Environmental
#374 Net Zero Champion – Engineering Matters Awards
In this Engineering Matters Awards episode, we celebrate the winner of the Net Zero Champion category, which recognises projects, processes, and tools that make a
Space
#373 Lubricating the Lunar Frontier
Returning to the Moon is the next step, but staying there is the next leap. Abrasive and electrostatically-charged dust particles cling to every surface, and
Environmental
#372 Sustainability Champion – Engineering Matters Awards
In this Engineering Matters Awards episode, we celebrate the winner of the Sustainability Champion category, which recognises organisations driving groundbreaking innovation to meet the needs
Build
#371 Revisited: Place is the Space for Growth
How should local and regional leaders encourage investment in their communities? Around the world, cities struggle with a legacy of industrial decline. In England, devolution
Environmental
Nature-Based Solutions: Rethinking How We Build Resilient Infrastructure
For much of the history of modern civil engineering, the answer to environmental problems has been to build something: a wall to hold back a
Environmental
#367 Nature Based Solutions: The End of Grey Engineering
For decades, infrastructure design has relied on ‘grey’ engineering: concrete flood walls, steel structures and rigid systems designed to control the environment. But with climate
Build
#366 Diversity & Inclusion Champion – Engineering Matters Awards
In this special Engineering Matters Awards episode, we celebrate excellence across the industry, highlighting our Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in the Diversity & Inclusion
Build
Through the Storm: How UK Construction Can Grow
For many small construction companies and sole traders, the current market is a difficult one. Economic uncertainty, tight margins and the pressure of finding the
Build
#365 Making a Success in British Construction
Greg Wilkes has seen the highs and lows of running a small business in the UK construction sector. From being talked into staying with his
Environmental
#364b Environment Champion – Engineering Matters Awards gold winner
In this episode, we tell the story of MERMAID from the Wildlife Conservation Society, this year’s Engineering Matters Awards Environment Gold Champion. Emily Darling, director
Environmental
#364a Environment Champion – Engineering Matters Awards shortlist
Around the world, engineers are working to protect the environment. In this episode, we introduce eight companies who are taking steps to safeguard the natural
Digital
#360 Systems Change: Thinking in Patterns
Systems thinking allows engineers to understand complex systems and the second-, third-, and nth-order effects of their interventions. It avoids the accidental creation of new