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Welcome to Rob Hakimian’s website, collecting together the best of his writing from over the years.

How local authorities are innovating to get to grips with carbon net zero targets

How local authorities are innovating to get to grips with carbon net zero targets

“If you are going to try and make reductions [in carbon], you’ve got to have ability to know what you can reduce over what period,” he says. “In terms of how local authorities should approach this, it should cascade down corporately, with clear ambition and targets. That isn’t really happening from what I’m seeing.”

I spoke to WSP director of local transport Matthew Lugg and Adept Live Labs programme director Giles Perkins about Local Authorities’ challenges of fixing local roads on tight budgets. Have a read here.

Could basalt reinforcement replace steel in infrastructure construction?

Could basalt reinforcement replace steel in infrastructure construction?

Bubble curtain speeds up Tyneside piling works by dampening noise

Bubble curtain speeds up Tyneside piling works by dampening noise