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FeaturesInfrastructure: The highways programme
Highways England is about to embark on a massive road investment programme, RIS2, for 2020-25. Agnieszka Krzyzaniak and Nora Taylor of Arcadis explore how it will go about delivering the programme efficiently while aiming to minimise environmental impact and increasing its focus on road user experience
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Infrastructure: Full fibre and 5G
Here, Building examines the state of the digital communications market and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
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International cost comparison 2018
Arcadis’ Will Waller analyses the 2018 Arcadis annual survey of global construction costs
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Infrastructure: the road to electric
The motor industry is gradually shifting to electric vehicles, but the rate of adoption is highly dependent on the rollout of charging infrastructure
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Offsite: quantifying the benefits
With all the talk about offsite construction and the savings it can offer, how in practice does a project team actually realise these benefits? Gavin White and Andrew Mather of Ramboll look at the data
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Infrastructure: Water's smart future
Elisabeth Selk of Arcadis looks at how water companies can improve performance during Ofwat’s next price review period, PR19
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Sustainability - productive workplace
With UK productivity lagging, the workplace environment can be a critical factor in driving improvements. How should you evaluate and improve workplace productivity?
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Infrastructure: Investment review
Elisabeth Selk of Arcadis explores the opportunities for infrastructure delivery in the UK to dive into deeper pools of private finance
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Sustainability - office energy saving
As the introduction of the MEES regulations draws closer, it can be difficult to know which energy-saving measures offer the best returns in commercial buildings
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International cost comparison 2017
Construction markets around the world are experiencing relatively subdued but steady growth. As construction cost continues to escalate in most places, the relationship between productivity and cost continues to draw scrutiny. William Waller analyses the results of the 2017 Arcadis annual survey of global construction costs
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Infrastructure: Smart vehicles
Connected and autonomous vehicles are expected to lead the next urban transport revolution - transforming urban mobility and the way roads are managed
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Infrastructure: Digital Railway
A look at the challenges the Digital Railway programme faces, and how they can be overcome by good management, supply chain collaboration and a strong investment case
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Fresh warning over rising cost pressures
CPA says growth will suffer as overwhelming majority of contractors and manufacturers report price hikes
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Infrastructure: Railway stations
Ciara Walker and David Rowlinson of Arcadis consider the challenges involved in designing and building railway stations in complex operational environments, and balancing stakeholders’ competing objectives
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Infrastructure: Land regeneration for housing
We consider the complex, multidisciplinary nature of land regeneration and how housing need and government policy are driving increased demand
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Infrastructure: Smart motorways
Smart motorways could solve rising traffic volumes and congestion in the UK, and have led to Highways England finding an extra third of capacity in our existing motorway network
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Infrastructure: Tunnelling
Significant investment in rail, water and energy infrastructure will drive a strong pipeline in tunnelling for the next decade across the UK. The design and engineering of tunnels can mitigate their impact and optimise construction
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Infrastructure: Offshore wind
Reduced costs and the ability to attract finance are critical to the viability of the UK wind industry, and with the government recently withdrawing onshore subsidies, the focus on offshore has never been greater
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Infrastructure: Energy transmission
The UK’s energy transmission networks need to attract large volumes of investment to respond to a rapidly changing energy market. David Porter and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris review progress as new regulatory systems bed down
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Infrastructure: The water industry
With a challenging regulatory settlement due out this month, water companies are in the final stages of preparing for big changes in their markets. Simon Bimpson and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris examine how these changes will affect project investment and delivery
