Introduction to the Built Environment and Northern Powerhouse Rail Construction

INTRODUCTION TO THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Sectors of built environment and the project...............................................................................3
Northern Powerhouse Rail construction......................................................................................4
Professionals and Professionals bodies involved in Northern Powerhouse Rail construction
project..........................................................................................................................................6
Benefits of construction industry to the UK economy and local communities...........................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Built environment basically refers to the surroundings that are human made and provide
settings for the human activities in particular, ranging in the scales from the parks and buildings
or even the green space that is within the neighbourhoods as well as the cities which often
involve the infrastructure that is supporting like the energy networks or the water supply in
particular (de Valence., 2018). Built environment mainly includes the physical parts in the
regions of living or working of individuals. His environment in particular is a major influence to
the levels of the physical activities of an individual or person. This topic is taken because in the
present environment it is very necessary to give relevance to such a topic. This topic in particular
includes the encompassing of the buildings that the people of the society live in the roads and the
railway lines they use for travelling, the electricity and the water and the other transportation
systems too. Hence, the topic is very essential to be researched as well as evaluated in detail.
And that is what is done in the essay below. This report in particular discusses regarding a
specific project of building of railway lines in the United Kingdom. The project is briefly
discussed in the first segment of the report. Then the sector in which the project that is selected is
categorized in is provided and a detailed background of the project in particular is also given
below. Also, the date of starting of the project and the end of the project is also given below.
Next, it also provides information regarding the project life cycle. The roles as well as the
responsibilities of the professional bodies that were involved in the project in particular and their
contribution in the completion of the overall project is also mentioned below.
MAIN BODY
Sectors of built environment and the project
The construction industry in particular is one of the fastest growing industry that has
grown and developed a lot over the last decade. The construction industry is basically divided
into three major sectors, these sectors are namely, infrastructure, industrial and buildings. The
buildings' construction mainly focuses on the process of the addition of the structures to the areas
of land. Typical activities of construction are undertaken either by the owner or by the person or
governmental body who has compulsorily bought the land from the owner. This construction is
further categorized into non- residential and residential construction. Industrial construction is
comparatively a smaller aspect of the overall construction industry in particular. Industrial
construction mainly involves the off shore construction in particular (Donaubauer. Meyer. and

Nunnenkamp., 2016). Such as mining, chemical processing, mills, power generation, etc.
Infrastructure constructions in particular refers to the construction of the highways, bridges,
railways, public works, etc. It is also known as the heavy or the civil engineering in particular.
All these sectors work in different dimensions of the society. Each of the sectors or the aspects
are equally important or necessary for the individuals living in the society and the companies or
the businesses that work in the society or the environment as well.
The Northern Powerhouse Rail construction project is a very big project in the history of
construction industry of the United Kingdom in particular (Raikes., 2019). This a major and very
essential rail programme that is designed for the purpose of substantial enhancement of the
economic potential of Northern England. This programme is regarding the new as well as the
significantly railway lines that require to be upgraded. The major aim of the project was to
transform the railway services between the towns and the regions that it was covering in the
overall journey of the train.
Northern Powerhouse Rail construction
The project that has been selected in particular which is Northern Powerhouse Rail
construction project comes under the infrastructure construction in particular. This is because the
project is related to the construction of the railway tracks and the development or the
enhancement of the overall rail services that is provided in the regions as well as the towns that it
covers in particular (Martin. and Gardiner, 2018). This is the reason why it is categorized under
the infrastructure construction specifically. The project mainly aims at improving the public
transportation facilities and the journey times in between the major cities that are located in
Northern England in particular. The railway connections before the project started were slow and
improvisation was required necessarily. The construction of this railway line will support or
allow the commuters to be able to travel more freely to work and will also allow these cities to
become one big economy and further compete together rather than having competition against
each other. This will not only help the individuals but also help in the enhancement of the
economic conditions of the United Kingdom which will further lead to better society and
lifestyles. Hence, it is not made for a single purpose, it has many reasons to be constructed in
particular.
The project of Northern Powerhouse Rail construction was launched in the year 2016 in
the month of September in particular (Headlam., 2019). The project has been completed in