A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population to reach one billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years in 1930, the third billion in 30 years in 1960, the fourth billion in 15 years in 1974, and the fifth billion in only 13 years 1987.

Growth rate hovers at a little over one per cent each year. Meaning every year there are around 80 million additional people needing a place to live, food to eat, warmth, clean water, sanitation, a place to study a place to work and the means to get to get around.

Metro stations are the heart of their urban space, affecting the community, manipulating house prices, and acting as a gateway to the rest of the world. If a metro station is unable to meet the demands of a local area, that community suffers, the economy suffers.

In this episode we visit Tottenham Court Road station to see how it is upgrading to meet growing demand and to improve the experience and well being of its users.

GUESTS
Martyn Noak, head of discipline for tunnels at Jacobs
Will Squires, digital lead for cities and development Atkins

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How new technology is supporting the UK’s offshore wind

At the same time offshore wind growth targets are enormous,

Guests

Chris Armstrong, Drilling and Template Lead, Saipem
Denys Borel, Commercial Manager Marine, Fugro in France
Alana Horton, Head of Geotechnical Laboratory, Fugro
Inés Martín Grandes, Tender Coordinator, Fugro Norway
Peter Richards, Chief Engineer, Fugro
Julia Roope, Global Business Development Manager, Offshore Wind, Fugro
Scott Whyte, Geotechnical Engineer, Fugro
Frank Wong, Transport and Installation Manager, Saipem

Partner

This episode is produced in partnership with Fugro

Fugro is the world’s leading

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Over the past two decades the UK has become the world’s

In the first of a two part episode we go back to those

GUESTS

Bahzad Ayoub, Senior Analyst, Renewable UK

Bobby Hazel, Crane Operator, Fugro

Tony Hodgson, Regional Strategic Sales Director, Europe and

Patrick Rainey, Offshore Logistics Manager, RWE Renewables

Tony Stevens, Project Manager, Blyth Decommissioning, Fugro

PARTNER:

This episode is made in partnership with Fugro

Fugro is the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, collecting and analysing comprehensive information about the Earth and the structures built upon it. Through integrated data acquisition, analysis and advice, Fugro unlocks insights from Geo-data to help clients design, build and operate their assets in a safe, sustainable and efficient manner.

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From

As VR takes off we talk to the pioneers who are proving that immersion in digital infrastructure is not a future technology but part of the new normal when it comes to the built environment. And as infrastructure is increasingly digitised, it offers a way through the looking glass into the world of the digital twin.

GUESTS
Moritz Luck, CEO of Enscape
Simon Evans, Director of Digital Engineering for Atkins.
Scott Grant, CEO of Soluis Group.
Tony Palmer, Digital Asset Creation Project + VR Lead for Anglian Water. Mark Hedges, Digital Strategy Manager for Anglian Water.
David Hartley, Media Officer for Anglian Water.
Brian Jenkins, Sales Manager for IRIS VR.

PARTNER
This episode is produced in part, in partnership with Enscape. In seconds, Enscape transforms your CAD data into a dynamic 3D model, navigable in real-time and in VR, allowing you to instantly communicate your design intent to your client. Enscape links to your CAD program, so you can experience every change you make, the moment you make it.

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This week we are bringing you an episode of our newly launched Tunnelling Podcast, made in partnership with the British Tunnelling Society.

In March 1999, the Mont Blanc tunnel fire claimed the lives of 38 tunnel users and one fire fighter. For decades debate has raged over the best approach to tackling a fire, saving life and the asset. Tunnel fires are a regular and unavoidable feature of road tunnel operation.

Now, two decades since the Mont Blanc fire the rules for road tunnel design are going through a fundamental change. As our understanding of fire behaviour and the available technologies advances, so too are the rules. Learning from the major fire incidents, tunnel designers will now need to take a new approach to fire safety.

GUESTS

Ricky Carvel, Senior Lecturer in fire dynamics at the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering and co-editor of the Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety.

Dave Harold, Fire Safety Consultant for London Bridge Associates

Paul Sparrow, Head of Tunnel Unit, Promat

SUPPORTER

Support for this episode comes from Promat

As the world’s leading passive fire protection solution provider, Promat and its legendary R&D programmes are widely recognised and even accepted as industry benchmarks. Indeed, six decades of accumulated, published and always available test data are just a few of the factors behind Promat’s recognition as a global leader in fire science technologies and the protection of tunnel infrastructure. Offering both board and spray applied “Fix and Forget” solutions that have been installed in over 300 tunnels globally.

For further information about our range of products and services including in house QRA CBA and FEM capabilities please visit us at www.promat-tunnel.com

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Last year the UK set a legally binding target to become

This action can’t come too soon as the window for limiting

• Recorded at the Mott MacDonald Carbon Crunch

Guests

Claire Brightley, Carbon Management Lead at Yorkshire Water

Adam Crossley, Director of Environment, Skanska

Mark Crouch, Carbon Management Lead, Mott MacDonald

Mark Edwards, Environment Manager, Heathrow Airport

Dr Jannick Giesekam, School of Earth and Environment, University

Andrew Hall, Aviva

Jenny Hill, Team Leader for Buildings and International Action,

Episode Partner

Mott MacDonald: Opening

Learn more about how to get to net zero here: Achieving

Read about the UK’s first standard for low carbon design PAS

Mott MacDonald is a US$2bn engineering, management

• solving some of the

Its expertise by sector includes buildings, communications, defence,

Additional resources

• Skanska Net Zero 2045 report

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Becoming a Role Model: Ying Wan Loh

From rotary drilling on Mars to hybrid-electric aviation and

Growing up as one of four siblings in Penang in Malaysia,

Today Ying’s ambition is to become a leader herself and she

Guest

Ying Wan Loh, Manufacturing Team Leader, Rolls Royce and winner of the IET YWE2019

Partner

The Institution of Engineering and Technology

The IET inspires, informs and influences the global

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Heathrow has announced an ambitious expansion plan that will add a third runway and take the airport to cope with growing demand up until 2050. It calls for massive development of its infrastructure to cope with growing passenger numbers and it takes an innovative approach to its supply chain, looking to distribute the economic benefits of its expansion across the UK.

In this episode, we are joined again by leading construction industry journalist Antony Oliver interviewing Jon Kerbey, Digital Director at Heathrow Airport, to discuss Heathrow Airports’ implementation of the digital twin, as part of that expansion.

From episode 31 we already know that there is a national push lead by the Center for Digital Built Britain to create a national digital twin, that will be made up of a network of twins of the UK’s infrastructure assets. Major asset owners such as Heathrow are spearheading this country’s digital development; and so, have the potential to set out a roadmap for others to follow.

Guests

Jon Kerbey, Digital Director at Heathrow

Special thanks to guest interviewer Infrastructure Journalist Antony Oliver

Partner

This episode was created in partnership with Bentley Systems

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What do the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Ipswich Barrier and

In this episode we delve into the world of the projects

Recorded at the Temporary

Guests

Mark Babin, Principal Engineer, Tony Gee and Partners

Tony Gould, Technical Director, Groundforce

Steve Hesketh, Engineering Director of MGF Trench Construction Systems

Tim Lohmann, Chairman, Temporary Works Forum

Allan Mann, Consultant

Andrew

Steve Prower, Technical Representative, National Access and

Duncan Reid, Digital Construction Manager at Trimble

Supporters

MGF Excavation Safety Solutions

MGF’s primary focus is the provision of a fully engineered solution. We combine technical expertise and operational performance to ensure the highest levels of customer service. MGF are there at the start to provide solutions with their wide range of products.

Our network of 11 depots and in-house transport fleet of over 65 vehicles gives us the flexibility to meet our customer’s needs. Our engineering team also provide a comprehensive temporary works design service in support of the hire and sale of our products.

See more at: https://www.mgf.ltd.uk/

Groundforce

Groundforce Shorco are market leaders in excavation support safety, providing a wide range of products from trench boxes to high end hydraulic propping solutions. With 40 years of experience its people provide first class support from initial enquiry to project completion; linked with an award-winning technical service department, Groundforce Shorco fulfils customer’s excavation solutions throughout UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.

See more at: https://www.vpgroundforce.com/gb/

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Historically, the nation’s productivity has improved with economic

Solving the productivity puzzle then requires digital

This episode was created in partnership with consultant Atkins,

Guests

Andrew Dodsworth, Programme Director, Balfour Beatty

Simon Evans, Digital Director, Atkins

Neil Robertson, Chief Executive, National Skills Academy for Rail

Richard Robinson, Chief Executive, UK and Europe, Atkins

Natalie Pattison, Graduate Engineer, Atkins

Joel Shevlin, Apprentice Transport Planner, Atkins

Lizi Stewart, Managing Director, Transportation, Atkins

Neil Thompson, Digital Construction Director, Atkins

Nick Tune, Digital Construction Director, Atkins

Lesley Waud, Design Development Director, Atkins

Supporter: Atkins

Atkins is one of the world’s

Employing over 18,000 people

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