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Civil & Structural

The report calls for greater consideration of sustainable and inclusive sports venue design

Sustainable and inclusive design must shape the future of sports venues - IMechE report

Paebbl raises $25m for its CO2 sequestration tech

AI-powered CCTV spots blockages to prevent floods

Temperatures in London in summer 2018 were 1.6°C above average

Cool roofs could have saved hundreds in London heatwave - study

A tube in the self-locked position

Curved-crease origami inspires self-locking flat-packed tubular structures

Gipave has improved stiffness and resistance to rutting compared to conventional asphalt

National Highways trialling graphene-enhanced asphalt

Lamp post charging back in play after advice review

Participants wore tracking devices on their heads so movement could be monitored

UCL ‘art gallery’ experiment aims to inform better design of spaces

Civil & Structural Opinion

Fuel duty contributes approximately £24.7 billion annually to the UK's public finances

Comment: How will we pay for roads without fuel duty?

Concrete is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions

Comment: Construction’s concrete problem on the path to net zero 

Working with nature can be a powerful tool to protect coastal areas

Comment: Turning to nature to protect coastal communities

Civil & Structural In-Depth

Built offsite using modern manufacturing methods the AVA bridge and lift has been developed to improve access across the UK's small and medium sized rail stations

Prototype stainless steel AVA footbridge promises to transform UK rail stations

Painting of James Brindley by F Parsons

Late great engineers: James Brindley - Eighteenth century canal building pioneer

Civil engineer John Smeaton - 1724 - 1792

Late, great engineers: John Smeaton - father of civil engineering