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Management Procurement & Law Lecture 2013

In his first presentation at the Institution of Civil Engineers since taking up the role of Government Chief Construction Advisor, the former ICE President Peter Hansford outlines his main agenda and priorities.

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  • Last updated: 1 FEBRUARY 2013

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  • BIM , Education , Information systems , Law and Contracts , Management , Professional development , Public affairs

A civil engineers guide to GPS and GNSS

This ICE briefing sheet provides background information on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). It summarises the basic technology, issues and applications of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and views future GNSS opportunities. Published c.2007.

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 4 DECEMBER 2012

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  • Geospatial engineering , Information systems

Building Information Modelling (BIM)

7th June 2012, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the latest buzz word in Civil Engineering. By 2016, all public projects will have to implement BIM. What will this mean for the way we design, construct and manage projects?

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  • Last updated: 31 OCTOBER 2012

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  • BIM , Environment & Sustainability , Information systems , Innovation and research , Law and Contracts , Management , Structures and buildings

Joint ICE and Topcon Lecture "Most issues in construction are caused by problems with communication"

15 October 2012- Strong communication and monitoring are essential to the success of any construction project. This lecture highlights the opportunities to link any site and office in real time and ensure a constant flow of data between planners and 'at-the-coal-face' engineers.

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  • Last updated: 16 OCTOBER 2012

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  • Ground engineering , Information systems , Innovation and research , Structures and buildings , Transport

XML and the semantic web

ICE briefing sheet providing an introduction to the use of XML. HTML is about displaying information, while XML describes data and focuses on what data is. The paper summarises XML and related standards, XML for e-business and XML for building and construction.

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 16 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Knowledge management

The knowledge economy has popularised the concept of knowledge management (KM). Within the construction industry, KM is now recognised as a vehicle through which the industry can address its need for innovation and improved business performance. This ICE briefing sheet provides an introduction t....

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 16 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Knowledge and information management for major projects

Collaborative working in an integrated team environment has the ability to overcome the known problems associated with the construction industry. This briefing sheet looks at the needs for change to current working practices of knowledge and information management on major projects, to support t....

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 16 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Radio frequency identification (RFID)

Approaches to the electronic tagging of objects evolved with the advancement of technology and changing requirements set by new commercial applications. This ICE briefing sheet offers an introduction to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). It considers its applications outside the construction....

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 16 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Green IT infrastructure

As the growth in IT usage continues, so does the increase in CO2 emissions. It's estimated that 2% of global CO2 emissions are caused by the current IT hardware in use today. This includes equipment like PCs, servers, cooling, power supplies, networks (LAN and WAN), printers and disk storage. Gr....

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

British Standards BS 1192: 2007

The new version of British Standard BS 1192 is now available. Its official name is BS 1192: 2007, with a new title Collaborative Production of Architectural, Engineering and Construction Information. This ICE briefing sheet summarises the key elements of the new Code. The document has been prepa....

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  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Sustainable roads - energy efficiency in road design, construction and operation

This ICE briefing sheet summarises the findings of an EU-wide research project that set out to create new energy evaluation software in the transport sector. The findings will allow engineers to incorporate the measurement of energy usage into their proposals as well as enable them to analyse th....

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Email management

Email is ubiquitous, immediate and yet can be a source of frustration. This ICE briefing sheet does not say that email should not be used just that it can be used more efficiently and effectively. If the measures in this paper are used, they will potentially save up to 30 minutes a day for indi....

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  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

IT specialists applyling to become MICE, Ceng

ICE training guidance notes for IT specialists applying to become MICE, CEng. Using a case study, it answers some of the questions about becoming a chartered civil engineer. This should be read in conjunction with information provided by ICE Membership.

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  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Value to Clients through Data Hand-Over: A Pilot Study

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Information Systems (IS) Panel has developed a progressive data strategy [1] supporting best practice in the asset life-cycle of major building and infrastructure projects.

  • Document type: Briefing sheet
  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

Progressive life cycle data management for infrastructure

This note reviews the need for a data delivery strategy for projects and introduces the concept of progressive level of detail through the project lifecycle.

  • Document type: Briefing sheet
  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Information systems

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