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Read more at: Read this month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog published today

Read this month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog published today

3 May 2022

The latest in CSIC’s monthly series of Smart Infrastructure blogs makes the case for data as an engineering tool. The blog, titled ‘Data curation – the gateway to a better built environment’ points to the need for a more resilient, resource-efficient and sustainable built environment : “ Faced with the climate emergency...


Read more at: Registration open for 10th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground

Registration open for 10th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground

29 April 2022

Register now for the 10th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground to be held at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, from 27 to 29 June 2022. The International Symposium, which is hosted by the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, attracts the...


Read more at: CSIC call for applicants for Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel

CSIC call for applicants for Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel

27 April 2022

The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) at the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint an ‘Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel’ (ECAPP). The purposes of ECAPP are: To increase the diversity of views that are considered in CSIC’s strategic decision making. To strengthen connections...


Read more at: Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment supporting public sector procurement’s move towards net zero

Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment supporting public sector procurement’s move towards net zero

19 April 2022

Registration for the National Association of Construction Frameworks (NACF) webinar about how public sector procurement is evolving to maximise the reduction of carbon in the built environment is now open. The webinar, on 12 May at 11am, will highlight how public sector procurement is moving towards net zero, how the...


Read more at: Event showcases UKCRIC facilities to accelerate R&D in infrastructure and cities

Event showcases UKCRIC facilities to accelerate R&D in infrastructure and cities

13 April 2022

The UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) is hosting a one-day in-person event on 17 May to showcase how UKCRIC’s national network of experimental facilities can support research and development (R&D) ambitions to enable safe, resilient and sustainable living and generate economic...


Read more at: Create the Future podcast features Professor Mark Girolami talking digital twins and data-centric engineering

Create the Future podcast features Professor Mark Girolami talking digital twins and data-centric engineering

5 April 2022

Chief Scientist at The Alan Turing Institute, Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Engineering and CSIC Academic Director, Professor Mark Girolami has been interviewed for the Create the Future: An Engineering Podcast from the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. This podcast shines a light on the topic of digital twins and the...


Read more at: Read this month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog published today

Read this month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog published today

1 April 2022

The latest in CSIC’s monthly series of Smart Infrastructure blogs shines a light on smart urban farming. The blog, titled ‘Where does your garden grow – can smart urban farming feed growing cities?’, presents a collaborative live project that places data and physics front and centre to help an underground urban farm grow...


Read more at: Government responds to Select Committee report considering risk assessment and risk planning in the context of disruptive national hazards

Government responds to Select Committee report considering risk assessment and risk planning in the context of disruptive national hazards

27 March 2022

The Select Committee on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning appointed by the House of Lords included Professor Lord Robert Mair, Founding Head of CSIC, who cited the report and response during his opening address at the CSIC Partner Strategy Day on Friday 18 March. The Select Committee on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning...


Read more at: Early adopters of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment announced

Early adopters of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment announced

15 March 2022

Today, 15 March 2022, the first organisations to sign-up to the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, which is hosted by the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction, at the University of Cambridge, have been announced. The Code is a commitment scheme designed to facilitate action and collaboration in...


Read more at: CSIC Investigator co-authors ‘Design for Zero’ for the Institution of Structural Engineers

CSIC Investigator co-authors ‘Design for Zero’ for the Institution of Structural Engineers

11 March 2022

A new book co-authored by CSIC Investigator Dr John Orr explains why overdesign is so prevalent and its impact on material consumption and carbon emissions. Published by the Institution of Structural Engineers and titled ‘Design for Zero’, the guidance is presented in three parts and covers the design process, through to...


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