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BIM SPECIAL Graspingthe nettle
Engineers must embrace complex BIM software to stay ahead
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ICE NEWS
Brunei in London 2012 show Victorian engineering icon kicks off the 2012Olympies opening
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Peter Hansford named new chief construction adviser
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Thames Water looks to suppliers for innovation
12 L~tters
New nuclear, rail alliances and 2012 Olympie pride
27 Graduate Awards
Enter the annual hunt for the UK's rising stars
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Aremajorprojectsalways the best civilsexamples?
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Getting to grips with geotechnical software
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"We are benefiting 'rom a fairly draconian approach to road spaœ allocation, parking and roadworks.
And Ilike it!'
Bold infrastructure policy is a key 2012 Games legacy
The sight ofIsambard Kingdom BruneI directing the birth of the industrial revolution at the London 2012Olympic Games opening ceremony certainly made my heart leap.
Itwas fittingyet so unexpected that this celebration of British culture, achievement and values should have been underpinned by such a hie:h-vrotilenod to ene:ineersof the vasto
Who could not be in awe of the perfor- mances, the stories of individual sacrifice and struggle or the demonstration of skills perfected over years of dedieation?
who could not be in awe of the backdrop
- the magnificent velodrome, aquaties centre, stadium and the park, or the temporaryvenues atGreenwich, Horse GU~ut ror me one or me mos ImpreSSlVean unexpected things about the last couple of weeks has been the transformation of London from its usual overcrowded, congested chaos.
Instead we have comparative calinness on the roads, a functioning public transport system and public spaces that are a joy to be in.
It is almost as though the capital has taken the Olympie opportunity to reprogranIme its vital functions.
As AlexJan points out this week, much of this improvement in London's working has been the result of "breathtaking" policy deci- sions and changes that ordinarilywould have been consigned to the "too difficult" or "too ,
that constructed the 2012Olympie venues underlined the key role that modem engineers continue to make to society.
While we cannot all match the athletic achievements on display - and by the way, well done to structural engineer Freya Murray who represented Team GB in the marathon last Sunday - engineers can watch in the proud knowledge that engineering has been at the heart of this fabulous cultural event.
As you might have guessed, 1 have been transfixed by the Games for the last two weeks and will continue to be as we move into the Paralympies.
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politically undeliverable" basket (seepage 9).
Yet here we are benefiting from a fairly draconian approach to road space alloca- tion and traffic light phasing, a major shift in thinking around parking and deliveryvehicle timings and of course roadworks have been unilaterally banned. And 1like il.
Add to that th
smgle mmded plannmg process that Klcke in to enable the Olympie Park to be planned, constructed and commissioned in less than seven years. There are huge lessons to embrace.
Legacy me ans ensuring that London 2012
"inspires a generation" to boost the health of the nation while also continuing the transfor- mation of the long neglected Stratford area.
But the wider legacy must also be to continue, just as we saw in Brunel's day, to invest and make engineering decisions that really transform society.London 2012shows the impact that bold thinking, bold visions and bold policy can have -let's not stop.
