ICE news, updates and insights | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:06:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png ICE news, updates and insights | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer New guide to help boost productivity https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/new-guide-to-help-boost-productivity-20-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/new-guide-to-help-boost-productivity-20-12-2023/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 02:15:31 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271857 A new guide providing practical advice for boosting productivity across the infrastructure lifecycle, has been published by the ICE.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/new-guide-to-help-boost-productivity-20-12-2023/feed/ 0 Lighthouse | The UK is not alone when it comes to grid capacity challenges https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-the-uk-is-not-alone-when-it-comes-to-grid-capacity-challenges-20-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-the-uk-is-not-alone-when-it-comes-to-grid-capacity-challenges-20-12-2023/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 02:00:31 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271878 In late November, chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out the government’s latest spending plans in the 2023 Autumn Statement.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-the-uk-is-not-alone-when-it-comes-to-grid-capacity-challenges-20-12-2023/feed/ 0 Nominations deadline for 11 ICE Council places is 29 March https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/nominations-deadline-for-11-ice-council-places-is-29-march-20-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/nominations-deadline-for-11-ice-council-places-is-29-march-20-12-2023/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 02:00:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271848 ICE Council is seeking new members for the session which begins in November.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/nominations-deadline-for-11-ice-council-places-is-29-march-20-12-2023/feed/ 0 Jim Hall to be next ICE President https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/jim-hall-to-be-next-ice-president-19-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/jim-hall-to-be-next-ice-president-19-12-2023/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:30:27 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271845 Hall succeeds Anusha Shah in November. He is an academic widely recognised for his research into water resource risk analysis.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/jim-hall-to-be-next-ice-president-19-12-2023/feed/ 0 Trustee’s View | An opportunity to commemorate Smeaton https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/trustees-view-an-opportunity-to-commemorate-smeaton-19-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/trustees-view-an-opportunity-to-commemorate-smeaton-19-12-2023/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:15:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271840 The “father of civil engineering” John Smeaton is credited with coining the term civil engineer. His legacy is impressive, and includes many famous structures such as the Eddystone Lighthouse.  He also founded the first engineering society in the world – the Society of Civil Engineers,…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/trustees-view-an-opportunity-to-commemorate-smeaton-19-12-2023/feed/ 0 Spotlight | Maximising benefits for the North https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/spotlight-maximising-benefits-for-the-north-19-12-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/spotlight-maximising-benefits-for-the-north-19-12-2023/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:00:06 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=271832 The UK’s infrastructure industry might be forgiven for being downhearted as we come into the New Year. Confidence in major project and programme delivery is at, what feels like, an all time low. The cancellation of Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2) is a…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/spotlight-maximising-benefits-for-the-north-19-12-2023/feed/ 0 Lighthouse | The second National Infrastructure Assessment is published – now what? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-the-second-national-infrastructure-assessment-is-published-now-what-21-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-the-second-national-infrastructure-assessment-is-published-now-what-21-11-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:45:46 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270606 It has been an eventful few months for UK infrastructure policy, even by recent standards. Industry warnings about offshore wind incentives were ignored, net zero policies were scaled back, and the northern leg of High Speed 2 was cancelled. Within this whirlwind policy environment, the…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-the-second-national-infrastructure-assessment-is-published-now-what-21-11-2023/feed/ 0 First Chartered Infrastructure Engineer named https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/first-chartered-infrastructure-engineer-named-21-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/first-chartered-infrastructure-engineer-named-21-11-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:45:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270596 Aecom decarbonisation technical director Chris Landsburgh (above) has been awarded the new title of Chartered Infrastructure Engineer.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/first-chartered-infrastructure-engineer-named-21-11-2023/feed/ 0 Engineers must work in harmony with nature says new ICE President https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/engineers-must-work-in-harmony-with-nature-says-new-ice-president-21-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/engineers-must-work-in-harmony-with-nature-says-new-ice-president-21-11-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:30:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270592 New ICE President Anusha Shah delivered her Presidential Address on 7 November.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/engineers-must-work-in-harmony-with-nature-says-new-ice-president-21-11-2023/feed/ 0 Tall building competence register to be set up https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/tall-building-competence-register-to-be-set-up-21-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/tall-building-competence-register-to-be-set-up-21-11-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:15:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270588 ICE/IStructE initiative to register competence of engineers working on tall buildings to reassure public about the safety of these structures

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