News tagged green
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Homes England and Hill Group plot 10,000-home Cambridge scheme
The partners have acquired a 700-acre site for the scheme, where 3m sq ft of commercial space, schools, healthcare provision and public green spaces are also planned. The post Homes England and Hill Group plot 10,000-home Cambridge scheme appeared first on Property Week.
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Gleeson gets go-ahead for 1,400-home Aylesbury scheme
The scheme will also comprise a range of amenities and community facilities, including a primary school, a community building and green infrastructure. The post Gleeson gets go-ahead for 1,400-home Aylesbury scheme appeared first on Property Week.
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National Grid launches consultation on £3bn Scotland-England power link
National Grid has launched a consultation on plans for a £3bn subsea electricity link between Scotland and England. The Stage 2 consultation for Eastern Green Link 5 (EGL5) opened on 29 May and will run until 24 July, giving communities the opportunity to comment on… The post National Grid launches consultation on £3bn Scotland-England power link appeared first on Construction News.
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Cornwall to Devon rail feasibility study gets green light
A proposed railway line between Okehampton and Penzance will be explored by Cornwall Council, after it agreed to conduct a feasibility study. The post Cornwall to Devon rail feasibility study gets green light appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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Fifth Eastern Green Link superhighway scheme advances
£3bn EGL5 scheme from Peterhead to Lincolnshire to seek planning next year
Resources tagged green
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Tideway London, TUNNEL VISION: Episode 6 - Enter the Vortex
Filmed adhering to safety guidelines in the latest lockdown, this episode of Tunnel Vision takes a deep dive into vortexes – one of the many innovative solutions to the many complex engineering problems that arise on the #supersewer. The latest instalment also celebrates Tideway winning ‘Project of the year’ in Edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards, and takes a look at the latest campaign from Tideway involving rapper/musician Professor Green.
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The Surge of Plastic Waste During Covid and How to Stop It | Presented by HP
Dr. Jenna Jambeck and Dr. Christine Cuomo are discovering innovative ways to keep plastics out of our oceans, developed from their research on HP's recycling program in Haiti. What they learned there could help create a blueprint for addressing the current plastic crisis and develop circular supply chains -- while building a new green economy.
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Building the Railway - HS2 Phase One
HS2 is transforming Britain’s railways; providing vital rail capacity, better connecting the country and helping reduce carbon emissions. Now, the building begins. 30,000 workers and 2,000 apprentices are building 140 miles of track, 4 stations, 2 depots, 32 miles of tunnel, over 150 bridges, over 50 viaducts, over 70 cuttings, over 110 embankments, and planting seven million trees and shrubs. Find out what they are building and the benefits it brings.
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Crossrail Tunnelling: TBM Ellie breaks through at Stepney Green
Crossrail Project Manager Peter Main gives an overview of the work involved and challenges the tunnelling team faced during TBM Ellie's 2.7km journey from Pudding Mill Lane to Stepney Green. The breakthrough marks the structural completion of tunnels for Crossrail's north east spur, between Whitechapel and Pudding Mill Lane. It has taken Ellie just over three months to complete the 2.7km journey, travelling as much as 72m in a 24 hour period.
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Crossrail: Constructing our underground caverns in Stepney Green
Crossrail has marked another major milestone this week with the completion of the westbound cavern 40m below ground in Stepney Green, just 3 months after eastbound cavern completion earlier this year. The Stepney Green caverns are some of the largest mined caverns ever constructed in Europe using a tunnelling technique called Spray Concrete Lining. They are 50m long, 15m wide and 17m high.
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