“The situation in Cornwall is another reminder of how ill-prepared we are to deal with the increased risk of flooding in future. We need to urgently make our communities more flood resilient, adopting a preventative approach rather than the traditional and unsustainable ‘defend at all odds’ approach.
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UK NEEDS TO RAISE ITS GAME ON CLIMATE CHANGE – CBI’S RICHARD LAMBERT
The CBI said today (Wednesday) that the UK must raise its game on climate change, warning that failure to act now could undermine our attractiveness as a place to invest.
Thomason’s Star Shines Brightly
Guildford, 16 November 2010: For the third year running, Britain’s tallest sustainable Christmas Tree, measuring 94ft to the top of its shining star, stands proudly over the Christmas festivities at the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet in Ellesmere Port, South Wirral. Courtesy of the design by the Guildford team at Thomasons, the nationwide civil and structural engineers, the 9.5 ton tree, with a classical conical and tapering shape, stands firmly bolted down on a prepared base.
Bentley and ARC Advisory Group Announce Live eSeminar Series Focused on Innovative IT Strategies, Best Practices, and Software for Infrastructure Asset Information Management
EXTON, Pa. – Nov. 4, 2010 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that it is collaborating with ARC Advisory Group (ARC), the leading research and advisory firm for industry and infrastructure, in the production and presentation of a complimentary four-part series of live eSeminars.
Welsh and Irish communities to benefit from Smart Coasts scheme
A £3.7m initiative to maximise the potential of the coastline on both sides of the Irish Sea will be launched [05.11.10].
Smart Coasts; Sustainable Communities will improve the quality of the coastal areas of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Swansea and Dublin to boost tourism and support local economies.