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AECOM, University of Salford Declare Research Collaboration
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Global engineering consultancy firm AECOM (ACM - Free Report) has entered into a major research partnership with the University of Salford to research the impact of major infrastructure programs on the natural environment.
The collaboration will fund research potentially directed toward studies and papers covering biodiversity disruptions during construction as well as the impact of building projects in ‘environmentally sensitive’ areas. The research areas will be selected to benefit particular schemes, in addition to help diminish adverse effects and improve environmental outcomes in future projects.
For instance, the research areas could comprise the projection of disturbances to sensitive species from construction activities, exploring potential concerns for wildlife while working in areas with contaminated sediments and scrutinizing awareness of biodiversity within construction areas.
The partnership is a result of AECOM’s environmental consultancy work for the Mersey Gateway Project – a major new transport scheme and one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the UK. AECOM is counseling on the multifaceted and sensitive estuarine environment of the construction areas.
AECOM has thus decided that further research on the impact of big infrastructure projects on similar sensitive environments would be valuable for sustainable construction. Knowledge about this issue will also facilitate the development of UK’s ambitious infrastructure pipeline.
AECOM believes that the UK government's national infrastructure plan, which includes $400 billion of investments in major infrastructure projects over the next five years, will offer it ample opportunities in the country.
However, AECOM is facing headwinds in some of its end markets. These include volatility in the oil and gas markets, declining oil prices and falling capital spending levels.
AECOM currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the broader industrial products sector include Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE - Free Report) , AO Smith Corp. (AOS - Free Report) and EnerSys (ENS - Free Report) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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AECOM, University of Salford Declare Research Collaboration
Global engineering consultancy firm AECOM (ACM - Free Report) has entered into a major research partnership with the University of Salford to research the impact of major infrastructure programs on the natural environment.
The collaboration will fund research potentially directed toward studies and papers covering biodiversity disruptions during construction as well as the impact of building projects in ‘environmentally sensitive’ areas. The research areas will be selected to benefit particular schemes, in addition to help diminish adverse effects and improve environmental outcomes in future projects.
For instance, the research areas could comprise the projection of disturbances to sensitive species from construction activities, exploring potential concerns for wildlife while working in areas with contaminated sediments and scrutinizing awareness of biodiversity within construction areas.
The partnership is a result of AECOM’s environmental consultancy work for the Mersey Gateway Project – a major new transport scheme and one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the UK. AECOM is counseling on the multifaceted and sensitive estuarine environment of the construction areas.
AECOM has thus decided that further research on the impact of big infrastructure projects on similar sensitive environments would be valuable for sustainable construction. Knowledge about this issue will also facilitate the development of UK’s ambitious infrastructure pipeline.
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AECOM believes that the UK government's national infrastructure plan, which includes $400 billion of investments in major infrastructure projects over the next five years, will offer it ample opportunities in the country.
However, AECOM is facing headwinds in some of its end markets. These include volatility in the oil and gas markets, declining oil prices and falling capital spending levels.
AECOM currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the broader industrial products sector include Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE - Free Report) , AO Smith Corp. (AOS - Free Report) and EnerSys (ENS - Free Report) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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