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The Carbon Fuel Crunch? Achieving sustainable roads funding in England
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 20 March, 2019
Fossil fuels, like petrol and diesel, are running out of road. When they do, the government will need to find a new way of raising money to pay for our country’s road network.
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Government launches infrastructure investment consultation
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 13 March, 2019
Chancellor Philip Hammond's Spring Statement had a few, small surprises for the infrastructure sector.
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Why the UK needs to support emerging tech like energy storage
- Author: Martin Shapland and David Hawkes
- Date: 01 March, 2019
The government recently announced an allocation of £60m to the third Contracts for Difference auction taking place later this year.
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Government publishes new playbook for outsourcing contracts
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 27 February, 2019
Disappointingly the reforms aren’t mandatory for the built environment, where they are urgently needed.
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Off-site, on track
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 19 February, 2019
The role that off-site construction will play in shaping the future of the industry is becoming clearer, but we must take a strategic approach to ensure the benefits are fully realised.
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ICE makes submission to Scotland Construction Sector Inquiry
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 15 February, 2019
To sustain the construction sector and deliver a growing infrastructure pipeline, the Scottish government and industry must address a range of challenges around delivery and operating models.
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The pressure is on to protect the construction industry from Brexit
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 13 February, 2019
Ongoing uncertainty about what will happen after Britain leaves the EU is likely to have an impact on project delivery times and cost.
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‘Mixed’ news from the Perkins Review: revisited
- Author: Andrew Stanley
- Date: 07 February, 2019
Andrew Stanley, Head of ICE Education Policy, provides further insight into the progress made since the original education and skills report.
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The future of UK power generation
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 18 January, 2019
The recent withdrawal of investors from the Wylfa, Oldbury and Moorside nuclear power stations, along with tumbling costs of renewables, raises significant questions for the future of the UK’s energy policy.
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How the UK can manage risk better to deliver world-class infrastructure
- Author: Martin Shapland
- Date: 05 December, 2018
From working more collaboratively to learning from other players in the sector, the built environment could free up resources to enable innovation.
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All posts (166):

The Carbon Fuel Crunch? Achieving sustainable roads funding in England

Government launches infrastructure investment consultation

Why the UK needs to support emerging tech like energy storage

Government publishes new playbook for outsourcing contracts

Off-site, on track

ICE makes submission to Scotland Construction Sector Inquiry

The pressure is on to protect the construction industry from Brexit

‘Mixed’ news from the Perkins Review: revisited

The future of UK power generation

How the UK can manage risk better to deliver world-class infrastructure

Find out more about our public affairs work

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