Digital
#171 Ultraviolet light: Preventing the Next Pandemic
For most environments, disinfection has barely changed since the 1918 influenza outbreak; many of the same companies offer similar chemical products with which to douse
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#119 The Grange: Saving Time, Saving Lives
As COVID-19 rampaged across the UK in 2020, society shut down and hospitals reached breaking point. For engineers building The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran,
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Global Risks and Shapeshifting Infrastructure
Author: Alex Conacher Partner: Mott MacDonald In 2020 the weight of the built environment exceeded that of the total biomass. The weight of our buildings,
Environmental
#91 Global Risks and Shapeshifting Infrastructure
With the weight of the built environment exceeding that of the total biomass for the first time, the human impact on the planet has passed
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#80 Covid 19: Construction Copes with the Pandemic
It is by now a topic that sadly needs little introduction. It has impacted everyone in the last year. Changed lives and livelihoods, overturned entire
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NHS Nightingale Birmingham: Nine days to build a hospital
Supporter: Autodesk In March 2020 Covid-19 was making its way around the world, threatening to overwhelm the UK like a tsunami. The National Health Service
Quick reads
Royal Academy of Engineering issues pandemic service awards
The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded 19 engineers and teams with the ‘President’s Special Awards for Pandemic Service’. The medals will be bestowed later
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#63 Nine Days to Build a Hospital
When Dan Harmer received a call in March that told him to clear his schedule and prepare for a meeting, he knew it would be