Calming the bumpy road to speed compliance Speed bumps have long been the default solution for local authorities wishing to facilitate a reduction in speeding vehicles on certain sections of road, particularly in built-up areas. However, research by the Imperial College London has found that the level o...
Austrian Doka Ventures starts with mobile 3D construction printing on an industrial scale Doka Ventures, a subsidiary of Austria’s Umdasch Group, is joining forces with inventor of deployable 3D construction printing Behrokh Khoshnevis. His company will start delivering the first series-ready robo...
How to get your road users out of a jam by reducing congestion around roadworks Roadworks, tailbacks, traffic jams, delays… all words that we hate to hear when we are planning a getaway during the bank holiday weekend or school holidays. With the number of vehicles on the road continuing to rise, more t...
8 Free Geographic Information System (GIS) Readers The construction industry has been using Geographic information Systems for many years and in many countries is mandatory on Government projects. GIS are basically data about a project’s location, combined with and including features such as build...
Mabey achieves BIM Level 2 Certification for Design and Construction Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey today announces that its UK Hire business has achieved BIM Level 2 certification for Design and Construction. This certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI) is e...
Geophysical Survey Systems introduces LineTrac™ XT to Detect AC Power and RF Energy in Conduits GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces the availability of LineTrac™ XT, an accessory to the StructureScan Mini XT. The combination of the StructureScan...
HARDT Global Mobility creates partnership with BAM for Europe’s first Hyperloop test facility Bunnik, the Netherlands, 15 May 2017 – HARDT Global Mobility is forming a partnership with BAM. The aim of the Delft based start-up company is to create the first Hyperloop test facility in Europe in order to f...
Balfour Beatty and West Sussex County Council trial drone technology for bridge inspections West Sussex County Council, in partnership with Balfour Beatty Living Places, has begun trialling the use of drones to inspect bridges across the county. Trials have so far been held at Swan Bridge in Pulborough...
Successful Deep Soil Mixing trials lead to multi-million project on the Mersey Gateway Crossing Deep Soil Mixing Ltd has commenced work on the prestigious new Mersey Gateway project between Widnes and Runcorn in Cheshire for Merseylink CCJV. The work being undertaken by Deep Soil Mixing Ltd is the innov...
Briggs and Stratton Vanguard™ Transportguard® technology reduces potential engine damage Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power developed and patented the Vanguard™ TransportGuard® engine feature to prevent damage caused by oil and fuel dilution during transportation. The innovation effectively reduces...
Elon Musk and his Boring Company will take cars underground Elon Musk who brought us the Tesla electric car, solar powered house tiles, the SpaceX rocket programme and the hyperloop high speed train has set up a tunnelling venture to create underground car tunnels under our cities. According to Elon Mus...
Hyundai Construction Equipment Extends Free Use of Hi-Mate Remote Management System to Five Years Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc., has announced that they have extended the period during which owners of Hyundai wheel loaders and their full-sized excavators may use its Hi-Mate remote manage...
Balfour Beatty benefits from its successful CCTV Citywatch programme in Southampton Balfour Beatty Living Places has increased the scope of its service delivery for Southampton City Council with additional responsibility for the city’s CCTV systems. The increased service delivery builds on a strong rela...
Virtual Reality is revolutionising Construction Operator Training Finding and keeping trained, skilled heavy equipment operators is one of the greatest challenges facing the construction industry. With tight schedules and increased project risk there is less and less room for human error and poor perfor...
Dubai rolls out Bridges Management and Maintenance System program The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has launched Bridges Management and Maintenance System (BMMS) Program. The program manages all works related to the assessment of various road conditions and identifying the required mainte...
Can Biology give us the answers for a better transport system? Wanis Kabbaj works at the intersection of biology and transport. As the director of global strategy for healthcare logistics at UPS, his mission is to find ways for business to transport their temperature sensitive medicines and biotechnolog...
Adelaide Airport rolls out Australasia’s first fully automated airport management system An agreement with Amadeus marks the continued expansion of Adelaide Airport’s. Adelaide’s vision is to achieve operational excellence and achieve high passenger satisfaction with this step-change in airport te...
Iowa State engineers test heated pavement technology at Des Moines International Airport Iowa State University’s Halil Ceylan picked up his smartphone, opened up an app and called up the remote controls for the first full-scale test slabs of electrically conductive concrete installed at an American airp...
Parsons and MIT host infrastructure, smart cities, and transportation workshop In early March, Parsons and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosted the Infrastructure, Smart Cities, and Transportation workshop. The day-long event brough...
Mechanical Concrete Pothole Terminator promises tyre based pothole repairs Inventor and former West Virginia Secretary of Transportation – Samuel G. Bonasso and his partner – Jim Matuga have developed a long-term repair for potholes – the “Mechanical Concrete Pothole Terminator.” According t...
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