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Sustainability and the Port of Virginia

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Port of Virginia, along with numerous other American ports, is actively pursuing ambitious sustainability goals. The Port of Virginia’s Sustainability Commitment The Port of Virginia’s commitment to sustainability is underscored by its ambitious goal to become NetZero by 2040.

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Barratt London plans in for Canning Town towers

Construction Enquirer

Crown Wharf scheme along Bidder Street and the River Lea The project will sustain around 500 construction jobs and will require the construction of a new flood defence wall to replace the existing sheet pile retainer on the eastern bank of the river Lea, which is corroded.

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HDR to Complete Final Design for $1.5 Billion Port of Long Beach Rail Facility

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously voted to extend HDR’s contract to create the final design for the $1.567 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility through 2027. The project will create a new on-dock facility to streamline the movement of goods via rail rather than truck.

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Homes England names technical consultants line-up

Construction Enquirer

The DaRTS deal will run from 2023–2027 replacing the previous Multidisciplinary Framework 2019-2023 for accessing technical and professional services. Twenty-seven consultants have secured places on Homes England’s £200m new Development and Regeneration and Technical Services framework.

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Green light for Canary Wharf science tower

Construction Enquirer

hectare site are already well underway and the building, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, is anticipated to complete in 2027. The 23-storey tower will provide 823,000 sq ft of of life sciences laboratories and workspace at the North Quay site next to Crossrail Station and new Elizabeth Line at Canary Wharf. Enabling works on the 3.3

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Bouyges to build Chichester student scheme

Construction Enquirer

The consortium propose to refurbish, develop and enhance the twin sites to be delivered in stages with practical completion by September 2027. This will include extensive refurbishment to the existing 507 beds across the two campuses, a 176-bed new build scheme at Bognor Regis and 349 new beds at the Bishop Otter campus in Chichester.

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CITB offers £500,00 for any training ideas

Construction Enquirer

The fund is seeking big picture ideas that enable shared knowledge and resources across the industry and are sustainable past the period of funding.” . “Employer’s ideas must be new and innovative, not previously supported by CITB, as well as scalable.