Scientists react to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsing in Baltimore.    Dr Stergios Mitoulis, Head of the Structures Research … read more

The Department for Education have announced a change in their approach to managing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), a building … read more

The chances of limiting global mean temperature rise to 1.5°C are decreasing.  A new modelling paper published in Nature Sustainability … read more

The Royal Academy of Engineering and its partners in the National Engineering Policy Centre were asked by the Government Chief … read more

Reaction to a fire at a four story residential building in Worcester Park, London, in the early hours of Monday … read more

Reactions to the fire that damaged the Notre Dame Cathedral Andy Dark, former London firefighter, fire health and safety expert … read more

A fire has raged through a 24-storey west London residential building, several fatalities have been confirmed and more than 50 people have been taken to hospital.
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The combined pressures of a bigger and older population, a changing climate and the need for a low-carbon economy will determine the cities of the future. What must scientists, engineers, architects and planners do to make sure we stay cool, healthy, dry, fed and housed? Will we live, work and travel differently – and what technologies should we adopt? And is anyone ever going to invent a flying car? Four senior experts came to the SMC to give their reflections on the cities of the future, where the problems might arise, and what we need to do to ensure a sustainable future for citizens. read more

Behind the scenes at the Games is an incredible array of engineering and technology, creating a world class environment of construction, infrastructure, transport, hospitality, tourism and more.
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The Royal Academy of Engineering has published a new report detailing the challenges facing the built environment in the 21st century, including meeting 2050 targets to cut carbon emissions from buildings and to make all buildings carbon-neutral by 2020. The speakers outlined the emerging discipline of building engineering physics, which enables designers to manipulate the characteristics of buildings to improve energy efficiency, and argued for government to prioritise the training of skilled people to carry out essential engineering work. read more

The government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change has introduced a strategy to address carbon emissions from UK domestic heating – this includes strategies to make heating air and water dependent on renewable sources of energy. read more

The Government has announced its decision to go ahead with the expansion of Heathrow airport, to include a third runway and a new terminal. The announcement was accompanied by a range of new transport measures inckuding a new rail link. read more

This major report from the Government’s Foresight think tank comprehensively examines energy systems in the UK’s buildings and building practices over the next 50 years. The report makes recommendations for changes to existing buildings and behaviour, including whether buildings should undergo annual energy efficiency tests and what incentives could be offered to homeowners and businesses to lower their carbon emissions and energy use. read more

The motorway bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi river. read more

Scientific experts briefed journalists on the realities of building new nuclear power stations, what they look like, issues surrounding the building of new reactors in the UK and how will the new breed of nuclear power stations be any different? read more