Communities of Practice

ICE members are behind so much of what we do and many actively lead our panels.

Panels do a range of work from producing best practice guides on various civil engineering topics to presenting ICE’s views on government infrastructure policy. They also give advice on Professional Reviews with prospective members, and help to agree and maintain standards.

Discover what they do and how you can help:

Buildings, Structures & Materials Community of Practice

The Buildings, Structures & Materials Community of Practice (COP) aims to support the ICE in developing and promoting best practice in design and construction for its Structures & Geotechnical knowledge programme.

Community Engagement Community of Practice

Community Engagement during planning, construction and operation is an area of increasing priority, requiring a stronger evidence base to develop and share best practice.

Energy Community of Practice

As part of ICE’s Learning Society role this Community of Practice aims to be the leading source of expert civil engineering knowledge for practitioners working to design, construct and manage our transport infrastructure assets.

Geospatial Community of Practice

Geospatial engineering is all about multi-dimensional mapping and organisation. It's applied in many sectors, and is a particularly important area for asset managers such as local authorities.

Ground Engineering

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) specialises in how soil mechanics, rock mechanics and geology are applied to engineering.

Maritime Community of Practice

The Maritime Community of Practice (COP) seeks to support ICE’s knowledge programmes, insights and policy development for coastal erosion, flood risk management, offshore energy, ports and inland navigation.

Municipal Engineering Community of Practice

The aim of the Municipal Engineering Community of Practice is to support the development of knowledge for our towns, cities, communities and urban infrastructure.

Resource Management Community of Practice

Whether related to waste, energy or building capacity and skills – our grouped expertise cuts across this vast sector.

Safety, Health and Wellbeing Community of Practice

As part of ICE’s Learning Society role this Community of Practice aims to be the leading source of expert civil engineering knowledge for practitioners with respect to safety, health and wellbeing.

Transport Community of Practice

Water & Sanitation Community of Practice

As part of ICE’s Learning Society role this Community of Practice aims to be the leading source of expert civil engineering knowledge for practitioners tackling the availability of potable water & sanitation.