ICE Tech Talks

How to put social value at the heart of infrastructure

James Crumly, ICE knowledge research lead, discusses Glasgow's Stockingfield Bridge project with Richard Millar, chief operating officer at Scottish Canals, and Alison Ramsey, social value and performance manager at public-sector procurement organisation Scape. 
They describe how social value was central to the planning, design and delivery of the project, the role that engineers can play in driving outcomes, and what value looks like to stakeholders over the life of an asset. 

Nature-based solutions for new and existing water infrastructure

Low-carbon energy: Ensuring a whole-life approach to renewable infrastructure delivery

Transport: Embracing technology to meet the net-zero challenge

Industry approaches to productivity and the use of technology

Driving change, productivity and a lean mindset requires a strong culture, engaged staff and a focus on raising quality throughout all processes.
Especially if margins are to be improved and waste reduced.
These core principles are central to Toyota and its manufacturing of cars.
And it’s what members of the ICE’s Community Advisory Boards (CABs) explored during a recent visit to Toyota’s Lean Management Centre (LMC), in Deeside, North Wales.
The visit was designed to draw out ideas, lessons and best practice to apply to the infrastructure sector and drive productivity in design and operations.

Collaborative Reporting on Safer Structures (CROSS)

Mark Hansford, ICE director of engineering knowledge, talks with Julie Bregulla, director of innovation partnerships and projects at TEDI London, and Andy Alder, vice president and head of major programmes at Jacobs, about the ways in which people who work in infrastructure can share lessons learnt from when something goes wrong on a project – and also when things go well.

Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) standard

Every engineer working on the design or construction of a project has a legal responsibility to make sure work is completed as safely as possible. 
This audio explainer focuses on the Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) standard, which was developed by the construction and fleet industry in 2013 to address the challenge of safe construction-vehicle journeys. 

Collaborative and technical challenges on Humber 2100+

How is the civil engineering sector building resilience, adaptation and carbon reduction into its projects? What are the implications for assets in the future?
 
In this podcast, an expert will discuss how engineers can put resilience and adaptation at the heart of their designs. They also highlight the importance of close collaboration with stakeholders to make complex plans workable, and how the sector is driving decarbonisation while meeting the needs of communities. 

Port of San Francisco waterfront resilience programme

How is the civil engineering sector building resilience, adaptation and carbon reduction into its projects? What are the implications for assets in the future?
 
In this podcast, an expert will discuss how engineers can put resilience and adaptation at the heart of their designs. They also highlight the importance of close collaboration with stakeholders to make complex plans workable, and how the sector is driving decarbonisation while meeting the needs of communities. 

How engineers can respond to more extreme and challenging weather

How is the civil engineering sector building resilience, adaptation and carbon reduction into its projects? What are the implications for assets in the future?
 
In this podcast, an expert will discuss how engineers can put resilience and adaptation at the heart of their designs. They also highlight the importance of close collaboration with stakeholders to make complex plans workable, and how the sector is driving decarbonisation while meeting the needs of communities.