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Infrastructure planning system needs to be more user-friendly to ensure over-complicated applications do not deter investors(01/11/2011)
In its response to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) consultation, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) believes that weaknesses in the current draft of the National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF) could render Government’s intention to simplify planning guidance and make sustainable development the purpose of the planning system unachievable. ICE says that while it supports Government’s overall aims to reform th... [more]
A clear vision for UK infrastructure could kick-start economic growth(20/09/2011)
Earlier this month, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) published a report setting out recommendations for NIP 2, due out this autumn. Commenting on Nick Clegg’s recent speech at the LSE, ICE Director General Tom Foulkes, said: “The commitment to a ‘vision’ for UK infrastructure, the prioritisation of key projects that could kick-start economic growth and direct ministerial responsibility for delivering these projects is encouraging news.... [more]
National Infrastructure Plan 2 must be a tightly focussed plan of action(09/09/2011)
The first National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), published in October 2010, acknowledged that a step change is needed in the level of investment in UK infrastructure, to secure our future energy supply, mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and drive forward economic growth. The NIP came with a promise of a second, more detailed plan to be published this autumn, setting out how this could be achieved. According to the Institution o... [more]
UK Government should use the upcoming Budget to invest in essential infrastructure(08/03/2011)
In the UK’s first National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), launched last year, Government envisaged infrastructure as key driver of competitiveness and economic growth, by increasing private and public sector productivity, reducing business costs, diversifying the means of production and creating jobs. The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) believes the Government must now use the upcoming Budget to drive forward the implementation of its plans t... [more]
Roads and highways remain the public's top priority for more investment(18/02/2011)
The Institution of Civil Engineers' quarterly survey monitors attitudes to key public services in the UK such as roads, public transport, water and waste facilities and energy supply to homes. Roads and highways have again topped the list of areas that need investment with over half the UK (55 percent) rating it as their first or second priority, according the latest public service satisfaction survey, published by the Institution of Civil Engine... [more]
New map celebrates the role of civil engineers in transforming the Olympic Park(19/10/2010)
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Ordnance Survey, with support from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), have produced a map celebrating the role of civil engineers in transforming the Olympic Park. The learning resource was launched when 40 London teachers were taken on a guided tour of the Park by the engineers involved in the site’s transformation. During the launch event, ICE President-elect Peter Hansford announced details o... [more]
Civil engineer's total salaries increase by 4 percent(15/10/2010)
According to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), a moderate rise in civil engineer’s salaries is further evidence that the UK is slowly recovering from the recession. The annual survey, which measures ICE members’ salaries and job satisfaction across the civil engineering sector, found that the average basic income of civil engineers rose by 2.8 percent to £48,588 in the 2009/10 tax year. Total salary, which includes secondary income and bo... [more]
2012 Olympic Park takes top Institution of Civil Engineers Award(04/03/2010)
Thirteen infrastructure and building projects were shortlisted for the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) annual Awards, which recognise engineering excellence in the capital. The London 2012 Olympic Park Enabling Projects in Stratford have been awarded the top honour at the ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2010. Four other projects received awards including King’s Cross St Pancras Underground Station Redevelopment – Phase 2, The Shard ... [more]
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