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A database of documents and reports released by industry bodies. You can download the document by clicking on its title, and can filter reports by author or subject. If you have a report you would like to submit to the Rail Hub, please email [email protected].

 

  • Off-site manufacture for construction: building for change

    19/07/2018
    House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee SearchResearchItems

    This report argues that the combined effect of various problems means “the construction sector as it is currently constituted cannot efficiently meet the need for housing, and may struggle to meet the need for infrastructure”. However, it says that off-site manufacture “could help the sector to meet these needs” and provides “clear and tangible benefits which make a compelling case for its widespread use”. These include better quality, increased productivity, improved safety and sustainability, and reduced disruption to communities. An example given is Witham station, where a “new booking hall structure was created within one week on-site, compared to the eight weeks required for traditional techniques.”

  • Connected and autonomous vehicles: the future?

    01/03/2017
    House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee SearchResearchItems

    Is government too focussed on the potential of automated cars rather than automated vehicles in other sectors? This wide-ranging report argues that government should play a coordinating role with stakeholders and take a leading role with development of standards. However, it also contends that the government “must broaden its focus so that its work on CAV [Connected and Autonomous Vehicles] cuts across all sectors and does not focus so heavily on highly-automated private road vehicles.”