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Power Roads: Soon our roads, bridges will be paying back the energy used to build them.
We've all heard about 'power houses' -- buildings that in the course of their lifetimes generate more energy than they consume. Now is the time to launch 'power roads'. The idea is that over the course of their lifetimes all constructions, including roads and bridges, should generate more energy than they consume. Learn More... |
Farnworth Tunnel widening
The space constrained Victorian brick arch tunnels at Farnworth, near Manchester are being brought into the 21st century, ready to carry the new infrastructure needed for one of Network Rail’s biggest upgrade projects to date.
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New technology | BIM bugbearsThe construction industry often says it would learn more about building information modelling (BIM) if it shared the bad stories. Grontmij head of BIM Rupinder Wilkhu shares his BIM bugbears.
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Engineers best at belling the CAT
Engineers have dominated the Common Admission Test (CAT)-2015.CAT results reveal that 17 engineers including one girl have scored in the 100th percentile among the total of 1.79 lakh students who appeared in the test.
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