World Engineering Day
2025
Celebrate sustainable engineering with us!
Celebrate World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED), proclaimed by UNESCO in 2019.
To recognise the role of engineering in creating a more sustainable world, explore our collection of articles, chapters, cases and calls for papers.
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We have carefully picked out our top articles on the topic of sustainable engineering.
ICE Publishing articles
Each peer-reviewed article addresses pressing issues such as public health, urban resilience and safety, and environmental sustainability
Effect of steel-PET fiber reinforcement on the fire resistance of reactive powder concrete
Magazine of Concrete Research
Authors: Luboš Bocian, František Šoukal, Radoslav Novotný, Patrik Sokola, David Markusík, Jan Bubeník, Jiří Zach, and Vítězslav Novák
Utilizing waste materials in concrete: A review on mechanical and sustainable performance
Green Materials
Authors: Aneel Manan, Pu Zhang, Ali Majdi, Wael Alattyih, and Jawad Ahmad
Integration of hyperplastic models in strain space
Géotechnique
Authors: Seyed Ali Ghoreishian Amiri, Gustav Grimstad, and Davood Dadras-Ajirlou
Conceptualizing a dynamic BIM-based waste management system in enabling net zero cities
Waste and Resource Management
Authors: Ademilade Olubambi, Clinton Aigbavboa, and Bolanle Ikotun
Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state of the art
Maritime Engineering
Authors: Louise B. Firth, Jessica Bone, Aaron Bartholomew, et al
Integrating life-cycle environmental impact and costs into geotechnical design
Engineering Sustainability
Authors: Ida Samuelsson, Johan Spross, and Stefan Larsso
Soil bio-cementation treatment strategies: state-of-the-art review
Geotechnical Research
Authors: Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie, Khalida Muda, Dominic Ek Leong Ong, et al
Practical application of graphene-enhanced concrete
Construction Materials
Authors: Lee S. Cunningham, Aldo F. Sosa Gallardo, Andrew S.J. Foster, et al
Mobilising sustainable, water-resilient communities in the UK: evidence and engagement across scales
Engineering Sustainability
Authors: Sarah Ward, Nick Paling, and Andrew Rogers
Upgrading rural footpaths to motorcycle taxi tracks in rural sub-Saharan Africa
Civil Engineering
Authors: Krijn Peters and Jim Clarke
Emerald Publishing articles
Assessing the readiness for sustainable building material adoption: a study from construction organizations of different sizes
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
Author: Minh Van Nguyen
The application of building information modeling (BIM) system in the smartification of green and sustainable buildings
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
Author: Erfan Anjomshoa
Factors affecting intention to adopt green building practices: a journey towards meeting sustainable goals
Construction Innovation
Authors: Rabbia Aslam Siddiqui, Zulfikar Adamu, Obas John Ebohon, and Wajeeha Aslam
Facilitating Construction 5.0 for smart, sustainable and resilient buildings: opportunities and challenges for implementation
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
Authors: Ibrahim Yitmen, Amjad Almusaed, and Sepehr Alizadehsalehi
Application of structural equation modelling (SEM) to evaluate reworks in sustainable buildings
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment
Author: AbdulLateef Olanrewaju
Investigating consumer behaviour for environmental, sustainable and social apparel
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
Authors: Kerri Byrd and Jin Su
Sustainable UAM operations in integrated transport system
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Authors: Bartosz Dziugiel, Adam Liberacki, Vittorio Di Vito, Aniello Menichino, and Gabriella Duca
Technology and solution-driven trends in sustainable aviation
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Author: Daniel Rohacs
Groundwater potentiality mapping using ensemble machine learning algorithms for sustainable groundwater management
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment
Authors: Showmitra Kumar Sarkar, Swapan Talukdar, Atiqur Rahman, Shahfahad, and Sujit Kumar Roy
Urban traffic flow management on large scale using an improved ACO for a road transportation system
International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics
Authors: Somia Boubedra, Cherif Tolba, Pietro Manzoni, Djamila Beddiar, and Youcef Zennir
Featured journals
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Calls for papers
See our latest calls for papers and special issues with a focus on sustainable engineering, or find a journal for your research.
Data-centric modelling and analysis of sustainable geotechnical systems
Machine Learning and Data Science in Geotechnics
Closes: 25 April 2025
The use of digital twins & AI in improving sustainable outcomes
Engineering Sustainability
Closes: 25 April 2025
Digitally enabled and intelligent technologies for a sustainable transport
Transport
Closes: 30 May 2025
Explore related books
Explore our eBooks selection, discussing engineering topics on sustainability, the built environment, and much more.
ICE Publishing books
Sustainable Infrastructure
Principles into practice
Authors: Richard Fenner, Judith Sykes and Charles Ainger
ICE Manual of Blue-Green Infrastructure
Author: Carla-Leanne Washbourne and Claire Wansbury
Intelligent Buildings and Infrastructure with Sustainable and Social Values
Author: Derek Clements-Croome
Structural Design of Buildings
Fundamentals in Design, Management and Sustainability
Authors: Feng Fu and David Richardson
Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings
A guideline for practising engineers
Authors: Matthew Fox, Weng Yuen Kam and Damian Grant
Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2023
Resilience and adaptability in a changing climate
Author: Kevin Burgess
ICE Handbook of Urban Drainage Practice
Authors: Richard Ashley, Brian Smith, Paul Shaffer and Issy Caffoor
Environmental Law for Sustainable Construction
A guide for construction, engineering and architecture professionals
Authors: Francine Baker and Jennifer Charlson
The Ethics Gap in the Engineering of the Future
Moral Challenges for the Technology of Tomorrow
Authors: Spyridon Stelios and Konstantinos Theologou
Stealth Construction
Integrating Practices for Resilience and Sustainability
Authors: Seyi S. Stephen, Ayodeji E. Oke, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, et al
The Emerald Handbook of Smart Cities in the Gulf Region
Innovation, Development, Transformation, and Prosperity for Vision 2040
Authors: Miltiadis D. Lytras, Afnan Alkhaldi, and Sawsan Malik
Sustainable Road Infrastructure Project Implementation in Developing Countries
An Integrated Model
Authors: Simon Ofori Ametepey, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, and Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
Placemaking
People, Properties, Planning
Authors: David Higgins and Peter J Larkham
A Neoliberal Framework for Urban Housing Development in the Global South
Authors: Sampa Chisumbe, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Erastus Mwanaumo, and Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
A Digital Path to Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Emerging Tools for the Construction Industry
Authors: Ayodeji E. Oke and Seyi S. Stephen
Smart Cities for Sustainability
Approaches and Solutions
Authors: Mohammed El Amine Abdelli, Asma Sghaier, Atilla Akbaba, et al
Featured case studies
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Formalising human resource practices in a family-centric business: the case of Precision Engineering
Authors: Anshuman Rath and Sumita Mishra
This case study prompts a discussion on achieving the formalisation of recruitment, selection, performance, and employee training through the adoption of appropriate HR metrics and models.
Engineering and Environmental Solutions: the growth conundrum
Authors: Ahmad Faraz Khan, Saboohi Nasim, and Neetu Yadav
This case study provides core strategic management and advanced strategy knowledge on strategic change, entrepreneurship and small business management by using the E&E Solutions company management as an example.
Authors: Abdul Rehman Shaikh, Manzoor Ali Mirani, and Saqib Ali
This case study focuses on ABC analysis, PDCA for systematic approaches, processes and technology to address shrinkage, and the role of technology in improving inventory control.
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