News and analysis
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Environment
Ten things I've learned over 10 years in green policy
The language of green; the complexity and the simplicity of policy; the incomprehensible scale of global opportunity. Matthew Farrow reflects on a sustainable decade.Read more -
Business
Consultancy needs to be paid on value added if clients want the best solutions
Industry must reverse the drive for cut throat fee competition if it wants to create the infrastructure to drive the economy, says Gurminder Sagoo.Read more -
Floods
How to create a flood resilient society for Britain – take your view to Parliament
Join flood resilience specialist UK Flood Barriers in the House of Commons to get the flood mitigation investment message acrossRead more -
UNEMPLOYMENT UPDATE: Will improving inflation and employment figures put pressure on Bank of England to raise rates?
Interest rate rises: growth says yes, capacity gap says no. Graham Pontin explains.Read more -
Rail
New Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne: the first 100 days
Infrastructure Intelligence offers top ten tips for success to help the new railway boss get his feet under the deskRead more -
Floods
Big thinking on flooding: 5 solutions
Peter Brett Associates partner and flood risk specialist Ben Mitchell outlines his ideas on how to handle future flooding.Read more -
HS2
Deighton's HS2 Taskforce must focus on the drivers for attractiveness
Infrastructure Minister's report into growth opportunities from HS2 must focus on the communities the new railway will serve, says Antony OliverRead more -
Business
Halting investment in London is no solution to the UK's widening north-south divide.
The capital must lead with investment in projects like Crossrail 2 to tackle the economic imbalance across the UK's major cities, says Richard Threlfall.Read more -
Weekly news round-up - 19 February 2014
Your rapid update on the week's infrastructure stories.Read more -
Business
Has fee competition undermined consultancy's reputation?
Mott MacDonald chairman Keith Howells and URS boss John Horgan explain the challenge of driving innovation in an environment focused on man hours and fee competition.Read more -
Business
Keep infrastructure central to recovery plans ACE tells Chancellor
Investment in infrastructure must continue to be part of economic plans as we emerge from recession, the ACE tells Treasury in its Budget submissionRead more -
Network hard to boost your career in engineering and consultancy
Get involved with the ACE Progress Network - it might just help your career, says chair Lucy Carraz.Read more -
Lord Heseltine joins ACE Annual Conference speaker line up
Lord Michael Heseltine has joined the line up of speakers at the ACE Annual Conference, taking place on Wednesday 21 May at the Marriott Grosvenor Square in London. With government set to enact many recommendations Read more -
Weekly news round-up - 12 February 2014
Your rapid update on the week's infrastructure stories.Read more -
“Doubling of workload doesn’t mean charging us double” – Dalton on Highways Agency transformation
Agency boss Graham Dalton on the transformation needed to manage £16.8bn of investment by 2021 and the impact on suppliers.Read more -
Roads
Roads bonanza requires investment in staff and skills - now!
Department for Transport roads director John Dowie insists that industry must get into shape to meet the challenge.Read more -
Floods
Flood catastrophe highlights need for new water storage options
Floodwater storage options will become a major priority once immediate flooding is brought under control.Read more -
Environment
The infrastructure customer is always right.
Somerset floods demonstrate the critical need to remain in touch with the public's infrastructure needsRead more -
Rail
Rail regulator demands "fresh start" after Network Rail agrees to CP5 funding
Office of Rail Regulation director Alan Price explains why Network Rail must raise its game over the next five years.Read more -
Sustainability
Business growth is critical to securing a low carbon future.
Industry urged to embrace the business opportunities of a sustainable future. Q&A with construction minister Michael Fallon.Read more