The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has released a number of strategies on improving sustainability in its management of defence estates. Across the construction sector, the question of how the environment is impacted has become a bigger part of how projects are designed. Changes ranging from the design of buildings to on-site ...
The DCLPA at Worthy Down has made the switch to solar panels to save money and reduce their carbon footprint. The Defence College of Logistics, Policing, and Administration (DCLPA) at Worthy Down has installed solar panels through a partnership with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) working with Skanska and Aecom. The ...
The US DoD is working on construction standards after natural disasters caused extensive damage to military sites. Military installations will see an overhaul in construction standards after natural disasters caused extensive damage to China Lake in California and Tyndall Air Base in Florida. Assistant secretary of defense for sustainment Robert H. ...
In his recent spending review, Sajid Javid announced an extra £2.2billion for defence as part of general spending increases. In 2018, around 5,900 MOD jobs were in construction and many more were in shipbuilding and other manufacturing. Defence Online takes a look at how DIO plans for UK military bases ...