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Type: Explainer

Building with bamboo: a sustainable solution for the future

As a fast-growing, renewable resource with impressive structural properties, bamboo presents a compelling alternative to carbon-intensive materials.

Date: 17 April 2025

Policy Watch

Type: Infrastructure blog

Can infrastructure pay for itself?

A recent New Zealand Infrastructure Commission report examined whether, and how, projects can generate enough revenue to pay for themselves.

Date: 17 April 2025

Type: Explainer

What is the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)?

The UK government has launched a new body to oversee the delivery of the government’s infrastructure plans. Here’s what it will do.

Date: 16 April 2025

Guest blogger

Type: Infrastructure blog

How can the UK bring global investment back into its infrastructure?

Mike Reader MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure, explores barriers to investment.

Date: 15 April 2025

Type: ICE Community blog

Student in Pakistan makes history, showing leadership is gender neutral

Misha Saleem, a civil engineering student at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, has become the first female president of an ICE Student Chapter in Pakistan. She shares her story.

Date: 10 April 2025

Type: ICE Community blog

She digs it: the fascinating tradition of naming tunnel boring machines after women

Picking a name for a TBM ahead of a project is thought to bring good luck. But have you ever wondered who the namesakes of these colossal machines are?

Date: 09 April 2025

Type: Explainer

What role can infrastructure have in achieving net zero?

It’s well documented that the built environment contributes to climate change. How can civil and infrastructure engineers be part of the solution?

Date: 07 April 2025

Type: Infrastructure blog

How can countries develop green skills for future infrastructure needs?

A joint UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Enabling Better Infrastructure (EBI) event explored how Spain and South Africa can prepare individuals to deliver sustainable infrastructure.

Date: 03 April 2025

Type: ICE Community blog

'Autism isn’t an illness, you don’t outgrow it, and there's no need for a cure'

Environment Agency engineer, Ayo Sokale, shares deeply personal reflections on neurodiversity during this year's World Autism Awareness Week, debunking common myths along the way.

Date: 02 April 2025

Guest blogger

Type: Infrastructure blog

What should the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's priorities be?

A credible pipeline, long-term planning, independent advice and public engagement should be priorities for the UK government’s new infrastructure body.

Date: 01 April 2025

Type: ICE Community blog

The 4 traits of an ethical engineer

Yazen Saleh shares the characteristics that help civil engineers navigate ethics in the construction industry.

Date: 31 March 2025

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