State of the Nation 2022
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[edit] What is State of the Nation?
ICE produces a State of the Nation (SoN) report each year, focusing on a topic that affects the UK's infrastructure and economy. The report makes recommendations for industry to tackle a different issue each year.
[edit] What is the topic of this year's State of the Nation?
This year's topic is on improving infrastructure productivity, a key theme for ICE President Ed McCann's presidency.
[edit] When will State of the Nation 2022 be launched?
The report will be published in October 2022.
[edit] Who contributes to State of the Nation?
ICE works closely with a steering group, led by the productivity community advisory board (CAB), made up of experts across the built environment to develop the report.
The productivity CAB is co-chaired by Andy Alder, vice president of major projects and programmes at Jacobs, and Darren James, chief executive of Keltbray.
The full list of productivity CAB members can be found in the downloadable State of the Nation 2022 working paper below.
[edit] Related ICE resources
These documents have helped to shape the discussion around State of the Nation 2022.
7 lessons civil engineers can learn from Toyota’s manufacturing process download
Andy Alder and Mark Worrall discuss processes employed at Toyota’s Deeside Engine Plant to increase productivity and eliminate waste, highlighting lessons for the construction industry.
State of the Nation 2022: call for evidence download
Content type: Call for evidence. Last updated: June 2022. Authors: ICE knowledge team
State of the Nation 2022: working paper download
Content type: Working paper. Last updated: June 2022. Authors: ICE knowledge team
[edit] Previous State of the Nation reports.
State of the Nation 2021: 6 ways for civil engineers to act on climate change; called on civil engineers to own their responsibility to reduce infrastructure’s carbon footprint and use their influence to bring about real change.
State of the Nation 2020: infrastructure and the 2050 net zero target; set out recommendations for overcoming obstacles the Committee on Climate Change identified in its advice to the UK government on what's required to meet the net zero target.
State of the Nation 2019: connecting infrastructure with housing; made 10 recommendations to bring about a reform to the way infrastructure is delivered with housing.
State of the Nation 2018: infrastructure investment; explored opportunities to improve the flow of investment and examined funding mechanisms to ensure that affordable infrastructure is viable long into the future.
This article was written by Anh Nguyen, (content strategy manager at ICE) and appeared on the ICE news and blog website entitled 'What is State of the Nation?' on June 8.
--Institution of Civil Engineers
[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings
- State of the nation: Devolution
- State of the nation: Digital transformation
- State of the Nation Scotland 2018: Infrastructure investment
- State of the nation 2020 and the journey to net zero
- ICE State of the Nation report 2019 - connecting infrastructure with housing
- State of the Nation 2018: Infrastructure Investment
- UK BIM Alliance State of the Nation Survey
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