Luxembourg’s free public transport sounds great, but it won’t help people get from A to BJanuary 29, 2019
The whole idea of free public transport is utterly simplistic because of the complex, interrelated composition of demographic, socioeconomic and geopoli...
Urban planning is failing children and breaching their human rights – here’s what needs to be doneJanuary 15, 2019
Children are being left out of decisions about the environments created around them, when really, their needs should be at the heart of them, writes Jen...
How will San Francisco’s skyscrapers fare after the next Big One?November 27, 2018
Civil engineers are working with the city to mitigate disruption and lost economic activity should downtown buildings be damaged, writes Edmund Andrews...
Nicaragua, Panama and the dream of a canal: Part 1November 13, 2018
With Nicaragua planning a new canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific, Sean Brady considers the lessons of the Panama Canal when engineers face up to nat...
Hothouse Earth: Our planet has been here before – here’s what it looked likeOctober 30, 2018
Even if carbon emissions are reduced to the Paris 2°C level, changes already afoot in the environment such as melting permafrost and forest die-back co...
DCU Water Institute teams up with firm using tech to solve environmental issuesOctober 30, 2018
DCU Water Institute and Ambisense awarded Enterprise Ireland Small Business Innovation Research funding...
Charting the Earth’s future for the 21st centuryOctober 16, 2018
MIT report highlights challenges and opportunities for conserving natural resources and stabilising the climate...
Viruses influenced gene sharing between Neanderthals and humansOctober 16, 2018
A study is reporting new details about the role of viruses in shaping evolution, in particular viral interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals...
Revealed: Areas in Ireland most at risk from sinkholes and subsidenceOctober 2, 2018
Most vulnerable counties are Galway, Clare and Roscommon, while Wexford and Wicklow are least likely to be affected by subsidence...
Ardmac receives certification for new ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management StandardSeptember 14, 2018
Ardmac, the international construction specialist, has received certification for compliance with the new ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety...
Why electrical engineering is fundamental in green buildingsSeptember 4, 2018
Making all building systems electrical only makes sense if generation relies less on fossil fuels and more on green sources such as hydroelectricity, so...
Global warming may be twice what climate models predictSeptember 4, 2018
Past warming events suggest climate models fail to capture true warming under business-as-usual scenarios...
Reanimating functional wetlands and applying the ‘Integrated Constructed Wetland’ conceptJuly 24, 2018
The authors focus on the value of reanimating wetlands within the context of catchment functional dynamics, with particular emphasis on water quality...
Cardboard bridge key feature of ‘The People Build’ at Galway International Arts FestivalJuly 24, 2018
The cardboard bridge at Waterside, floated out on boats, serves as a testimony to Galway’s River Corrib viaduct, once part of the famous Galway to Cli...
Russia’s first-of-its-kind floating nuclear plant begins its first voyageJune 12, 2018
The world’s first floating nuclear power plant set on its first voyage in April 2018. The Russian Akademik Lomonosov has media, environmental groups a...
Waste and environmental firm ATG Group secures £3.5m contractMay 15, 2018
Coleraine-based waste and environmental specialist ATG Group, has secured a £3.5 million contract in the republic
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Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal for UCD geologistApril 3, 2018
University College Dublin academic Professor John J Walsh has been awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Irish Academy for his outstanding contribution to g...
Online Environmental Management Programme at UCDMarch 20, 2018
This covers over three modules: Introduction to Environmental Science and Health; Environmental Legislation and Regulation; and Environmental Assessment...
Engineering consultancy Sweco to double headcount in Cork to 20February 20, 2018
Established in Cork last May, it plans to double headcount to 20 over next 12 months to deliver pipeline of multidisciplinary work across transportation...
Wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion – bridging the skills gapFebruary 6, 2018
Matt Smyth looks at the challenges faced by employers to meet the demand for skilled workers in engineering and science, and the investment required to...