Category: mott macdonald
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Consultants appointed to oversee UK prison expansion
Under a four-year contract, AtkinsRéalis, Arcadis and Mott MacDonald will deliver a range of services including project and programme management, information management and health and safety advisory resources across the expansion programme. This includes the upgrade and expansion of current facilities as well as the design and building of new facilities. View the original article…
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How performance-based fire engineering can maximise safety and functionality
The tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people in 2017, put fire engineering in the headlines for all the wrong reasons and has led to significant changes in the sector with the Building Safety Act. When undertaken correctly, fire engineering can mitigate fire risks through design to offer protection…
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Building opportunities for people and projects
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“It’s about how we can learn from the way that we successfully deliver in oil and gas, nuclear energy, rail projects and other major programmes of infrastructure and how can you adapt that approach, while bringing in the additional layers of roles that don’t typically exist in buildings,” he adds. View the original article and…
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Upping the game on construction modelling capabilities
Powerful gaming engines that create realistic play environments in Fortnite and Half-Life could have a transformative effect on crowd simulation modelling for construction projects, according to Mott MacDonald technical director Tony Kivistik. In contrast, more conventional crowd simulation software is based on downloads, which are standalone programs. This technology is not capable of high-quality visuals,…
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Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing
The Digital Construction Awards attracted 170-plus entries this year, 85 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the finalists for the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing award. This category recognises the use of digitalisation, digital methodologies and technologies to enhance health, safety and wellbeing among workers on construction projects. Six entries made…
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Mamma Mia! Why demountable venues are proving a winner
The key factors that make demountable structures attractive to investors and promoters alike is the speed at which the venues can be built and operated, reducing return-on-investment periods, allowing products to come to market quicker. They enable the trial of new products for proof of concept, while also entering new geographies and markets where there…
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How far have we really come? Mark Enzer reviews construction’s digital journey
Image: Nicoelnino | Dreamstime.com It’s time to take stock of the industry’s digital progress. Who better to do so than someone who has been at the centre of it? Mark Enzer OBE FREng shares his thoughts on technology’s development path and where it may lead. “It is fascinating,“ reports Enzer. “To start with, it is…
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MottMac JV to design major nuclear submarine site expansion
Rolls-Royce Submarines infrastructure director, Terry Meighan, said: “The expansion work we have planned is of critical national importance as it enables us to safely increase our speed of manufacture, helping to deliver Dreadnought and the new SSN-AUKUS attack submarines at a much faster rate.” View the original article and our Inspiration here