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IMechE | June 30, 2020

The engineering response to the sudden demands of the coronavirus was inspiring. Whether building ventilators, making personal protective equipment or creating new hospital capacity, companies and institutions from across the spectrum came together in a spirit of collaboration. Even firms traditionally seen as rivals came together, demonstrating what can be achieved when looking beyond profit margins. Collaboration forged new connections that will carry over into th...

PBC Today | August 19, 2020

John Sisk & Sons deployed Site Progress Mobile from Elecosoft to deliver woodland cabins for Center Parcs.In late 2017, John Sisk & Son (Sisk) was awarded the contract to build the guest lodges and central leisure buildings at the hotly anticipated €233m Center Parcs at Longford Forest near Ballymahon in Ireland. It would accommodate up to 2,500 guests in nearly 470 lodges, distributed across the 400 acres of beautiful woodland.With 466 individual lodges to build over 68...

PBC Today | April 17, 2020

TRADA’s University Challenge 2020 saw students from across the UK design timber community housing that is low-carbon, energy and water efficient, climate-resilient, healthy and desirable. The winners were announced in February. Six talented students scooped first prize for their timber-based housing scheme design at the TRADA University Challenge 2020. Kyle Crossley from Leeds Beckett University, Ryan Jessop from the University of Hertfordshire, Aslinn Aijian Zha from Cardiff University, K...

Equipment Journal | March 09, 2020

Let’s clear up two things about artificial intelligence at the start. First, it’s a broad concept, not a specific product, in the same way hydraulics is a broad concept, not a specific product. Yes, both AI and hydraulics are fundamental to countless specific products, but neither is in and of itself a product. Second, you’re already using AI on a regular basis. You travel and pull out your smartphone to find the best place to get a burger in an unfamiliar city. A few taps and ...