The latest news this week in the Built Environment:
5G: An opportunity to revolutionise on-train connectivity
FirstGroup and its partners are excited to be close to delivering a viable 5G millimetre Wave (mmWave) solution to the global rail market; one that can offer connectivity which until now, seemed unattainable. Read more…
Environment Minister launches major Hull flood alleviation scheme
Construction of one of the biggest flood defence schemes in the country was officially launched by the Environment Minister in Hull yesterday (Thursday 16 May). Read more…
Affordable and build to rent homes lift Countryside
Housebuilder Countryside lifted completions by 43% to 2,362 homes in the first half of the year, after strong growth in affordable and build to rent homes. Read more…
Making the railways safer and more reliable with Ze-Power
Professor Meiling Zhu, chair of mechanical engineering and head of the Energy Harvesting Research Group (EHRG) at the University of Exeter, introduces us to Ze-Power (Zero Power, Large Area Rail Track Monitoring): an innovative Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded project aiming to make the railway tracks safer and more reliable. Read more…
Waitrose & Partners reveals winners of £1million fund to fight plastic pollution
Waitrose & Partners has revealed the projects it will be supporting with its unique £1 million grant fund designed to tackle plastic pollution. Read more…
1,000 new homes for Cardiff by 2020
The authority’s Capital Ambition targets at least 1,000 new council homes to be completed by May 2022. Read more…
