Thomas Johnson

3 weeks ago | newcivilengineer.com | Thomas Johnson

The government will be conducting a significant reforms to environmental regulation for the built environment off the back of a major review that found significant shortcomings and recommended a single regulator for major infrastructure projects. The Corry Review, conducted by Dan Corry, was published yesterday after being ordered by environment secretary Steve Reed in October last year to “examine whether the inherited regulatory landscape is fit for purpose”.

3 weeks ago | newcivilengineer.com | Thomas Johnson

Project partners on the Lower Thames Crossing project have expressed their excitement at what the major road scheme could mean for the future of construction and regional economies, now that it has been approved. On 25 March, the secretary of state for transport Heidi Alexander granted LTC’s development consent order (DCO) two months earlier than expected, as the decision deadline was the end of May.

3 weeks ago | newcivilengineer.com | Thomas Johnson

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investing in “new technologies” to protect critical undersea infrastructure with its increased budget, but cannot give further details for fear it would “provide operational and strategic advantage to adversaries”. With the current state of geopolitical tension across the globe, spearheaded by Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine, there has been a renewed interest in the UK as to the state of its defence and military.

3 weeks ago | newcivilengineer.com | Thomas Johnson

Concrete carbonation will help the UK decarbonise more efficiently than carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), according to the founder of research & development (R&D) startup Concrete4Change. Sid Pourfalah spoke to NCE about the innovation Concrete4Change is currently trialling, concrete carbonation, which can be used to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions more cost effectively than CCUS.

3 weeks ago | newcivilengineer.com | Thomas Johnson

The House of Lords has responded to Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch’s claim that reaching net zero by 2050 is “unaffordable” detailing the true costs of scaling back emissions based on information from trusted sources. Earlier this month, Badenoch disparaged beliefs the UK could reach net zero by 2050 stating the legal requirement was “impossible” to achieve.