Recorded lectures

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Brunel International Lectures - The delivery of a low carbon society - beyond rhetoric – or not?

Wednesday 25th April 2012 Keith Clarke CBE, Chairman, Middle East and Director of Sustainability, Atkins discusses what changes has the engineering profession made in implementing a low carbon society during the timeframe of his lectures?

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  • Last updated: 1 JUNE 2012

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Learning Legacy

The Pitt Review, 5 Years On

Following an opening address from HRH the Duke of Gloucester, an expert panel came together for a Question Time style discussion on UK flooding.

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  • Last updated: 1 JUNE 2012

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Maritime , Public affairs , Water

ICE and TRF Fellows Lecture: How Flexible Road Pavements Really Behave - The Paradigm Shift in our Understanding of Road Behaviour

Dr John Rolt, a recognised world leader in pavement research, discussed the initiation and progress of a paradigm shift in the understanding of pavement design, explaining how it can lead to large savings in maintenance costs throughout the world.

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  • Last updated: 29 MAY 2012

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs , Transport

9th Brunel International Lecture Shifting Agendas: response to resilience. The role of the engineer in disaster risk reduction

This 9th Brunel lecture proposes that it is time for civil engineers to cease practising the art of directing the great sources of power in Nature for the use and convenience of mankind.Instead we should acknowledge the fundamental role we have to play in reducing the vulnerability of mankind.

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  • Last updated: 23 MAY 2012

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  • Diversity , Education , Environment & Sustainability , Health and safety , International Development

Low-carbon housing design informed by research

On Monday 14 May 2012 ICEwere delighted to invite Dr Mark Gillott to present his paper, Low-carbon housing design informed by research, following his receipt of the Trevithick Fund award.

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  • Last updated: 15 MAY 2012

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  • Awards & competitions , Education , Energy , Environment & Sustainability

ICE Thames Hub Airport Debate

This panel debate on 23 April 2012, chaired by the Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, explored the economic, engineering and environmental viability of a Thames Hub Airport with an invited audience of ICE members and Expert Panel members.

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  • Last updated: 4 MAY 2012

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs , Transport

Gerald Lacey Memorial Lecture - What a difference a drop makes: joint learning between IFAD and ICID to address rural poverty through Agricultural Water Management

In conjunction with ICID (International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage) ICE present the Gerald Lacey lecture given on 1st May 2012

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  • Last updated: 2 MAY 2012

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  • Diversity , Environment & Sustainability , Water

UK Microgeneration. Part II: Technology Overviews

On the 23 April 2012 ICEwere delighted to invite Dr Iain Staffell to present his paper, UK Microgeneration. Part II: Technology Overviews, following his receipt of the Baker Medal.

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  • Last updated: 24 APRIL 2012

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability

ICE & Halcrow Joint Sustainability Lecture

2 February 2012 Presentation by HRH The Prince of Wales

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  • Last updated: 9 FEBRUARY 2012

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  • Education , Environment & Sustainability

2011 Géotechnique Lecture - Foundation Design for Offshore Wind Turbines

On 9 November 2011 Dr Byron Byrne presented the Geotechnique lecture exploring the highly topical topic of design for offshore wind turbines.

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  • Last updated: 3 FEBRUARY 2012

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Maritime

Housing and sustainability: demolition or refurbishment?

The demolition or refurbishment of older housing has been an active policy area since the late 1880s.Professor Anne Power, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics delivers her excellent paper on 16 January 2012.

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  • Last updated: 18 JANUARY 2012

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  • Education , Environment & Sustainability , Structures and buildings

Scruton Lecture 2011 - How can urban meteorology help engineering design for the city?

In this lecture Stephen Belcherreviews the particular features of the urban atmospheric boundary layer with a particular focus on London, and the new tools now available for measurement and modelling. 5 December 2011.

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  • Last updated: 6 DECEMBER 2011

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Ground engineering , Municipal engineering

ICE / URS Transport Lecture – 28 November 2011

Speaker: Willie Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, International Airlines Group.With the continuing need to reduce the carbon footprint and improve passenger experience, how can the UKs air industry maintain its competitive edge?

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  • Last updated: 5 DECEMBER 2011

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Transport

Spare a thought for the Minister of Transport

ICE/TRF Lecture 26 September 2011. Professor Eric Sampson CBE,Fellow of the Transport Research Foundation and a Visiting Professor at Newcastle University and City University London.He was elected Chairman of ITS-UK in May 2007 and was appointed CBE in 2007.

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  • Last updated: 27 SEPTEMBER 2011

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Health and safety , Management , Public affairs , Transport

Improving Social Technologies for Recycling

Professor Sue Grimes, Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Waste Resource Management, Imperial College London draws together three empirically based analyses focusing on the improvement of waste collection.....

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  • Last updated: 12 JULY 2011

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  • Diversity , Environment & Sustainability , Waste management