Finalists named for NCE’s Beyond Design Early Careers Bridges Challenge

Five engineers have been shortlisted for the final of the Beyond Design Early Careers Bridges Challenge, a competition organised by New Civil Engineer, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (Adept) National Bridges Group and Rochester Bridge Trust. The post Finalists named for NCE’s Beyond Design Early Careers Bridges Challenge appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Scotland provides highest value to UK’s £105bn net zero economy

Scotland and other regional clusters in the Midlands and Yorkshire provide the most value to the UK’s £105bn net zero economy, new figures have revealed. The post Scotland provides highest value to UK’s £105bn net zero economy appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

New HOLBA report reveals pressures on London’s night-time economy

Ros Morgan, chief executive of Heart of London Business Alliance, said: "We need policies that support growth and encourage people to spend more time – and money – in central London." The post New HOLBA report reveals pressures on London’s night-time economy appeared first on Property Week.

How poor ground conditions influenced the design of Amids South’s 93m-long bridge

A 93m-long bridge crossing the White Cart Water is the centrepiece of the Amids South project, which aims to boost the local economy by improving transport links between an industrial area, Paisley town centre and Glasgow Airport. The post How poor ground conditions influenced the design of Amids South’s 93m-long bridge appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Is nationalising British Steel a smart move for the economy?

The government’s plan to nationalise British Steel may be necessary to safeguard a strategically important industry, but the financial implications for the wider construction sector and the economy should not be underestimated. The post Is nationalising British Steel a smart move for the economy? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

nla - The future of work in London, 10102022

More Londoners are working from home than other parts of the country, according to Richard Brown, who has been working with King’s College London to understand how Covid has altered the way Londoners now work and what the future of employment in the city will look like. He talks to Peter Murray

ICE - Blog - Key Infrastructure takeaways from the 2022 Conservative Party Conference, 11102022

The Conservative Party has pledged 'growth, growth and growth', but where does infrastructure fit in? Three takeaways for Infrastructure are noted (i.e. Rail Infrastructure, Economy growth, Energy Security) and are discussed along with an ICE position on each

FMi - How Bumpy is it going to get, Mapping Recession Scenarios, July 2022

FMi provide the economic outlook for Engineering & COnstruction firms within the U.S.

McKinsey & Co - How inflation is flipping the economic script, in seven charts, 06072022

Inflation has, at a minimum, altered the economic mood, and potentially reset the path of global and national economies worldwide for years to come. McKinsey’s experts have examined many of the strategic implications of inflation. They use the best and most recent publicly available data to offer seven charts illustrating inflation’s insidious progress.

WSJ - The Cost to Reduce Global Warming? $131 Trillion Is One Answer, 29102021

Money is a sticking point in climate-change negotiations around the world. As economists warn that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will cost many more trillions than anticipated, WSJ looks at how the funds could be spent, and who would pay.

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