New Civil Engineer
Hannah Bottom
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World's first budget carbon assessment published by Scottish government
18-Sep-2009
The Scottish government claims to have become the first administration in the world to produce a carbon assessment of its budget. -
"Monstrously tall" tower block given planning permission by High Court
17-Sep-2009
The High Court today upheld the Secretary of State’s decision to grant planning permission for what Westminster City Council has called a “monstrously tall” 43-storey tower block on London’s South Bank. -
Sisk and Corus alliance wins first modular contract
17-Sep-2009
‘Sisk+Corus Modular Construction’, an alliance between John Sisk & Son Ltd and Corus Living solutions, has secured its first contract to build a 198-bedroom hotel in Glasgow for the hotel operator citizenM. -
Skanska appoints new Presidents for Skanska Norway, Poland and UK and two new Senior Executives
17-Sep-2009
Skanska has appointed three new Business Unit Presidents and will introduce two new members to the Senior Executive team. -
Engineers demand dialogue with international governments on climate
17-Sep-2009
The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), aided by the Association of Consultancy and Engineering and other member organisations this week demanded a dialogue with government with regards to carbon reduction levels and climate change. -
Public satisfaction with roads slips again
17-Sep-2009
Satisfaction with roads and highways has dropped to 54%, slipping again for the third consecutive quarter and down from 62% in January, according to the latest public service satisfaction survey from the Institution of Civil Engineers. -
England's tallest bridge built could be built be 2014
16-Sep-2009
A new landmark 180m tall bridge in Sunderland, which would overtake the Humber Bridge as England’s tallest, could be built by 2014. -
Olympic park clean-up on track as 'big build' gets underway
16-Sep-2009
The unprecedented Olympic Park clean-up is nearly completed after three years, beating its tough sustainability targets and allowing the construction of all permanent Olympic Park venues to start on or ahead of schedule. -
Kingsnorth protest hits Laing O’Rourke
10 September 2009
Climate change activists targeted Laing O’Rourke’s Dartford offices last week, in protest at the contractor’s bid to build a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth, Kent. -
Piling for new synchrotron lab begins in Oxfordshire
10 September 2009
Kier Moss began piling for the world’s second longest synchrotron tunnel in June, and construction is now well underway at the Diamond Light Source laboratories in Oxfordshire. -
Britain will be last out of recession
4-Sep-2009
Britain is lagging behind other countries in getting out of the recession, according to the latest reports by the OECD. -
Climate Camp must keep focus on the environment
3-Sep-2009
Hannah Bottom reports from this year’s climate camp on Blackheath, London -
Kingsnorth protesters scale Laing O'Rourke offices
3-Sep-2009
Climate activists “invaded” Laing O’Rourke’s Dartford Offices yesterday to protest against its bid to build Kingsnorth coal-fired power station, which they claim would “directly contribute to an unprecedented environmental catastrophe.” -
Climate Camp highlights benefit of decentralised energy
1-Sep-2009
Decentralisation of renewable energies is one of the messages being sent out by this year’s Climate Camp in London, which is taking place from 26 Aug to 2 September. -
60MW 'green' power plant given the go-ahead
27-Aug-2009
A new 60MW power plant, fuelled by biomass and waste, has been given the green light by the government today. -
Corus workers demonstrate at Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth
27-Aug-2009
Poet Linda Robinson used her “fabulous opportunity” on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square yesterday to highlight the plight of the Corus steelwork factory in Teesside.
