ICE Edinburgh

Info, news & views for civil engineers in the Edinburgh area.

[ICE Edinburgh @EdinburghICE]

Engineering with a chaser at 18.30 tonight as our friends st @IStructE, @iesis1857 and @HeriotWattUni give an online presentation on distilling whisky in an innovative space. Joining details here: https://t.co/itZ8FopyD9

[ICE Library @ICELibrary]

Views of Old and New London Bridge by E W Cooke, 1833 showing how precarious it was to navigate compared with the new 5 arch bridge designed by John Rennie but constructed by his son Sir John. #JohnRennie2021

[ICE Library @ICELibrary]

Another lighthouse anniversary - Robert Stevenson was born #onthisday 1772. Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board. His biggest project, the Bell Rock lighthouse was inspired by the Eddystone lighthouse and developed Smeaton's methods further.

[ICE Library @ICELibrary]

John Smeaton was born #onthisday 1774. He was the first recorded person in UK to call himself a civil engineer and pioneered the use of hydraulic lime whilst building the Eddystone lighthouse.

[Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland @ICEScotland]

And it'll be up on our website soon for anybody that missed it! https://t.co/IMGml5gRzm

[Scottish Renewables @ScotRenew]

Fascinating discussion at joint @ScotParl CPG on renewables, energy efficiency and oil and gas just now. SR CEO @mcclarity: "There is a huge global opportunity in bringing together our skills and expertise in the low-carbon transition" @oilandgasuk @ABB_UK @Subsea7Official

[ICE Edinburgh @EdinburghICE]

Our first talk of 2020 is on Thursday 30 January, on 'Ensuring Project Success'. Speaker is Andrew Brechin, Head of Quality @JacobsConnects All welcome, registration & refreshments from 18.00, details and booking: https://t.co/Jv6BxPc1TH

[ICE South West @ICESouthWest]

Join @billthescan to find out how 3D point cloud modelling from air & land is giving #civilengineers insight into the region’s historic monuments/landscapes. Email us [email protected] to book a free place 7 January at @CICCICTaunton #heritage #history #culture #Taunton

[Institution of Engineers in Scotland @iesis1857]

Next evening presentation will be Tuesday 14th January 2020 How can we build economically viable Grid-scale energy storage? - joint meeting with @IMarEST @UniStrathclyde

[Gordon Masterton @GordonMasterton]

A couple of hangers on ⁦@SRP_engineering⁩ #SRPe19. ⁦@SchoolOfEng_UoE⁩

[ICE Library @ICELibrary]

Adding Paul Sheffield’s name to the ICE Presidents board today

[PHEWScotland @PHEWScotland]

We are delighted to announce that ICE Past President Gordon Masterton will present the 2019 Smeaton Lecture at the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation in India St Edinburgh on Wed 23 October. full details in link, all welcome. https://t.co/m7UY26655W

[Derek Elder @derekelder]

This is a great opportunity to hear the Smeaton Lecture, without the long trip to @ICE_engineers in London. ICE Past President @GordonMasterton is a compelling speaker and I'll be there. Booking is essential though as numbers are limited by the space available at India St.

[ICE Edinburgh @EdinburghICE]

The 2019 ICE Smeaton Lecture comes to Edinburgh! ICE Past President @GordonMasterton will talk about John Smeaton and James Watt in the bicentenary year of Watt's death. Wednesday 23 October, full details in link, booking preferred. https://t.co/g9UHNb5O1N

[Masterhitch Europe @Masterhitch]

France to launch design competition for new Notre Dame spire https://t.co/bsK5CptC8J @notredameparis @EPhilippePM

[James Watt 2019 @watt2019]

Professor Dame Ann Dowling to speak on 'Inspiration and #Innovation: the role of Grand Challenges' - #JamesWatt Lecture @news_RSE @RAEngNews, 5th June @UofGlasgow @UofGEngineering #JamesWatt2019 https://t.co/XHNaWzj4vg

[Edinburgh @edinburgh]

Uncover Edinburgh's rich history this #WorldHeritageDay 👉 https://t.co/1Swv84IeZI

#ThisisEdinburgh

[ICE Edinburgh @EdinburghICE]

The Adam brothers [and their father] were a Scottish building and architectural dynasty.

[Edinburgh Reporter @EdinReporter]

New portrait of James Adam unveiled at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery https://t.co/f8ThqgItpm

[The Scotsman @TheScotsman]

Climate change activists are part of our capitalist system, writes @Bill_Jamieson. https://t.co/jE9qwtfUTJ

[Joanna Campbell @jmcgillivray38]

Launch of website for Digital Skills Partnership https://t.co/PhE4k24Xk9 @CollegesScot @ScotFundCouncil @scotlandis