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Spotlight | Resilient Infrastructure for Northern Ireland
With the recent return of the Northern Ireland Executive (NI Executive), a focus on infrastructure resilience is urgently needed. The February 2024 return of the NI Executive after another hiatus has been greeted with cautious optimism. All our new ministers have huge challenges to face and difficult decisions ahead against…
Trustee View | Adding social value to infrastructure
We all know about the Nimbys. We also know there are Bananas (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything). Some with good reason, some less so. So how do we overcome people’s general antipathy towards critical infrastructure? In my role I encounter people genuinely worried and often angry about the visual…
ICE publishes a series of equality blogs
A series of ICE website blogs exploring measures to promote gender equality in the workplace marked International Women’s Day on 8 March.
New ICE President’s award for BCIA announced
The British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) has launched an ICE President’s Award category.
Trustee’s View | Addressing engineers’ carbon impact
As a specialist in whole life carbon management and ICE Trustee for carbon and climate, I am pleased to see the increased attention being given to decarbonisation by the Institution and the wider industry. At the start of the year, the ICE challenged the industry to make carbon management mainstream…
Lighthouse | What should the ‘day one’ infrastructure priorities be for the next parliament?
A General Election is due before late January 2025. The next British government will have to focus minds and accelerate net zero delivery through decisive leadership and bold decision making. In the recent Budget, chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that the next Spending Review will take place after the election. This…
Spotlight | Sustainability is key to major projects
When new large-scale infrastructure projects are first presented to the public, the gut reaction of many, including engineers, is to jump immediately to what it will cost. People want to know the required budget and how long it will take to pay itself off. Questions are also raised about the…
ICE forms partnership with University of Bristol
ICE and University of Bristol sign agreement to help civil engineering graduates and undergraduates develop as professionals.
ICE sends strong carbon reduction message with two new reports
Two key ICE reports published since the start of the year have highlighted the importance of decarbonisation.