The restoration of the former Waterside Train station in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland into a modern, multimodal transport hub has won a series of UK and European awards. We speak to the project’s client Translink about the conservation-led approach that has preserved and rejuvenated the Grade-B listed building for future generations and the wider sustainability benefits the transport hub brings.
An AI forecasting technology, graphene electronics and clean energy innovations have been named as finalists in the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2023 MacRobert Awards.
A structural engineer has reported a defective truss system to the Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK) after it triggered the partial collapse of a primary school hall’s roof.
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has announced two independent provider schemes for building control professionals to take the first step in becoming registered building inspectors.
At a conference in Zurich, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres issued a call to action, alongside the CEOs of major cement and concrete manufacturers, for the industry to redouble its efforts and work in partnership with governments to reach net zero.
A new law tabled in parliament is looking to ban landlords from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-discussed overhaul of the private rental sector in England.
The UK engineering profession compares favourably with the general workforce on ethical behaviour and also has a good foundation of ethical practice, according to a report.
A consultation on proposed amendments to Part E (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations and guidance in Technical Booklet E (Fire safety) in Northern Ireland has been launched.
A report by Lightcast, commissioned by EngineeringUK, has found that demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than for other occupations, and that vacancies for green engineering roles in the UK have increased by 55% over the past five years.
Following my inauguration, it is back to business as usual both at NHBC and CABE, and it is still fair to say that, as an industry, there are several challenges at this unprecedented time of regulatory change.
Last Wednesday (22 June) saw the continuation of CABE’s Built Environment series, with the CABE team, members and experts alike gathering at Cardiff Metropolitan University for Built Environment Wales.
A project, led by the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering’s (NMITE) Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) and funded through the Forestry Commission’s Timber in Construction Innovation Fund, is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment.
In England more than 600,000 properties face flooding in the future without investment in drainage, a report from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has found.