UK architecture and engineering studio Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed as a delivery partner organization for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious linear-city project the Line. Once completed, the Line will be 170 kilometres long and 200 metres wide. Designed to run on 100 per cent clean energy, the city will eventually accommodate nine million residents. … [Read more...] about UK firm to help build Saudi Arabia’s linear megacity
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Apprentices help to engineer a bright future for historic Derbyshire gasworks
The restoration team at a historic Derbyshire Victorian gasworks are on track to complete an important part of their major renovation programme, with help from nearby neighbours JCB. Engineers and apprentices from JCB World Headquarters at Rocester and a number of other JCB factories have recreated vital parts of the Sudbury Gasworks engineering centrepiece. The first phase … [Read more...] about Apprentices help to engineer a bright future for historic Derbyshire gasworks
Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures
Researchers at MIT have made significant steps toward creating swarms of robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to buildings to larger robots. The new work, from MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA), has demonstrated that both assembler robots and the components of the structure … [Read more...] about Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures
HS2 announces winners of competition to drive best practice
HS2 Ltd has announced the winners of this year’s technical paper competition, which was set up to share insights from Britain’s largest construction project with the wider UK infrastructure industry. The HS2 Learning Legacy initiative sees the publication of lessons learnt from across the project, including good practice and innovation. It’s supported by a range of industry … [Read more...] about HS2 announces winners of competition to drive best practice
Arup scoops up four Scottish Structural Awards
Built environment consultancy Arup has won four of the Institution of Structural Engineers’ Scottish Structural awards, which celebrate the best structural projects completed by Scottish design engineers within the past two years, with afocus on good design, sustainability and environmental responsibility. The firm’s return was remarkable, given that the awards only have ten … [Read more...] about Arup scoops up four Scottish Structural Awards