Infrastructure Carbon Review

Posted on: 26 November 2013
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The Infrastructure Carbon Review sets out a series of actions for government, clients and suppliers to reduce carbon from the construction and operation of the UK’s infrastructure assets, in line with the UK’s climate change commitments. It is argued that recommendations have the potential to reduce up to 24 million tonnes of carbon and save the UK £1.46 billion a year by 2050. The Review is developed jointly by government and industry though the Infrastructure Cost Review and Green Construction Board.

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ICLEI Resilient Cities: Webinar series

Posted on: 26 November 2013
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In October and November 2013, five webinar sessions were held, building on key themes from Resilient Cities 2013.  The webinars continue conversations initiated at the Congress, held in the summer of 2013, and look ahead to new directions and innovations in 2014. Each webinar includes presentations together with links to further information. The issues covered include: resilient city-region food systems policy; financing the resilient city; community based solutions linking adaptation and development; ecosystem based adaptation; and adaptation planning and resilient infrastructure.

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Built infrastructure: Pathway guide

Posted on: 25 November 2013
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The RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) ensures that those applying for RICS membership are competent to practice and meet the high standards of professionalism required by RICS. This guide supports the Built Infrastructure pathway.

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Valuing infrastructure spend

Posted on: 13 November 2013
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Guidance published by the Treasury uses lessons learned from the Olympics and private sector to drive down infrastructure costs.

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BIM and the infrastructure challenge

Posted on: 12 November 2013
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) is increasingly mandated for construction projects but most focus has been on BIM for buildings. Many of the same advantages of BIM are applicable in design, construction and management of infrastructure projects but some of the challenges in realising these are very different. A recent webinar from the New Civil Engineer, in association with Excitech, set out to explain how BIM techniques can be adopted in simple steps. This web seminar introduced, as a reminder, the potential benefts of BIM for infrastructure. Some of the challenges for BIM in infrastructure were then discussed along with some of the potential solutions. Real-life examples from the water industry and highways sector showed what can be achieved.

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Efficient hinterland transport infrastructure and services for large container ports

Posted on: 1 November 2013
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This discussion paper, published by the International Transport Forum, provides an overview of the state of the art in hinterland transport management, focusing on the challenges that the development of new container terminal infrastructure is likely to bring to the local communities. Recommendation and a set of good practice case studies of good practice are also provided.

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The global infrastructure challenge: The role of PPP in a new financial and economic paradigm

Posted on: 30 October 2013
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The infrastructure investment challenge has commanded increasing levels of attention amongst national governments in recent years. The Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in response to the infrastructure investment challenge has been adopted in more than forty countries around the world amidst budgetary constraints and in the absence of a ‘viable alternative’. This report presents a timely and credible update of the role of Public Private Partnership (PPP) within the confines of the global infrastructure investment challenge within what has been a radically transformed financial and economic paradigm. It specifically looks at five key PPP markets namely: Australia, Canada, India, the UK, and the USA.  The research outlines the increasingly urgent need for new investment models, better data analysis and increased capability in infrastructure delivery.

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The strategic case for HS2

Posted on: 29 October 2013
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The government has published its Strategic case for HS2, presenting a large amount of background research to explain step-by-step why HS2 is the best solution to meet the capacity and connectivity challenges faced by the rail network. Research is being published by DfT alongside the ‘Strategic case’ and includes reports on rail alternatives to HS2, and various reports concerning the department’s guidance on conducting transport appraisals which are also relevant to the assessment of HS2, including on issues such as values of travel time savings, demand forecasting and sub-national impacts.

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HS2 Growth Taskforce: The challenge

Posted on: 24 October 2013
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Set up by the Secretary of State for Transport in June 2013, the HS2 Growth Taskforce’s initial report sets out the key areas on which its final report will focus. It will provide recommendations to Government early next year.

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Community Infrastructure Levy

Posted on: 24 October 2013
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This map will allow users to click on individual Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and see which stage of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) the LPA is at and, if published, what the proposed maximum rate is per square metre.

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