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Katherine Smale Future of Buildings p25 Big project culture p20 HS2 stations awarded p08 New Civil Engineer MARCH 2019 CLOSING OUT CROSSRAIL REVEALED: THE TRUE EXTENT OF STATIONS WORK TO BE DONE BIM. ACCURATE PIPE DESIGN at your fingertips FREE! CONNECT TO BETTER FEATURING REVIT CONTENT • Quickest way to a complete ‘as built’ pipe system PACKAGE • Precise designs with intelligent assistance Download yours today! • Fully integrated Bill of Materials Download now at wavin.com/bim CONNECT TO BETTER New Civil Engineer TIME TO PROVE BRITAIN’S WORLD CLASS CREDENTIALS MARK HANSFORD EDITOR his is the March 2019 issue of New Civil Engineer; which happening, at least according to new figures from graduate research means that by the end of the calendar month Britain company High Fliers Research. Its annual review of 150 top graduate should have exited the European Union (EU). What recruiters that includes Atkins, along with fellow consultants Aecom T that means for the careers of civil engineers living in and Arup and client Network Rail (to name four), predicts an impres- Britain is, at time of writing, impossible to predict. sive 9.1% growth in graduate recruitment this year, the highest annual There is a lot of nervousness about workloads, naturally, and there rise in vacancies for university leavers for nine years. are real concerns about access to skilled workers – and how that might impact the businesses they work for. But the hope; the desire even, The hope; the desire even, must be that among the many outcomes of Brexit, one is a re-emer- gence of the belief that British engineering is world class. must be that among the Now, here, in March 2019, amid the continuing fall-out from the Crossrail débâcle that might sound like a ridiculous statement. many outcomes of Brexit, one is a re- Crossrail’s problems are a major blot on our industry’s reputation and it would be facile to suggest that its issues have not affected other emergence of the belief that British proposed schemes such as Crossrail 2. But failings on one project – albeit a seriously big one – cannot be allowed to determine the reputa- engineering is world class tion of an entire industry. “ Consultant Atkins – now part of the Canadian SNC Lavalin group – Encouragingly, the biggest growth in vacancies is expected in public was for a long time Britain’s largest civil engineering firm. It has still got sector organisations, accounting & professional services firms and en- a massive footprint in the UK and is not going anywhere anytime soon, gineering and industrial companies: companies like Aecom, Arup and having just opened a brand-new European headquarters in the heart of Atkins. And Hoare confirms – from an Atkins perspective at least – that London. Speaking at the official opening, its UK & Europe chief executive High Fliers’ prediction is true. Philip Hoare said the reason for basing his 9,000-strong empire in So let’s move on from Crossrail if we can. Let’s think about other London was simple: the UK is an exceptional place to acquire and great, ambitious British projects. Let’s think about bold endeavours develop talent – and that talent is Britons and those coming to Britain like the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, which is again building a head of to access its world class education system. steam after last year’s rejection by government. Let’s think about hy- Hoare’s views are borne out in this year’s university application perloop, which is stealthily gathering its own head of steam through statistics, published in early February by admissions body UCAS. This Innovate UK support and much research at Aecom, Arup and else- year 145,160 students have applied to study some form of engineer- where. And then think about highways, and the work going on at ing at UK universities and of those 12,370 are from the EU – broad- Highways England and elsewhere to ensure Britain is ready to lead the ly unchanged on 2018 and within 1,000 of a record high set in 2016. world in exploiting connected autonomous vehicle technology. Significantly, 28,120 of those applications come from outside the EU, Hoare is right. British engineering talent is phenomenal. So whatev- and that’s up 5% on last year and matches the record high. er else 29 March brings, let’s try to be positive. Let’s grab the talent, Of course, it is one thing having the talent pool and another thing develop it, and use it to prove that British engineering is world class. actually drawing from it – and again there are strong signs that this is l Mark Hansford is New Civil Engineer’s editor MARCH 2019 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 3 Contents NEW CIVIL ENGINEER MARCH 2019 MAGAZINE OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 03 Comment, 27 World View Report: Analysis & News Future of Buildings 06 Lighthouse: O site construction can reshape building for the better 08 The Edit: HS2 Ltd confi rms London terminus contractors 09 The Edit: Private fi nance could revive Swansea barrage 16 Your View: Gender imbalance; Crossrail shambles; Polcevera bridge replacement 22 Business Culture: Delivering major projects successfully 12 Report: Crossrail Growing urbanisation is increasing demand for user-friendly residential buildings and fl exible public buildings. New materials for tower blocks are emerging and buildings are being equipped with smart monitoring technology to enable them to be operated more e ciently 26 Overview: New developments 36 Siemens new Swiss campus is a in high rise building design and new step towards the development construction of the smart o ce 12 In-depth coverage of the work still 34 Soon information technology could 38 Public sector buildings are evolving to be done at Crossrail’s central make all buildings to become more fl exible London stations 4 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER MARCH 2019 New Civil Engineer Get news delivered daily Weekly Wrap and analysis delivered weekly with our newsletters. Sign-up at newcivilengineer.com 20 Report: Project 46 Record: EDITORIAL TEAM ICE News Management EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES Email: [email protected] Editor Mark Hansford (020) 3953 2821 mark.hansford Deputy Editor Alexandra Wynne (020) 3953 2822 alexandra.wynne Associate Editor Emily Ashwell (020) 3953 2094 emily.ashwell News Editor Rob Horgan (020) 3953 2087 rob.horgan 46 First woman ICE member honoured; 20 How major projects can avoid Technical Reporter professionals split on role of the problems that have led to Katherine Smale (020) 3953 2044 technology; new tool to identify Crossrail’s cost increases and katherine.smale training needs delayed opening Reporter Connor James Ibbetson (020) 3953 2088 | connor.ibbetson 22 Business 40 Tech Reporter Sam Sholli Culture Excellence (020) 3953 2086 | sam.sholli Chief Sub Editor Andy Bolton (020) 3953 2823 | andy.bolton Designer James McCarthy [email protected] Graphic Artist Anthea Carter [email protected] Technical Editor Emeritus Dave Parker dave.parker 22 SME Interview: PCSG founder 40 A British contractor is trialling the Katherine Bew on transforming use of a spring loaded exoskeleton to CUSTOMER SERVICES procurement processes help workers with lifting tasks [email protected] MARCH 2019 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 5 Lighthouse ICE VIEWPOINT Offsite construction can reshape building for the better he important and enabling better investment role that offsite decisions based on whole-life cost. There is an construction will play However, offsite is not an instant T in the future of the magic bullet. At a recent roundtable, opportunity sector is becoming hosted by the ICE, the clear message clearer, but it is important we take was that full adoption of this now to fundamentally a strategic approach to ensure approach will need a 10 year vision. the benefits it promises come to To achieve traction, there needs reshape the fruition. BY ART WE to be good groundwork. The A recent consultation by the MASTER government must consider sector construction sector Infrastructure and Projects WHAT WOULD and departmental restrictions, “ Authority highlights the fact MASTER US regulations and standards to that it sees offsite construction rationalise these for scale. as the future direction of travel A Project 13-style integrator role advisors and different levels of for the sector. As well as calling will help to manage this across suppliers to work with the owner. for evidence, it restated the Whitehall departments and shift the This combined expertise would government’s commitment for industry away from transactional allow development and deployment five departments to adopt a business models towards an of modern methods, rather than “presumption in favour” of offsite enterprise model. creating competition across construction in future procurement. An enterprise model is a key contracts. There is an opportunity now requirement. No one could call the Engaging the supply chain earlier to fundamentally reshape the current model sustainable and if the and more strategically will also allow construction sector for the better. sector was starting from scratch it better joint scoping of the potential With an emphasis on offsite would not recreate it. application of those methods, construction alongside an increased An enterprise would best support increasing the chance of successful use of digital technologies and offsite methods by providing and productive deployment. changing business models to better sufficient scope for efficiency, While the benefits sound exciting, reflect where value is derived, the productivity and innovation so it is important to focus and start sector can better equip itself to that suppliers can invest in more slowly. The government should meet future infrastructure needs. productive methods of construction work with the construction sector Offsite construction will require which will pay off across a larger to set out clear principles and a several fundamental changes to programme.
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