Six big infrastructure clients have pledged to switch to lowest carbon-sourced concrete and steel on their projects. Anglian Water, Heathrow, The Lower Thames Crossing, National Highways, Northumbrian Water and Sellafield have committed to scale-back use of the biggest contributors to CO₂ emissions – diesel, steel, and concrete. They are the first clients to sign up […]
Writing in the Environment Journal on 18th April Martin Guttridge-Hewitt explores the potential of wooden structures to reduce carbon footprints, and asks if a new UK roadmap can finally unlock the material’s potential to drive net zero development. He firstly reports back on his visit to Skellefteå, a small Town in northern Sweden, where the […]
Scottish firm RADIX won the edie Award for Product/Packaging Innovation of the Year 2024, for their Screw Piles and Ground Screws with judges hailing its potential to limit the impacts of construction on climate and nature. The edie Awards are the largest UK award scheme for sustainable businesses now in their 17th year. They aim […]
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) has created a new geospatial platform using Esri’s GIS (Geographic Information System) technology. The technology will support multiple operational areas at the airport, including engineering and environmental services. It is already making engineering and construction works safer by reducing accidental strikes on buried utilities and enabling better management of the airports […]
Have you ever wondered when a Building claims to be Net Zero what standard and definition they are using and how that compares to the 15 standards all tacking different aspects of the same thing. Reported in Building last week, David Partridge has been tasked with bringing together construction’s many and varied definitions of net […]
CIP customer GRAHAM has achieved PAS 2080 verification, the globally recognised standard for managing carbon in buildings and infrastructure. This achievement reinforces GRAHAM’s commitment to integrating carbon considerations into every aspect of its operations, from project inception to completion. PAS 2080, developed by the British Standards Institution (BSI), is a comprehensive framework for the management […]
The Public Safety conference aims to engage industry stakeholders in raising awareness and promoting best practice to wider audiences on a multitude of energy sector issues and keys risks from energy network infrastructure in the public domain. The programme encourages collaboration among key sectors, such as construction, utilities, road haulage, farming, trades and maintenance, landscaping, […]
In November HSE released the latest annual health and safety statistics for Great Britain. To summarise, the annual report found that across all industries, 1.8 million working people are suffering from work-related ill health and 135 workers died in work-related accidents during this time period. In total, employers lost 35.2 million working days due to […]
The HSE’s latest Inspection Campaign started on the 4th September and lasts for 8 weeks. This latest set of HSE site inspections across Great Britain are focusing on moving and handling materials. If you get an inspection the Inspector will be checking employers and workers know the risks, plan their work and are using sensible […]
This free webinar on 25 September 2023, 10.30 – 11.30am will focus on how to effectively manage the risk of MSDs and whole-body vibration from driving. It is aimed at fleet managers, health and safety managers and employers. It will feature experts from HSE who will highlight current guidance and explain the ergonomic principles that […]