Keeping on top of SuDS storage capacity

There’s a reason why the Ciria SuDS Manual C753 suggests that “difficult to clean” sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) attenuation systems, such as below-ground crates, should be oversized by 10%. It is because there is a risk that sediment will build up in them, reducing their… The post Keeping on top of SuDS storage capacity appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Parliament tower refurb delayed after tender blunder

Work to repair parliament’s tallest structure, the Victoria Tower, faces a year’s delay due to a botched procurement process, Construction News can reveal. Last May, parliamentary authorities launched a tender for a £95m job to repair the tower’s crumbling masonry, windows, cast-iron roof, rainwater drainage… The post Parliament tower refurb delayed after tender blunder appeared first on Construction News.

Reconsidering surface water management with sustainable drainage systems

The series of storms that hit the UK at the start of 2024 has underscored just how urgent the environmental challenge facing surface water management truly is. Over a span of little more than three weeks, more than 600 storm warnings were issued in response… The post Reconsidering surface water management with sustainable drainage systems appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

SuDS: Assessing the challenges and opportunities

The concept of using sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to improve hydraulic capacity and reduce peak flows is widely acknowledged and well documented. The UK government’s recommendation to make SuDS mandatory to new developments in England is therefore welcome and will, at last, provide a consistent… The post SuDS: Assessing the challenges and opportunities appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Network Rail to recruit extra 400 drainage engineers

£2.8bn to be spent on weather resilience as CP7 spending period gets underway

Pipebots - Pipebots 2, 10062020

Pipebots aims to revolutionise buried pipe infrastructure management with the development of micro-robots designed to work in underground pipe networks and dangerous sites.

CIOB, Construction Management - CPD - Managing highways surface water, July 2022

This CPD, in association with ACO, discusses water management on highways and how drainage solutions should be implemented to ensure safety, sustainability and performance

Quadrant Building Control - Safe design for balconies in the 2020s - New British Standard BS 8579

Quadrant Building Control Director Paul Knight talks us through the key points from BS 8579: 2020 The design of balconies and terraces. The standard is available at BSI https://shop.bsigroup.com/products/guide-to-the-design-of-balconies-and-terraces/standard

Tom Scott - The Giant Underground Tunnels Protecting Tokyo From Floods, 08072019

If you believe the hype, then the Metropolitan Area Underground Discharge Channel stops Tokyo flooding. It doesn't. But it is one colossal part of a huge network of flood defences that protect a city that would otherwise be... well, very wet.

Free Documentary - Giant Pop-Up Constructions - Huge Swimming Pool in One Week, 05112021

The Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. A swimming arena is created in this glamorous glitzy venue in just one week. Just a week before, the space was equipped with all the trappings of an A lister elaborate stage performance; now it’s being turned into an indoor swimming pool.