morrell, has called for a government Programme Manager to oversee the low-carbon transition, and that London will be a new Low Carbon Economic Area.
BAA awards Terminal 2 contract to Ferrovial and Laing O'Rourke
Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O’Rourke joint venture HETco has signed an £800M contract with BAA to build Heathrow’s new Terminal 2.
Nuclear special: Power players
The charge towards a new generation of nuclear power is gathering pace. NCE looks at the plans and speaks to EdF about the challenges of building the first UK plants for 20 years.
Powering ahead with nuclear: EdF's Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson
EdF is moving ahead with its multi-billion pound programme for four new nuclear power stations in the UK. Antony Oliver talks to Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson, the man masterminding the ambitious plan.
the big picture
First Olympic pumping station in operation
The Olympic Delivery Authority has this week announced the opening of an essential new utilities building in the Olympic Park. The Pudding Mill pumping station is the first in a series of infrastructure projects architects hope will become design landmarks. The design is by John Lyall Architects.
Risk survey
In the light of the new Bribery Act and the continued economic downturn, NCE is carrying out a survey of industry attitudes towards risk management.
The survey should take no more than 10 minutes. Click here to take survey. The results will be published in NCE in April.
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From the NCE archive
A road runs through the river: The new Tyne crossing
A trio of tunnelling techniques will come together to create the new Tyne Crossing near Newcastle. Alexandra Wynne reports.
Crossrail
Delivering Crossrail: Major project report
NCE presents its major project report on Crossrail - a comprehensive guide to the project featuring interviews with Crossrail chief executive Rob Holden and Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan.
Leader
Getting more from less: how to survive the recession
Delivering more for less is without question going to be the mantra for the civil engineering and construction industry over the next half decade - and perhaps beyond.
Civic Trust Awards
The Architects Journal and New Civil Engineer have become the official Media Partner of the Civic Trust Awards, one of the longest standing Built Environment Award schemes in Europe.
