This project aims to deliver a novel technology for in-situ repair of existing infrastructure, such as coastal and flood defences, based on Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP). MICP can provide a sustainable alternative to demolishing, disposing of, and rebuilding infrastructure using high carbon materials such as steel and concrete.

**TRAMS-Enterprise** will develop a consistent, sector-wide framework (rules, guidance) to manage trusted and responsible data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning-based solutions for the construction sector. In doing this, it draws on the requirements, experience and expertise of leading construction contractors and other industry bodies and experts developing AI solutions for construction. It addresses sector-wide bottlenecks limiting the development/adoption/diffusion of AI/ML solutions for on-site construction. In parallel, the project will directly support UK SMEs in further developing AI-based solutions for construction. The development of these solutions has been restricted by factors such as access to construction data (including trust/responsibility-related issues). It will enable these SMEs to develop data pre-processing and AI-based analysis tools per the TRAMS-Enterprise framework, supported by construction sector representatives who will be potential customers. The project will be led by UK SME **Glideology** (collation and pre-processing of visual/camera data from construction sites. Glideology led the TRAMS-Construct Phase 1 feasibility study, which defined the need for the framework. Glideology will be supported by UK SMEs **Unit9** (integrating real-time site data with Building information models; BIM) and **Assentian** (developing AI-based solutions for sectors including construction). **Cranfield University** will support solution development and validation. Construction RTO **BRE** (via industry body 'Constructing Excellence') will coordinate a sector-wide approach to framework development with contractors **BAM Nuttall, Babcock, Skanska** and **Costain** participating as project partners, supporting the development of the framework and specific AI-based solutions developed by the SMEs. BRE will also support Glideology on project management. The main outputs will be: * A working and adopted version of the framework, with potential models for its continued use as a construction industry approach. * Proof-of-concept versions of AI-based solutions developed by UK SMEs. By addressing sector-wide bottlenecks, TRAMS-Enterprise will accelerate the growth of the UK market for digital and AI-enabled construction management solutions.

**PRISM** will develop a digitally-enabled construction planning and management solution that delivers step-change productivity improvements for on-site construction. On-site construction is impacted by multiple issues that can accrue over time to cause overall programme delays and increase project risk. Short-term (Lookahead) planning aims to avoid/minimise these delays by enabling incrementally better decisions on a daily basis. To do this, accurate information on issues such as task progress, resource availability/utilisation and site-specific factors (e.g. materials to be moved, ground conditions, access, weather) is essential. However, to date such information is obtained only via feedback from manual inspection or from 'ad-hoc' updates from site managers after task completion or when issues have already arisen. PRISM addresses this challenge. It builds on opportunities created by digital devices such as fixed and mobile cameras/scanners that enable continuous site monitoring. The use of these new technologies in construction is growing and will accelerate, facilitated by recent innovations such as high speed, low-latency 5G networks. However, these solutions currently require expert staff to monitor/interpret images, potentially leading to data overload (with users unable to know where to focus attention), or limiting their full benefit to specific/focussed scenarios. PRISM will therefore develop an analysis engine that uses AI-based algorithms (applied to filtered/triaged data feeds from on-site monitoring devices) to generate targeted information on critical construction tasks in near real-time. The resulting information streams will be integrated into lookahead planning, enabling site mangers to rapidly react to evolving issues, avoiding time/cost-critical delays by rescheduling activities or reallocating resources. The project will develop a pre-commercial 'minimum-viable-product' solution for rapid deployment and which can be enhanced over time. PRISM will be led by UK SME **Trackchain** (data analytics) with **Glideology** (data collation/triaging) and **Aphex** (lookahead planning), supported by leading construction contractors **BAM** and **Costain**, and the Building Research Establishment (**BRE**).

Construction has not seen productivity improvements common to other industrial sectors. The sector is responding to this, aiming to optimise the productivity of the end-to-end process via digitalisation, automation and off-site manufacturing. On-site construction presents a unique, challenging environment but opportunities for digitalisation and automation occur from day one. High-speed, low latency digital connectivity is key to ensure that these digital solutions can be fully and effectively deployed. 5G networks have the potential to enable this connectivity. However, construction projects are often delivered in geographically 'remote' locations or in urban contexts where connectivity (digital, power and other utilities) are not in place at the start of on-site work. The location of activity can also move as project work progresses (e.g. linear infrastructure; roads, rail, sea defences). The need for continuous, high quality data connectivity in these situations presents a major challenge for construction contractors. '5G-CONQuEST' addresses this challenge, providing an innovative plug-and-play solution that can be readily tailored to the needs of a specific site, delivering full 5G coverage from the outset with 'green' power generated in-situ. Once activity is complete it can be easily removed and installed at another location. It will be robust enough for use in the often-harsh environment of on-site construction. The project will be led by UK SME Glideology (system integrator), supported by SMEs Attocore (5G core) and Leading Edge (off-grid energy), with leading construction contractor BAM and the Building Research Establishment (BRE). 5G-CONQuEST will accelerate the development and uptake of an 'ecosystem' of digital solutions aimed at construction (e.g. autonomous surveying, remote visualisation and teleoperations solutions) that improve both productivity and on-site safety. It will support UK 5G component supply chains.

Occupational hearing loss is the most prevalent occupational disease in industrialised countries with up to 24% of hearing impairment attributed to occupational noise. It is a Global challenge with significant economic social and physiological impacts-that results in preventable ill health for millions of people. In the US over 10 million workers suffer from the effects of hearing loss due to excessive noise exposures on the job with \>1.1M UK workers exposed to noise above 85dB and therefore at risk of hearing damage. Despite this prevalence, technological advancement in protection equipment in recent decades has been severely limited, failing to keep pace with user requirements. Passive ear defenders (plugs/muffs) remain the mainstay providing a fixed level of protection but failing to address key user challenges such as interference with on-the job communication with users often required to remove hearing protection to communicate -- inadvertently exposing themselves to damaging noise, product misuse (studies indicating that up to 40% of workers are inadequately protected by earplugs through poor fitting) with limited awareness of the surrounding environment during use (audibility of safety/warning signals). Eartex, a London based SME, seeks to address these challenges through the development of the first ear defender headset (EAVE) that uniquely combines the capability of real-time monitoring and reporting of noise exposure, personalised hearing protection and wireless communication into a single product and at a cost to enable mass deployment. Through the collaboration with BAM Nuttall the approach offers: 1\. A wireless mesh network headset for dynamic group communication, self-programmable to the user and changing environment noise levels 2\. Real-time Fit Check and hearing test built in to the device to indicate product misuses 3\. Real-time mapping of noise exposure and personalised reporting to include 'risk awareness alerts' that automatically identify changes in sound from a normal working environment, both protecting works and identifying maintenance issues/asset integrity. With support through Innovate UK a 21-month programme of research is required to deliver a prototype validated by end-users in a pilot study. If successful this combined functionality has the potential to truly disrupt the hearables market with global exploitation potential as an Industry 4.0 product with wider potential in Healthcare and Consumer markets. For every £1 invested by taxpayers for this project, Eartex are forecast to return £10.90 within the first 5 years of operation.

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It may be annoying for you when it rains, you get your brolly out and move on, but for the construction industry it raises a whole host of questions. Is this above or below the 10 year average? Is it disrupting work, by how long and what's the cost? As it stands today weather related disputes in contracts last up to and over 12 months and can have millions of pounds hanging in the balance. It's a wasteful and stressful process that creates friction and reduces productivity. That's where the EHAB Weather Ledger (EWL) comes in, we deploy Internet of Things devices on construction sites to take hyper-localised weather readings, record this to a blockchain that all parties agree is the digital 'source of truth' and we provide self-executing smart contract clauses which calculate the outputs and compensation requirements, only needing human input if a complication arises. Bad weather is annoying for everyone and it's about time to take this outdated process off the plate of public and private contractors.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the latest digital technologies, factory production processes and waste reduction systems into an integrated design development programme. This project will act as proof of concept that the resulting power station design would meet societal, environmental, technical and commercial requirements. The consortium of 10 organisations delivering the project are targeting successful delivery of this initial phase of work within 16 months. Upon successful completion of this project, the consortium intends to continue development of the novel small modular nuclear power station design; with the expressed goal of deploying a fleet of these cost effective, low-carbon power stations through the 2030s and 2040s both in the UK and around the world. Ultimately, this will enable the UK to meet its carbon reduction goals, address the global climate change challenge and access an export market worth in excess of £200Bn by the 2030s. Successful delivery of this project will yield technologies, processes and tools that are also applicable to other novel power station designs, such as advanced modular reactors (AMR), future fusion programmes and other major infrastructure programmes.

The Sustainable Asphalt project proposed by BAM will reduce the environmental impact of constructing and maintaining highways in the UK, directly contributing to Highways England's Theme 4 Energy and Environment objectives. Compared with "hot mix asphalt" traditionally used on the UK network, Sustainable Asphalt: - is produced at lower temparatures (reducing energy and carbon consumption); - incorporates higher quantities of recycled material (reducing both consumption of natural resources and generation of waste streams); and - offers enhhanced durability ( realising additional whole life environmental and cost benefits by reducing the need for repairs and increasing the time between planned maintenance operations). This project will conduct laboratory trials using the Sustainable Asphalt approach to prove its suitability for use on the strategic road network in England, and will undertake the essential work to required to update the relevant UK asphalt specifications to enable the improved sustainability and reduced environmental impact to be realised in future highway construction and maintenance programmes

"**Challenge** - Understanding and accurately predicting concrete curing time is critical to construction projects as curing dictates subsequent build and fitting activity. But concrete curing time cannot be predicted given site-specific complex variables and human error. This results in time wastage, fines and poor productivity. **Project** -- CORE will allow Converge and BAM Nuttall to develop technology to improve construction productivity."

"The construction industry has poor productivity compared to other sectors in part as a result of the diverse and changing project environments. Often it is constrained by the reluctance to explore and adopt technology that is more accepted and mature in other sectors. However recently there is increasing focus on thinking of construction as a manufacturing industry and part of this approach it to take tasks off-site so that they can be undertaken in a controlled factory environment. However there is an ongoing need to have a construction site as being the place where the output from the construction industry is delivered. It is in this site environment that we are proposing to improve productivity by increasing the effectiveness of the people employed there. UK Construction sites are highly regulated in terms of health, safety and environmental matters and this has introduced additional resources to monitor and manage these aspects. The advancement of technology in respect of increasing capacity and decreasing cost coupled with greater awareness of the potential internet connected devices has created perfect conditions for us to explore how this can bring benefit to the construction industry and drive safer sites, and higher quality and productivity. There is pressure on the availability of skilled experienced construction professionals caused by an aging workforce so therefore we must ensure that they are supported with appropriate tools in order to make the best use of their time and skills. On construction sites, human resources are often engaged in activities that do not add value and they should therefore be freed from these low value tasks which are more suited to automation through the application of appropriate technology. The Learning Camera is a flexible solution that allows users to train a standard web camera attached to a ruggedised edge computer which is linked to an online dashboard. The device is programmed to recognise a scenario on site and when the content of that view differs then an alert or action is automatically issued so that someone can attend to the situation. It is intended that this tool is a collaborative innovation solution that can be readily applied to new use cases identified by users on construction sites. It will be designed to be resilient and low cost, and able to operate in a typical construction environment in variable weather and environmental conditions."

Civil engineers inject cement grouts into the ground for a wide range of applications including ground strengthening and the creation of underground barriers to contain pollutants in rocks and soils. At present, it is not possible to detect where grouts go in the ground. This can result in too much grout being injected (to be on the safe side), drilling of unnecessary injection holes and a lack of data for design. In some circumstances, gaps in grouted underground barriers may remain unknown. This is of particular concern where hydraulic containment is key to safety. This project aims to develop the world's first detectable grouting technology (DETECTAGROUT). We will introduce specialist additives to cementitious grouts. These additives will then enable the grout to be detected using geophysical methods. We will develop a numerical model to accurately predict the 3D shape of the grouted rock volume as it evolves, using methods similar to those used to interpret medical scans in hospitals e.g. MRI, CT and ultrasound imaging. Cement production contributes ~5% of annual global CO2 emissions. DETECTAGROUT could help to lower cement usage and therefore reduce CO2 emissions. reducingatmospheric carbon emissions. Additionally This new detectable grouting system will enable a reduction in cement usage, resulting in a positive reduction of carbon emissions .

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