Engineering

Remote engineering partners: The inspection robots keeping water flowing

According to water regulator Ofwat, around three billion litres of water are lost through water pipe leaks in the UK every day. With over 400,000 miles of pipes making up our water infrastructure, spotting cracks and finding leaks isn’t an easy task. Could r...

Building the future: BIM enhances sustainable retrofitting

Embracing Building Information Management (BIM), the process of designing, constructing and operating a building with the use of electronic object-orientated information, is vital for retrofitting older buildings sustainably. We speak to Diarmuid Murphy,...

Tevva: The UK needs hydrogen to achieve its net zero goals 

The UK recently published its ‘Hydrogen Strategy’, aiming to become net zero by 2050. Harsh Pershad, Head of Hydrogen at Tevva, argues, however, that hydrogen is the only way the country will achieve its ambitious goals.   The UK Hydrogen Strategy estimates that to m...

School reconstruction in war-torn Ukraine uses revolutionary 3D printing 

A city in western Ukraine is using 3D printing technology during the second stage of constructing a school’s building. According to preliminary calculations, this will be the largest one-story educational facility in the world, built with an on-site...

Biffa transforms bin lorry fleet with Lunaz

Sustainable waste management company, Biffa and Lunaz, a vehicle electrification and upcycling business, have combined expertise to give Biffa trucks a new lease of life by replacing diesel engines with electric. In signing the fleet electrification and...