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A new book has been published (in December 2013) by ICE Publishing by Dick Fenner and Charles Ainger which tries to fill the gap between an engineer's understanding of sustainability and how to practically reach these goals. Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice is a practical and accessible handbook which addresses the key principle…

This weekend, two of the current MPhil students , Ralph Bernhard and Jack Barrie formed a team and took part in the Cambridge Start Up Hack weekend event (create a company in 48 hours). They won! They developed a company called Water Peer. Water Peer is a water efficiency startup focused on behaviour modification through peer benchmarking. It prov…

Welcome to our two new PhD studentsCarron Blom is working with Professor Peter Guthrie looking to  further explore sustainability issues and opportunities in the systemic complexity of infrastructure and the aligned engineering processes and organisational frameworks that cocoon this.More information:http://www-csd.eng.cam.ac.uk/people/students/car…

Article taken from: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-building-for-the-future-means-what-it-saysToo little attention is being paid to the long-term sustainability of new buildings in a changing climate according to a new study that makes recommendations for ‘future-proofing’ best practice.It’s the ability to respond to upcoming changes th…

Welcome to our new Visitor, James Montgomery, a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. He is currently visiting the Centre for 6 months  funded through a TEE Doctoral Mobility Scholarship. While in Cambridge he will be working with Dr Heather Cruickshank on the development of a new Masters Degree in Engineer…

Professor Peter Guthrie was a keynote speaker at the opening of the ATSE Conference in Sydney in late July when the issue of Nuclear Energy for Australia was debated. He then went on with two other international contributors to present at events held in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Whilst there he also addressed meetings of Consult Australia i…

Over 160 participants from 24 countries gathered last week at Robinson College for the 6th International Conference in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD13).The conference was hosted and organised by the Department's Centre for Sustainable  Development and was opened with addresses from both Professor Dame Ann Dowling and Profe…

The Centre for Sustainable Development has won the Department of Engineering’s CO2 grand prix two months in a row, by reducing electricity consumption by 33%. Interventions adopted by the centre include, turning off computers overnight, and new blinds to let more sunlight into the office. Full details are available at https://environment.eng.cam.ac…

A new brochure about the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Dvelopment is now available.Click here for MPhil brochure

The Annual MPhil dinner was held on 17th July in Clare College. The dinner in the Great Hall was preceeded by Reception drinks on the Scholar's Lawn.Photo credit: Andres Assar

Lan Hoang is a Research Assistant on Innovative Responses to Floods in the Centre for Sustainable Development. Her research focuses on i) the interfaces and interdependencies of blue green infrastructures with wider urban infrastructure and ii) the multiple benefits of blue green infrastructure in Flood Risk Management strategies. See: http://www-c…

The MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development Dissertation Presentations will be held on 15 – 17 July 2013 in LT0, Engineering Department. Schedule attachedPhoto credit: Pankaj Arora

Thirteen inspirational academics have been honoured for the outstanding quality and approach to their teaching.The 20th annual Pilkington Prizes, which honour excellence in teaching across the collegiate University, were held at Murray Edwards College last night.The prizes are awarded annually to academic staff, with candidates nominated by Schools…

CSD Staff win Highly Commended Award at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013.A paper by Dr Dick Fenner and Dr Heather Cruickshank has won a Highly Commended Award at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013 (Emerald  Publishing). The paper: "Exploring key sustainable development themes through learning activities"was published in…

University Boat Race 2013: Congratulations to Milan Bruncvik (MPhil student) who become first Czech to row in race's 159-year history.See Telegraph article 28th March 2013http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/9959411/University-Boat-Race-2013-Milan-Bruncvik-ready-to-become-first-Czech-to-row-in-races-159-year-history.html