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Civil & Structural

The award is presented and run by the Royal Academy of Engineering (pictured) and the MacRobert Trust

Entries open for MacRobert Award 2025

Project will utilise muons to assess aging infrastructure

Project targets better road construction in South Africa

Tibetan Art Museum, Lhasa, Tibet

Tibetan Art Museum wins Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence

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 technology stores captured carbon in building materials like concrete

Paebbl raises $25m for its CO2 sequestration tech

The ‘AI on The River’ software is trained to accurately detect debris blocking culvert trash screens

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

Civil & Structural Opinion

CCUS has the potential to be a game-changer in the construction industry’s fight against climate change

Comment: Decarbonising the built environment from the ground up

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 

Civil & Structural In-Depth

As the centenary of Gaudí’s death approaches, the Sagrada Familia is almost complete

Celebrated structural engineer Tristram Carfrae on the challenge of completing the Sagrada Familia

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