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Read more at: CSIC Research Associate wins grant to identify policy instruments supporting low-carbon infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa

CSIC Research Associate wins grant to identify policy instruments supporting low-carbon infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa

3 October 2022

Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong has received a grant from the Energy Interdisciplinary Research Centre for a policy-driven collaborative project to guide the delivery of low carbon emissions infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Working with Dr Rehema Msulwa, a Research Associate at the Bennett Institute for Public...

Read more at: CSIC features at the 11th International Symposium on Field Monitoring in Geomechanics (ISFMG 2022)

CSIC features at the 11th International Symposium on Field Monitoring in Geomechanics (ISFMG 2022)

29 September 2022

Members of the CSIC leadership team, International Advisory Group (IAG) and research team featured at the 11 th International Symposium on Field Monitoring in Geomechanics (ISFMG 2022), held at Imperial College London in September. The Symposium brings together people from across the geotechnical monitoring sector to...

Read more at: Read latest CSIC Smart Infrastructure Blog 'Accelerating decarbonisation – winning the race to a net zero carbon future'

Read latest CSIC Smart Infrastructure Blog 'Accelerating decarbonisation – winning the race to a net zero carbon future'

27 September 2022

This month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog, by Dr Heleni Pantelidou, Associate Director at Arup, civil engineer and champion of sustainable development and decarbonisation of the built environment , calls for new market mechanisms to enable reversing built environment degradation to reduce carbon, increase resilience and...

Read more at: Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment included in the Construction Playbook

Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment included in the Construction Playbook

9 September 2022

The refreshed UK Government Construction Playbook published this week includes the CSIC-hosted Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment. The update to the Construction Playbook , which sets out key policies and guidance for how public works projects and programmes are assessed, procured and delivered, was published...

Read more at: CSIC Investigator calls for decision-making for critical infrastructure systems to be more fluent in resilience
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CSIC Investigator calls for decision-making for critical infrastructure systems to be more fluent in resilience

17 August 2022

An article by CSIC Investigator Dr Kristen MacAskill highlighting the importance of resilience in decision-making for our critical infrastructure systems has been published in the industry publication Infrastructure Intelligence . Dr MacAskill, and Assistant Professor in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development...

Read more at: Forward planning – making resilience a certainty in an uncertain world

Forward planning – making resilience a certainty in an uncertain world

4 August 2022

Read the second in our series of Smart Infrastructure Blogs highlighting the themes and pressing policy challenges discussed at the recent Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) and Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP) hosted UK-US workshop ‘ Funding, Financing & Emerging Technologies in...

Read more at: CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2022 now available to view on YouTube

CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2022 now available to view on YouTube

6 July 2022

The CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2022 titled ‘Sustainable infrastructure for the 2020s: what might ‘really good’ really look like? ’ is now available to view on the CSIC YouTube channel. Presented by Executive Director at WSP and former President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (2020-21), Rachel Skinner CBE, the...

Read more at: This month's Smart Infrastructure Blog on the role of infrastructure in levelling up – are we creating vicious or virtuous cycles?

This month's Smart Infrastructure Blog on the role of infrastructure in levelling up – are we creating vicious or virtuous cycles?

3 July 2022

Ahead of the EPSRC–NSF funded UK-US workshop ‘Funding, Financing and Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure to Improve Resilience, Sustainability and Universal Access’, hosted by CSIC and the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP), Dr Rehema Msulwa, Research Associate at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at...

Read more at: Online sessions at international, multidisciplinary infrastructure workshop in New York City co-hosted by CSIC open for registration
EPSRC and NSF Workshop

Online sessions at international, multidisciplinary infrastructure workshop in New York City co-hosted by CSIC open for registration

9 June 2022

A number of online breakout groups are now open for registration as part of the EPSRC – NSF funded invitation only workshop ‘ Funding, Financing & Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure to Improve Resilience, Sustainability and Universal Access’ held from 11 to 14 July 2022. The invitation only workshop is being...

Read more at: Read Infrastructure Intelligence article by Rachel Skinner ahead of her CSIC Distinguished Lecture this month
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Read Infrastructure Intelligence article by Rachel Skinner ahead of her CSIC Distinguished Lecture this month

7 June 2022

Rachel Skinner CBE, Executive Director WSP and immediate Past President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, previews her CSIC Distinguished Lecture in Infrastructure Intelligence. The thought-provoking article and Distinguished Lecture – which Rachel will present on 21 June (see details and registration here ) –...

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Workshop highlights public value and ethics in digitalisation initiatives.

17 July 2024

On 4 June 2024, The Digital Cities for Change (DC2) team, led by Professor Jennifer Schooling , OBE FICE, convened a pivotal one-day workshop in the Lord Ashcroft Building at Anglia Ruskin University. This event aimed to provide a collaborative platform for local authorities to discuss and integrate public value into...

CSIC Research Talk by Professor Ian Beausoleil-Morrison: “Teaching the fundamentals of building performance simulation”.

26 June 2024

At his recent CSIC Research Talk, Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, delivered an insightful presentation titled "Teaching the Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation”. The talk emphasised the importance and potential of Building Performance...

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