Heat networks fast-tracking in Scotland
New legislation to accelerate the deployment of heat networks has been passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The legislation is designed to help cut emissions, reduce fuel poverty and create...
Category: Noteworthy News
Using tyres in the road after they have been on the road
Tyrecycle is beginning 2021 by paving the way for the increased use of crumb rubber from recycled tyres in roads ahead of the implementation of the Australian Government’s Waste Export...
Taking the train to post pandemic growth
New research has confirmed immediate investment is needed to speed our rail networks as more people consider a move to the regions after COVID-19. A survey of 600 regional and metropolitan residents...
Electric resistant paint can save time and money
The UK’s Network Rail has saved £40m in demolition costs by using an electric resistant paint. In what is being described as a world first, electric resistant paint combined with...
NSW timber bridges to be replaced in major program
The New South Wales Government will replace more than 400 timber bridges through its $500 million Fixing Country Bridges program, to improve resilience to natural disaster and increase connectivity. Deputy...
Is the construction industry on the cusp of a legal storm?
Fears are growing in the construction industry that a surge of liquidated damages claims may arise on the back of projects delayed by Covid restrictions in 2020. To date, this...
Construction of Qld’s Hydrogen Training Centre commenced
The first sod has been turned on the Queensland Government’s $20 million Hydrogen Training Centre of Excellence at Beenleigh. The new facility is a key part of the government’s plan...
Cost of goods slowing construction in the US
Across commercial construction in the US, steel price increases in recent weeks have caused contractors to rework the material costs on their jobs. And it’s not just steel, either. Lumber...
Florida ‘vertiports’ to be designed by Aecom and Ferrovial
Aecom and Ferrovial are to design a network of ‘vertiports’ to allow Florida cities to be connected by electric aircraft that take off and land vertically (eVTOL). The partnership’s vertiports...
Tidal stream energy comes to Japan
Scottish-built tidal turbine and generation equipment is now producing electricity in Japan for a pilot project. Sustainable energy generation company Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) has designed and manufactured the equipment...