Adder underpasses: Wildlife trust pioneers UK’s first use on roads

The specially-designed snake tunnels now link two isolated populations in Berkshire’s biggest open heath. The post Adder underpasses: Wildlife trust pioneers UK’s first use on roads appeared first on Construction Management.

Camden Highline project hits the buffers as funds dry up

Scheme would have turned disused railway viadiuct into park and wildlife haven

Wildlife Operation: Badger Sett Removal from Under School Classroom

How to tackle building damage caused by badgers

Bouygues completes innovative post-tensioned timber wildlife bridge in Switzerland

A new wildlife crossing in Switzerland using an innovative post-tensioned timber design has been completed over the motorway between Zurich and Bern to reconnect habitats and improve road safety. The post Bouygues completes innovative post-tensioned timber wildlife bridge in Switzerland appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Nature crisis in construction highlighted by wildlife organisations

The nature crisis in construction is at risk of becoming a catastrophe if recommendations from the NRR are adopted. The post Nature crisis in construction highlighted by wildlife organisations appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

BBC London - A virtual 'dive' in the Thames, 07092019

In 1959 the River Thames was declared biologically dead, but sixty years on it’s a thriving habitat full of fish, crabs, seals and even sharks. Now the Zoological Society of London wants to show Londoners what’s living under the Thames in a very 21st Century way.

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.

Student Energy - Hydropower 101, 18052015

Hydropower or hydroelectricity refers to the conversion of energy from flowing water into electricity