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From Cornwall to Gloucestershire, and almost everywhere in between, you can find evidence of the work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In fact, South West England is home to some of the great engineer’s most iconic and enduring designs such as Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and the Royal Albert Bridge…

 This video is from NCE TechFest 2022.  National Composites Centre construction lead Neil Appleton discusses the current landscape in material innovations and examines the technologies that are striving to make changes within the industry. Discover more about the innovations and technologies that are working to advance decarbonisation of infrastructure…

ICE policy and external affairs Trustee Jonathan Spruce has told a House of Lords committee of the need for long term certainty about infrastructure policy. He gave verbal evidence to the House of Lords built environment committee in December. Spruce spoke on the topic of “Infrastructure policy making and implementation…

High inflation, recession and supply chain uncertainty are jeopardising key infrastructure projects that are crucial to Britain’s chance at economic recovery, according to a new report from construction consultant Currie & Brown.

The 2023 Infrastructure Cost Predictions Report finds that the total cost of Britain’s National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is set…

Survey by ICE Community Advisory Boards sets out key issues that civil engineers will face in 2023, among them collaboration and data sharing.

Greater collaboration and better data sharing within and outside the civil engineering sector will be major themes for engineers next year, according to the ICE’s Infrastructure in 2023…

The Autumn Statement in November brought some positive news: there will be no spending cuts to public infrastructure projects over the next two years. As called for by the ICE, the government reaffirmed its commitment to 2020’s National Infrastructure Strategy. This includes Sizewell C, High Speed 2 to Manchester, East…

When I think about innovations, I often draw parallels to Formula 1 (F1) motor racing.

Innovations are important year on year in F1 for teams to remain competitive, to respond to legislative or physical changes and to continue to attract investment.  Formula 1 cars from 70 years ago, just wouldn’t…

Nasa has awarded a £46.6M ($57.2M) contract to US-based construction technology provider Icon for the development of a system that could help build infrastructure on the Moon.

The US space agency is planning for long-term human exploration of the Moon through what it calls the Artemis missions. Astronauts will be using…

The concept of inclusive design has become more inclusive in recent years. Not long ago it was largely focused on accessibility issues, but it has now expanded to acknowledge and address a wider set of impacts on all groups of people.

Planners, designers, and engineers, as well as their clients…

A week has turned out to be a long time in politics in recent months. I write these leaders with little certainty that the politicians – let alone the policies they are making – will still stand by the time someone reads the latest issue of NCE. However, new chancellor…