Environmental
#304 Grounded in Knowledge – Ireland’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
During the last Ice Age, glaciers scored huge trenches through the land beneath the Irish Sea. Today, those valleys are filled with softer material and
Digital
#303 Gathering data at the speed of a train: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Health & Safety Gold Champion – Fugro RILA
Monitoring and maintaining an entire rail network can be costly, slow and, for those working on the track, very dangerous. Specialised trains were developed that
Environmental
#302 Conservation, Community and AI: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Community Gold Champion — iNaturalist
From habitat destruction, to use of pesticides, the arrival of invasive species and the growing impact of climate change, life, in all shapes and sizes,
Digital
#301 Electrifying Sydney: Transformational Energy Systems
In the early 1900s Sydney was transformed by its first electric lighting system, which was so bright compared to gas lamps it was hailed as
Environmental
#300 Bonus: Powering Net Zero
Governments and businesses around the world have made commitments to achieve Net Zero by the middle of the century. This will require engineering innovation, and
Build
#299e Highways UK Live – A Legacy of Excellence
The Thames had been for thousands of years London’s main route to the sea. But it is also an obstacle. The last crossing east of
Environmental
#299d Highways UK Live – The Journey to Net Zero and Resilience
National Highways has adopted clear net zero targets: its own operations will be carbon free by 2030; those of contractors on its roads by 2040;
Build
#299c Highways UK Live – Next Generation Asset Management
In 2024, National Highways completely closed parts of the M25, London’s orbital motorway. This blockage in the arterial system of the UK economy wasn’t a
Digital
#299b Highways UK Live – Roads Reimagined
As an engineer, it is easy to think of roads as a challenge to be solved. Many of the innovations we will discuss in this
Build
#299a Highways UK Live – The Future of Highways – Mini-series Preview
Why should we be thinking about roads as a service, not just an engineering challenge? What does it mean for a road to be a
Build
#298 Making Everyone Welcome in Construction: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Gold Champion — EKFB
We should all want to build workplaces where everyone feels safe and included. But how can we do that when we don’t know what everyone
Digital
#297 Revisited: A Deep Dive Into the Past
In 1985 diver Henri Cosquer discovered a submerged cave entrance in the Mediterranean near Marseilles. Exploring over the next six years he discovered a chamber