Podcasts

This episode explores how innovative approaches can make nature-based solutions mainstream and economically viable while addressing complex challenges like urban flooding, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable investment opportunities.

The final episode of the mini-series looks at the Legacy of Excellence being delivered by The Lower Thames Crossing. A pathfinder project for National Highways, it will transform project delivery of the future. Guests include Shaun Pidcock, Programme Director, Lower Thames Crossing, Claire L Seward, Technical Director, AtkinsRéalis and Jasvir K Sandhu, Customer and Social Impact Lead, Balfour Beatty.

The Journey to Net Zero and Resilience is the topic of discussion for Stephen Elderkin, Director of Environmental Sustainability, National Highways, Simon Shapcott, Net Zero Director, AtkinsRéalis and Vicki Limbrick, Energy Manager, Balfour Beatty, as the industry strives to meet net zero targets, decarbonise and make our network more resilient.

In episode 2 of our mini-series, Nicola Bell MBE, Executive Director - Major Projects, National Highways is joined by Louise Haining, Managing Director, Connect Plus Services, M25 DBFO and Claire Gowson, Technical Director, AtkinsRéalis to discuss Next Generation Asset Management.

Join industry experts Andrew Page-Dove, Operational Control Director, National Highways, Andrew Dodsworth, Programme Director, Balfour Beatty, and Matt Peck, Director of Innovation, AtkinsRéalis as they discuss the future of road transport.

Mini-series preview looking at the future of the UK’s road network, with guests from National Highways, Balfour Beatty, and AtkinsRéalis, recorded live at Highways UK.

Listen to this panel discussion from UKREiiF, where special guests discuss place-based growth and the need for private sector investment.

What can contractors glean about their future pipelines after the Labour government’s first month in power? CN editor Colin Marrs is joined by former-Mace-executive-turned-MP Mike Reader MP and Viral Desai, planning, environmental consenting and communities practice director at consultant AtkinsRéalis.

In this episode, Darren Martin, Chief Digital Officer, discusses the role new machine learning and AI tools will play across the work of architecture, engineering and construction firms.

In this episode, we consider what intersectionality means for engineering workplaces, and the work engineers deliver.

In this episode, we learn about the challenges of decarbonising at pace from exhibitors and speakers at the Innovation Zero conference in London.

Our Managing Director for Transportation UK & Ireland, Colette Carroll, discusses transportation's crucial role in the UK economy but says barriers are holding it back - from capacity issues to fiscal struggles and regulatory hurdles.

In this episode we look at the issue of intermittency in a country making a rapid shift away from fossil fuels and towards a renewables-heavy grid.

Our new Chief Digital Officer, Darren Martin, shares his insight and helps draw a line between the work that can be done by machines, and the work that must be performed by humans.

Discussion about some of challenges that we face to deliver the cities and spaces of tomorrow.

Voices from across the industry share stories as to why they chose a career in social value.

Discussion on what is needed to understand water quality and put in place measures to improve it.

A delve into the ways VR is reshaping construction processes.

Discussion on the role of the UK government’s Business of Resilience Taskforce and the case for investing in resilience, before disaster strikes.

In this episode we venture into the future of engineering through the eyes of young engineers?

How can modern engineering techniques help countries build resilience and strengthen their defense infrastructure?

What can an engineer or town planner learn from a computer game Viking?

Discussion on how Saudi Arabia is looking to the past, as well as the future as it reshapes its economy for the future.

Find out how the role of the O&M contractor is changing.

Discussion on the opportunity to reduce the carbon impact of the wastewater industry.

What is the extent of the planning and investment required for the transition to a green grid?

Discussion about an emerging new model for megaprojects delivery.

How can owners secure their assets against risks like climate change and disease lockdowns?

Discussion on how we go about creating the green airports of the future.

Exploration of the rise in robotics for nuclear decommissioning.

A look at the decades-long process of regional rebalancing.

Exploration of the role of data and its analysis when it comes to climate resilience.

Find out how we're retaining the efficiency of Canada's most efficient commuter rail line. 

How can inefficient, dated structures play a part in the city of the future?

Find out how investment in new technology can solve mining's carbon problem.

Find out how our state-of-the-art engineering facility is pioneering digital innovation. 

In this episode we talk about building an inclusive culture of support & encouragement.

Discussion about the creation of digital twins in project planning and the benefits for the nuclear sector. 

We discuss how data science is becoming increasingly important in an ever more complicated sector.

This episode is about how to get social right…and how to avoid getting it wrong.

The case for green hydrogen and how its success is dependent on the creation of a connected system.

Discussion about Small Modular Reactors (SMR) and the revolution that is underway in the nuclear industry.

In this episode we explore how to decarbonise the built environment.

Discussion about the pioneering work being done in the use of conservation dogs on major infrastructure.

The role of climate change in extreme weather events and the tools and information to help the defence sector.

Listen to how we can mitigate the damage of fossil fuel-powered industrialisation with new energy.

Discussion about the massive cultural shift in how we design.

Discussion as to whether we can reach the UK’s 2050 Net Zero target without more nuclear power.

Discussion about the needs of the UK energy system to meet the UK’s 2050 Net Zero target.