First published 25 April 2022, by Construction News. A cloud-based platform developed by a Costain-led team could boost the amount of construction work approved by major clients, a key figure has claimed. Neil Robertson, chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Rail, said the… Read More »Cloud-based platform ‘could create more construction work’
Procurement and technical approval rules hamper innovation in transport infrastructure, says TIES Living Lab Programme lead and NSAR chief executive Neil Robertson. These obstacles mean the sector lags behind others in terms of modernisation, but the TIES Living Lab aims to change that. To accelerate… Read More »speeding up infrastructure decisions through data integration
A cloud-based platform developed by a Costain-led team could boost the amount of construction work approved by major clients, a key figure has claimed. Neil Robertson, chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Rail, said the Intelligent Infrastructure Control Centre (IICC) could help prove… Read More »Cloud-based platform ‘could create more construction work’
This week, Minister for Industry Lee Rowley saw first-hand the manufacturing process for a brand-new innovative cooling system for TfL’s tube network that will help mitigate platform temperature rises as train frequency is increased. The Minister was shown the new system by Ray Woolley, MD of… Read More »Minister for Industry Lee Rowley visits Direct Engineering for an update on TIES Living Lab Tube Project
TIES Living Lab are pleased to announce the launch of their Online Advanced Learning series, beginning on Friday 22nd April 2022. Working closely together with the government, i3P, the Construction Innovation Hub and academia, TIES Living Lab is a transformative collaboration of 25 partners focusing… Read More »TIES Living Lab Launch Online Advanced Learning Series
We are thrilled that in a category with impressive entries from others on the shortlist, Bryden Wood, the team supplying the Cable Route Management System in partnership with Transport for London (TfL) and Innovate UK, for the TIES Living Lab project – which aims at… Read More »Bryden Wood win at the New Civil Engineer Tech Awards
NSAR hosted their first event under the banner ‘The future’s here now’ in collaboration with the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) on the 8th December ’21. Recently The Rail Industry Association published a report on the ECDP and Rail Business Daily released an article on… Read More »RIA Report recognises ECDP as a new model for delivery
Construction News ran a recent feature on TIES Living Lab, which recently marked its one year anniversary. They speak with NSAR Chief Executive and Living Lab Programme Lead Neil Robertson, who explains how Living Lab is driving the uptake of modern methods of construction across… Read More »The quiet revolution in transport infrastructure
Doug Forbes of Whole Life Consultants, Chris Fry of Accelar, and Neil Robertson of NSAR presented a session at the RICS Global Infrastructure Conference on June 14th. Neil Robertson introduced the session with an overview of the Living Lab programme, and how the Living Lab… Read More »TIES Living Lab at RICS Global Infrastructure Conference
NSAR’s own Neil Robertson contributed to Rail Technology Magazine’s March 2021 issue. Neil points out the poor track record of large transport infrastructure projects, delivering late, over budget, failing to secure the benefits expected, or cancelled after a significant investment. TIES Living Lab will demonstrate… Read More »Living Lab contribution to our green future