ICE Awards

Edmund Hambly Medal – Creative design for sustainable development

The Edmund Hambly Medal aligns with ICE’s commitment to increase resilience, sustainability and inclusivity. It is an award for the creative design of an engineering project that makes a substantial contribution to sustainable development, and celebrates the contributions of civil engineers and built environment professionals to share inspiring, replicable solutions, fostering a shift in perception about what excellence looks like. 

This year the award will seek to recognise the creative design of an engineering project that has contributed to adapting to the significant effects of climate change. 

Brunel Medal – Recognition of low-carbon solutions in the built environment

The Brunel Medal aligns with ICE’s commitment to place the decarbonisation of our industry at the heart of our agenda, and is awarded to recognise excellence in civil engineering and the decarbonisation of infrastructure.

Teams, persons or organisations delivering a low-carbon solution within the built environment should enter, demonstrating how they or their projects have reduced carbon and helped move towards a net zero future. Making reference to the use of PAS 2080 would be of interest to the judges but is not essential. 

It is open to: 

• ICE members of all grades 
• Local authorities 
• Contractors 
• Firms of consulting engineers 
• Educationalists 
• Any person or organisation connected with the civil engineering profession - particular consideration is given to teams which include chartered/ incorporated engineers and engineering technicians 

Nominate

Applications for the 2025 ICE Awards closed on 18 December 2024 and will open again for 2026 later this year.

This award recognises work which has benefited society by improving the sustainability of water. The work might relate to an engineering project, a programme of works, a policy or a piece of research.

It’s open to individuals or organisations, including water companies, consultants, contractors, research bodies, regulators, governments and community groups.

Projects and initiatives from around the world can be entered, although they must be completed by Wednesday 18 December 2024. We recognise that it may sometimes be difficult to demonstrate completion of a project (for instance, if it is a policy or publication), but it is essential that the submission demonstrates the project’s benefit. You don’t have to be an ICE member to enter.

You can enter as an individual or as part of a project, by completing an application. You can also nominate for the award, providing you have approval from the individual or a representative of the project or initiative. They should also be aware that the information might be used in articles and case studies on our website.

Applying

Applications for the 2025 ICE Awards closed on 18 December 2024 and will open again for 2026 later this year.

All nominations have to be endorsed by an ICE member, with the exception of the Chris Binnie Award. 

Nominations for the 2025 ICE Awards closed on 18 December 2024 and will open again for 2026 later this year.

Reasons for nominating

Nominations should make the best case possible for the nominee(s). They should provide enough detail to give the Awards Committee a full picture of the nominee(s) and their achievements. The committee will decide the winner based on the quality of the citation, so make sure that only relevant information is provided, and that the amount of detail included does not obscure the argument.

Length of the citation

Citations should be no more than 500 words. Additional relevant information should be in the form of appendices and should not be more than four pages.

Biographical and background details (where appropriate)

Brief details of work history and qualifications, and any other relevant biographical details, may help the Awards Committee to get a rounded picture of the nominee(s). In the case of teams of nominees, details of the extent and length of their collaboration may be useful.

Conditions of eligibility

If there are conditions on who can win the award – for example, if it’s only open to a particular grade of member(s) – the citation must say if and how this has been fulfilled.

Relevant achievements (where appropriate)

If the award is for record of service or achievements, give specific details of how the nominee was involved in particular projects or pieces of work. You should also relate this to the main citation, with enough examples to give a full and accurate picture of what the nominee has done to deserve the award. Pay particular attention to items which are most important or which have greatest bearing on the terms of the award.

Particular projects: partial involvement of the nominee(s)

Where a nominee or team of nominees have not been wholly responsible for the project the citation is based on, you should make their responsibility and involvement as clear as possible.

Project outcomes

If nominations have been supported by predicted outcomes to completed projects, the citation should show the extent to which the outcomes have been met.

Illustrative material

Plans, photographs, maps, publicity material etc. are especially useful if you’ve nominated a project.