Insights
16.12.19
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3 min read
Measuring and maximising the social value of major infrastructure programmes
The lives of individuals and their communities can be transformed not only by the creation of well-designed infrastructure but also by the project team doing social value brilliantly during the delivery phase.
14.11.19
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Improving car and lorry drivers’ lives
At Costain, rather than talking about a long-term self-driving vision, we’re busy helping our clients deliver near-term benefits for car and lorry drivers today.
27.09.19
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New digital tools help infrastructure developers minimise their impact on the environment
How do we ensure the infrastructure we’re building to underpin our towns and cities and enable our way of life doesn’t cost us the earth? As an industry, we have to find a way to balance the demand for better transport connections, more housing, cleaner energy and a steady flow of fresh water with the urgent need to protect our environment.
13.09.19
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The journey towards decarbonised energy with hydrogen and cost-effective carbon capture
Adrian Finn, process technology manager at Costain, discusses how Costain's extensive experience in developing and supplying low temperature gas processing solutions process technology for carbon capture from syngas.
06.08.19
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What’s a realistic Hydrogen roadmap to 2050?
If we were to accept that hydrogen could play a significant role in plugging the energy gap and accelerating the UK’s journey towards net zero carbon by 2050, what would a roadmap for a hydrogen economy look like?
30.07.19
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How a digital twin can deliver immeasurable benefits without immeasurable costs
The benefits of having a digital twin for just one infrastructure asset are many: This single source of information can reduce the number of site visits, enhancing safety and minimising downtime, as well as minimise the risk of delays and escalating costs to capital projects, to name a few. The benefits of a digital twin at a national scale would be immeasurable.
19.07.19
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Digital innovations in archaeology enables Costain to focus on past whilst embracing the future
This week we’re celebrating the British Festival of Archaeology and the theme this year, decided by the Council for British Archaeology, is ‘archaeology, science and technology’ or #ArchaeoTech. Caroline Raynor, principal archaeologist and project director for CSjv at HS2 enabling works contract, talks us through the innovative technology solutions being used to restore the past whilst embracing the future.
21.06.19
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Why there’s no such thing as a “typical” Engineer anymore
Amie Dornan, process engineer at Costain, reflects on her career and describes why she believes there's no such thing as a "typical" engineer anymore.
18.06.19
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The station redevelopment challenge
Network Rail’s London Bridge refurbishment project was one of the biggest station improvement programmes of the past decade. Carried out by Costain, the project involved the addition of new platforms to accommodate more trains and a new concourse the size of Wembley Stadium. Costain and Newton tell Railway Strategies about a need for a culture of collaboration from all parties when working on large and complex projects.
26.04.19
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Five Stages to engineering a carbon-neutral future
Jyoti Sehdev, one of our section engineers, provides her thoughts on the five stages of a project lifecycle that we influence to engineer a carbon-neutral future.