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Read more at: Improving construction material efficiency

Improving construction material efficiency

31 January 2023

Omar Abo Madyan, CSIC Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, has recently published a new blog at PBC Today entitled ‘Improving construction material efficiency by uncovering blind spots’, which discusses how to tackle carbon blind spots and data gaps that are holding back construction material efficiency...


Read more at: The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment: First Series of Case Studies

The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment: First Series of Case Studies

25 January 2023

CSIC is delighted to announce publication of the first series of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment case studies showcasing some of the organisations that have achieved the PLEDGER level of the Code. This first series of case studies includes four organisations: City Building Engineering Services (CBES)...


Read more at: 'Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society'. Founding Head of CSIC contributes to the debate on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee Report.

'Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society'. Founding Head of CSIC contributes to the debate on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee Report.

19 January 2023

On the 12th of January 2023, Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE, Founding Head of CSIC at the University of Cambridge, contributed to the debate in the House of Lords on the ‘ Select Committee Report on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning ’ . The Report was entitled Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society...


Read more at: This month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog looks at factors that influence the effective digital innovation of the infrastructure industry

This month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog looks at factors that influence the effective digital innovation of the infrastructure industry

9 January 2023

John Pelton MBE, Enterprise Programme Director at Costain , highlights the importance of digitalisation in the infrastructure industry while recognising the challenges that the industry faces in exploiting digitalisation. The Blog entitled ‘What's stopping digital innovation? Rethinking the relationship between the parties...


Read more at: Read a recent publication on bridge scour management by CSIC researchers and colleagues at Network Rail

Read a recent publication on bridge scour management by CSIC researchers and colleagues at Network Rail

4 January 2023

CSIC researchers, Dr Manu Sasidharan, Dr Ajith Parlikad, Dr Jennifer Schooling, and Dr Georgios Hadjidemetriou, and colleagues from Network Rail, Matthew Hamer, Andy Kirwan, Steve Roffe have recently published the paper, ‘A bridge scour risk management approach to deal with uncertain climate future’ This paper puts forward...


Read more at: Rethinking our urban spaces – CSIC Director contributes to UTS Zunz Lecture 2022

Rethinking our urban spaces – CSIC Director contributes to UTS Zunz Lecture 2022

7 December 2022

Dr Jennifer Schooling, Director of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at Cambridge University recently participated in the UTS Zunz 2022 lecture on ‘Resetting our cities: A new balance for a low-carbon world’. As part of the annual lecture series hosted by ARUP, this year’s UTS Zunz convened several...


Read more at: This month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog looks at carbon blind spots in construction

This month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog looks at carbon blind spots in construction

30 November 2022

CSIC Research Associate Omar Abo Madyan asks if the construction industry is on track to achieve net zero – and sets out why addressing carbon blind spots across the value chain will present new opportunities to reduce emissions and create more accurate carbon models and targets. The blog, titled ‘ Addressing carbon blind...


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CSIC in the news

8 November 2022

Articles written by CSIC Investigators, Research Associates and member of the Carbon Code Advisory Group feature in a number of industry publications. Thought leadership articles written by: Dr Rehema Msulwa, Research Associate at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, titled ‘ The role of...


Read more at: Willmott Dixon and Kier achieve CHAMPION level of Carbon Reduction Code for Built Environment

Willmott Dixon and Kier achieve CHAMPION level of Carbon Reduction Code for Built Environment

4 November 2022

Ahead of COP27, CSIC is delighted to announce that Willmott Dixon and Kier have met the criteria to achieve CHAMPION level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment. The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, which is hosted by CSIC and is part of the Construction Leadership Council’s Construct Zero...


Read more at: Smart Infrastructure Blog now published

Smart Infrastructure Blog now published

3 November 2022

Read the latest Smart Infrastructure Blog ‘ Digitalisation and smart cities: Identifying and addressing competency needs for the future’ which is now published. Written by CSIC Research Associate Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong, member of the CSIC Digital Cities for Change team, and published ahead of the Smart City Expo World...


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