Submitted by Simone Castello on Tue, 11/05/2021 - 13:13
The CSIC 10th Anniversary page has been updated and now lists the full programme of events to celebrate this important milestone. Running from 3 June to 13 July, the events include the publication of the 2021 Annual Review and conclude with the CSIC Distinguished Lecture by Professor Jim Hall, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risk at the University of Oxford, and titled ‘The data revolution in global-scale analysis of climate risks to infrastructure systems’.
I am very proud to mark ‘10 Years of CSIC’ with our programme of events that includes the publication of our Annual Review and launch of the Carbon Reduction Code. I am very grateful to all our partners over the years for their continued support and interest in CSIC. I hope many of you will join us to mark our special 10-year Anniversary. Dr Jennifer Schooling, CSIC Director
A launch event for the Carbon Reduction Code for Infrastructure Sector Clients and Supply Chain Members will take place on 17 June. The Carbon Reduction Code has been developed by the Achieving Net Zero Cross-Industry Working Group convened by CSIC and is a first step to facilitate action towards reducing carbon emissions (CO2eq) related to design, construction, maintenance and operation of built assets. The launch event will feature an introduction to the Code and reflections from the panel members who have been involved in developing and trialling the code, including: Hannah Vickers (CO2nstruct Zero), Fergus Harradence (BEIS), Kat Ibbotson (EA), Chris Hayes (Skanska), Charmaine Hughes (Manchester City Council), Peter Yates (Constructing West Midlands), James Wilcox and Jennifer Schooling (CSIC).
Dr Schooling said: “I am very proud to mark ‘10 Years of CSIC’ with our programme of events that includes the publication of our Annual Review and launch of the Carbon Reduction Code. CSIC has developed a body of research throughout the past decade that has built the case for smart infrastructure solutions to add value to industry and address increasingly urgent challenges, including mitigating the effects of climate change, resilience and resource constraint. I am very grateful to all our partners over the years for their continued support and interest in CSIC. I hope many of you will join us to mark our special 10-year Anniversary.”
Other events include: Dr Jennifer Schooling, CSIC Director, in conversation with Professor Mark Girolami, academic lead for CSIC, who will be looking ahead to ‘The future of digitalisation and the built environment'’ on 3 June; a series of six short and fast-paced research presentations from CSIC Researchers showcasing a range of projects on 10 June; a research talk by Dr Nicky de Battista and Dr Alun Thomas titled 'Closing the loop: Back analysis of sprayed concrete tunnel junctions', which offers an overview of a 2014 CSIC instrumentation and monitoring project at the Crossrail Liverpool Street Station (Queen Elizabeth Line) and describes how the data are being used in combination with finite element modelling to gain a better understanding of SCL behaviour at tunnel junctions on 23 June; a research talk by Dr James Talbot and Mr Tobias Carrigan Donfrancesco titled 'Project VIMTO and its progress towards the derivation of rail roughness spectra from axle-box accelerometers' on 1 July; and an online workshop led by Dr Miguel Bravo-Haro titled ‘Bringing buildings to life – smart infrastructure at the Civil Engineering Building’ inviting participants to virtually visit the Civil Engineering Building, the home of CSIC, to see how smart infrastructure brings a building to life on 8 July.
• For full event details and registration, visit our Anniversary page. Please note the hour-long events are free to attend. The Distinguished Lecture event runs for 1.5 hours.