Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
The fighting between Israel and Hamas, which launched a surprise attack on Saturday, is the latest in seven decades of war and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has drawn in outside powers and destabilised the wider Middle East.
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Friday Reading Edition 174 (13th October 2023)
There is potential for a further deterioration in the security environment. Israel is expected to begin a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip in the coming days.
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Friday Reading Edition 172 (29th September 2023)
Perspectives on the global construction industry, highlighting regional insights and construction insurance rate trends.
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Friday Reading Edition 172 (29th September 2023)
More on the speculation that plans for a high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester could be cancelled.
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Friday Reading Edition 172 (29th September 2023)
Advisers, MPs and former ministers are sharply split over committing or quitting on the high-speed rail line.
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Friday Reading Edition 172 (29th September 2023)
From an optimistic 2022, the forecast for the forthcoming year has taken an unexpected slump with looming worries about materials costs and inflation to gloomy reports such as that from data specialist Glenigan predicting a 2 per cent fall in most types of projects.
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Friday Reading Edition 172 (29th September 2023)
Large infrastructure projects suffer from significant undermanagement of risk throughout the life cycle of a project, as the management of risk isn’t properly accounted for in their planning.
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Friday Reading Edition 171 (22nd September 2023)
Car manufacturers appear split on the decision by the government to delay the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales.
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Friday Reading Edition 171 (22nd September 2023)
The Prime Minister has outlined plans to delay some climate targets, saying they will save people money. Experts give their view
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Friday Reading Edition 171 (22nd September 2023)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak explains his new approach to Net Zero.
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