Flooding incidents due to climate change are hitting the nation’s asset base with increasing frequency and severity. Digital technology has a key part to play in building resilience, says Mott MacDonald's Sun Yan Evans.
The utilities sector has been slow to catch on to BIM but through projects like National Grid’s Humber Estuary gas pipeline replacement scheme it is quickly recognising the benefits. Capita’s Mike Turpin explains.
Protestors stopped flights briefly at Heathrow this week protesting at airport expansion. Elena de Besi asks if it’s time to get the public engaged in strategic infrastructure thinking to strengthen the concept that social value for all should trump individual concerns.
Pinsent Masons' infrastructure partner Jon Hart found Osborne’s summer budget a bit of a let down and is concerned that rail budgets are in for a tough time in the autumn spending review
What does the restriction on local authorities pooling contributions from S106 Planning Obligations mean for developers? WYG associate planner Hannah Andrew explains.
Infrastructure owners are more than clients; they are investors, innovators, operators, and the voice of the customer. Eunice Maytorena and Graham Winch explain, ahead of a free Infrastructure Client Group webinar next week.
Sam Ibbott has just returned from the Milan World Expo, this year focused on “feeding the planet, energy for life” where he found the UK’s sustainability challenges are far from unique.
Utilities – and the chance of unexpectedly hitting them - are the Achilles heel of most infrastructure projects. Lise Taylor has some suggestions on how to turn the odds in your favour.