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Five Deadliest Construction Sites
Modern technology has revolutionised many aspects of modern life, including the efficiency and safety of construction sites around the world. However, it took a long time to reach our current level of health and safety. Here Insulation Express takes a look at some of the deadliest construction sites throughout history
How to handle disruptions to the supply chain on major projects
According to the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) annual report on global supply chain disruption, 65% of the 400 respondents experienced at least one supply chain disruption in 2017
High-Waters, Helicopters and Hindsight: Do You Know Your Flood Risk?
Stephanie Kerr of Argyll Environmental discuss flood risk and flood planning, as well as looking in detail at flood risk on farm land.
RIBA: UK must build flood resilient homes
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (3 May) published a new report outlining what the Government needs to do to help create homes and communities that are resilient to flood damage
The rise of software cities
The technology we use is changing the way we sculpt our cities. Peter Debney of Oasys considers how software has been used in the planning process of city spaces
Flood Risk and Flood Control – What Do You Need to...
Flood risk and control is something that should be considered by everybody. Chris Loaring, Head of Consultancy at Argyll discusses the situation and available resistance and resilience measures
Flood Risk and Flood Control – What Do You Need to...
Flood risk and control is something that should be considered by everybody. Chris Loaring, Head of Consultancy at Argyll discusses the situation and available resistance and resilience measures
Aquobex – Flood Resilience?
In this ebook, design and engineering specialist Aquobex looks at how houses can be made more resistant to flooding to prevent water getting in and, if it does, more resilient to help ensure that families can be back in their homes in weeks rather than months.
Uncovering hidden risks: Environmental risk assessments
With more developments taking place on brownfield sites, environmental risk assessments are becoming increasingly important to ensure schemes avoid potentially nasty surprises. Chris Loaring, Head of Consultancy at Argyll Environmental, takes a look
Communities to benefit from £36m flood scheme boost
Communities across England are to benefit from a government funding boost that will protect thousands of homes from flooding, enhance the environment and strengthen economic growth and tourism
Could our housing crisis turn into a flood crisis?
Can we deliver 300,000 new homes a year without exacerbating the strain on urban surface water flooding infrastructure that is already struggling to cope in some areas? Matthew Elliot of WYG takes a look
£7.5m National College for Nuclear officially opens
The National College for Nuclear in West Cumbria has officially opened. Mott MacDonald provided multidisciplinary engineering services on the £7.5m project on behalf of Seddon Construction and Lakes College
Testing flood resilience solutions
Aquobex has developed a testing protocol for assessing and rating the performance of different approaches to flood resilience
Big pipe project delivers flood alleviation to village
Work was completed on the £3.89m flood alleviation scheme last year which saw the protection of 962 properties in Hambledon, Hampshire, where the village main roads had been completely flooded for months by groundwater following the exceptional rainfall during the winter of 2013/14
Waldeck and HKA in agreement with Environment Agency to provide BIM...
Waldeck and HKA have entered into an agreement with the UK’s Environment Agency (EA) to provide strategic BIM assurance across its wide-ranging national Water and Environment Management (WEM) Framework
£34m flood defence scheme in Warrington officially complete
More than 2,000 homes and businesses in Warrington will benefit from the town’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme, officially opened today (26 January) by Environment Agency Chief Executive, Sir James Bevan and the town’s Mayor, Councillor Les Morgan
Debunking permeable paving myths
Chris Griffiths of Marshalls challenges some of the common misconceptions about permeable paving in controlling surface water
Extreme storms: International examples of building resilience
After a year of wild weather around the world and with Britain facing the threat of more extreme storms, Anthony Guay of Ramboll UK looks at what we can learn from international approaches to flood protection
In deep water: Is the UK’s flood defence budget being well...
Matthew Elliott, director of engineering at WYG, warns that flood defence spending may not deliver the kind of protection we expect – but only another catastrophe will highlight the shortcoming
Speaking in tongues – Deciphering the language of flood resilience for...
Aquobex discuss the terminology and technical jargon of flood resilience to make things clear
Most industries and professions are guilty talking jargon; it makes communication...
Testing of flood resilient solutions
Aquobex discuss their testing of flood resilient solutions, developing testing protocols in order to asses varying approaches to flooding
The flood protection industry is growing...
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): A reminder of why they are important
Mitigating flood risk is becoming ever-more important in the UK, but so is water conservation. Will Rogers of AECOM and the Environmental Industries Commission says Sustainable Drainage Systems can contribute to both these aims
Digital supply chains in the AECO sector
Worldwide digital supply chains are creating a greater focus on customer satisfaction. Lars Fredenlund, Chief Executive of coBuilder, examines where the construction industry stands
Concrete and masonry – Building resilience in the urban environment
Guy Thompson of the Concrete Centre looks at the need to build resilience into the urban landscape and key infrastructure using concrete and masonry
Flood defence – Protecting homes, businesses and infrastructure
Frank Kelly, Chief Executive of UK Flood Barriers, takes a look at the company’s development and industry-leading flood defence solutions
Tackling the need for better flood resilience solutions for properties
Steve Hodgson, Chief Executive of the Property Care Association, talks to PBC Today about the growing importance of improving flood resilience in properties