diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-asan.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-asan.yml
index 7bc9fe1fc..542150e52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-asan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-asan.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo ln -s /usr/lib/llvm-16/lib/clang/16 /usr/lib/clang/16
           fi
 
-      - name: configure Shamrock
+      - name: Setup env
         run: |
           ./env/new-env --machine debian-generic.acpp --builddir build --type asan -- --backend omp
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-coverage.yml
index 12830552b..d58c661da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-coverage.yml
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo ln -s /usr/lib/llvm-16/lib/clang/16 /usr/lib/clang/16
           fi
 
-
-      - name: configure Shamrock
+      - name: Setup env
         run: |
           ./env/new-env --machine debian-generic.acpp --builddir acpp_omp_debug --type coverage -- --backend omp
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-tidy.yml
index 41086edcf..5388cc5f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-tidy.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
 
-      - name: configure Shamrock
+      - name: Setup env
         run: |
           ./env/new-env --machine debian-generic.acpp --builddir build -- --backend omp
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-ubsan.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-ubsan.yml
index 2efdb384e..a7c495636 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-ubsan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang-ubsan.yml
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
 
-      - name: configure Shamrock
+      - name: Setup env
         run: |
           ./env/new-env --machine debian-generic.acpp --builddir build --type ubsan -- --backend omp
 
-      - name: Configure
+      - name: Source env
+        shell: bash # In docker container github action default to sh
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          source ./activate
+
+      - name: Configure Shamrock
         shell: bash # In docker container github action default to sh
         run: |
           cd build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang.yml
index 4f091167c..58c5a7ce7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-clang.yml
@@ -94,16 +94,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: ls local
         run : ls -la
 
+      - uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ github.job }}-${{matrix.container}}-${{matrix.backend}}
+
       - name: Setup env
         run : ./env/new-env --machine debian-generic.acpp --builddir build -- --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} --arch ${{ matrix.arch }}
 
-      - name: Configure
+      - name: Source env
+        shell: bash # In docker container github action default to sh
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          source ./activate
+
+      - name: Configure Shamrock
         shell: bash # In docker container github action default to sh
         run: |
           cd build
           source ./activate && shamconfigure
 
-      - name: Configure sham install
+      - name: Configure sham install target
         shell: bash # In docker container github action default to sh
         run: |
           cd build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-conda.yml
index 4bd5cbe66..bacffc478 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-conda.yml
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ jobs:
           source ./activate
           conda env export
 
-      - name: Configure
+      - name: Configure Shamrock
         run: |
           cd build
           source ./activate && shamconfigure
 
-      - name: Configure sham install
+      - name: Configure sham install target
         run: |
           cd build
           source ./activate &&  \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-macos.yml
index 3736cdde0..3b4fc746e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-macos.yml
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup env
         run : ./env/new-env --machine macos-generic.acpp --builddir build --
 
-      - name: Configure
+      - name: Source env
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          source ./activate
+
+      - name: Configure Shamrock
         run: |
           cd build
           source ./activate && shamconfigure
 
-      - name: Configure sham install
+      - name: Configure sham install target
         run: |
           cd build
           source ./activate &&  \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-phys-test.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-phys-test.yml
index 522c0f537..3c9ae9986 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-phys-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-acpp-phys-test.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup env
         run : ./env/new-env --machine debian-generic.acpp --builddir build -- --backend ${{ matrix.backend }} --arch ${{ matrix.arch }}
 
-      - name: Configure
+      - name: Source env
+        shell: bash # In docker container github action default to sh
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          source ./activate
+
+      - name: Configure Shamrock
         shell: bash # In docker container github action default to sh
         run: |
           cd build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shamrock-dpcpp.yml b/.github/workflows/shamrock-dpcpp.yml
index fdc30504c..266f6dfa7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shamrock-dpcpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shamrock-dpcpp.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ jobs:
         run: git diff ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} HEAD
       #### End Checkout part ####
 
+      - uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ github.job }}-${{matrix.container}}-${{matrix.machine}}
+
       - name: Setup env
         run : ./env/new-env --machine ${{ matrix.machine }} --builddir build --
 
diff --git a/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/cuda/env_built_intel-llvm.sh b/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/cuda/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
index 9586e568f..872baae05 100644
--- a/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/cuda/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
+++ b/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/cuda/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Exports will be provided by the new env script above this line
 # will be exported : ACPP_GIT_DIR, ACPP_BUILD_DIR, ACPP_INSTALL_DIR
 
+if which ccache &> /dev/null; then
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG="-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    echo " ----- ccache found, using it ----- "
+else
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG=""
+fi
+
 export INTELLLVM_INSTALL_DIR=/home/docker/compilers/DPCPP
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$INTELLLVM_INSTALL_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
@@ -8,6 +15,7 @@ function shamconfigure {
     cmake \
         -S $SHAMROCK_DIR \
         -B $BUILD_DIR \
+        ${CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG} \
         -DSHAMROCK_ENABLE_BACKEND=SYCL \
         -DSYCL_IMPLEMENTATION=IntelLLVM \
         -DINTEL_LLVM_PATH="${INTELLLVM_INSTALL_DIR}" \
diff --git a/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/rocm/env_built_intel-llvm.sh b/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/rocm/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
index f9fdfbef0..f95b889d1 100644
--- a/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/rocm/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
+++ b/env/machine/ci/intel-llvm/rocm/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Exports will be provided by the new env script above this line
 # will be exported : ACPP_GIT_DIR, ACPP_BUILD_DIR, ACPP_INSTALL_DIR
 
+if which ccache &> /dev/null; then
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG="-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    echo " ----- ccache found, using it ----- "
+else
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG=""
+fi
+
 export INTELLLVM_INSTALL_DIR=/home/docker/compilers/DPCPP
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$INTELLLVM_INSTALL_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
@@ -8,6 +15,7 @@ function shamconfigure {
     cmake \
         -S $SHAMROCK_DIR \
         -B $BUILD_DIR \
+        ${CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG} \
         -DSHAMROCK_ENABLE_BACKEND=SYCL \
         -DSYCL_IMPLEMENTATION=IntelLLVM \
         -DINTEL_LLVM_PATH="${INTELLLVM_INSTALL_DIR}" \
diff --git a/env/machine/debian-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh b/env/machine/debian-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh
index 2347ef148..a3e1d5142 100644
--- a/env/machine/debian-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh
+++ b/env/machine/debian-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ export ACPP_GIT_DIR=$BUILD_DIR/.env/acpp-git
 export ACPP_BUILD_DIR=$BUILD_DIR/.env/acpp-builddir
 export ACPP_INSTALL_DIR=$BUILD_DIR/.env/acpp-installdir
 
+if which ccache &> /dev/null; then
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG="-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    echo " ----- ccache found, using it ----- "
+else
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG=""
+fi
+
 function setupcompiler {
     clone_acpp || return
-    cmake -S ${ACPP_GIT_DIR} -B ${ACPP_BUILD_DIR} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ACPP_INSTALL_DIR} || return
+    cmake -S ${ACPP_GIT_DIR} -B ${ACPP_BUILD_DIR} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${ACPP_INSTALL_DIR} ${CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG} || return
     (cd ${ACPP_BUILD_DIR} && $MAKE_EXEC "${MAKE_OPT[@]}" && $MAKE_EXEC install) || return
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +29,7 @@ function shamconfigure {
     cmake \
         -S $SHAMROCK_DIR \
         -B $BUILD_DIR \
+         ${CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG} \
         -DSHAMROCK_ENABLE_BACKEND=SYCL \
         -DSYCL_IMPLEMENTATION=ACPPDirect \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${ACPP_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/acpp" \
diff --git a/env/machine/docker/intel_oneapi/env_built_intel-llvm.sh b/env/machine/docker/intel_oneapi/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
index ed1a8b125..e8a6f5be4 100644
--- a/env/machine/docker/intel_oneapi/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
+++ b/env/machine/docker/intel_oneapi/env_built_intel-llvm.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Exports will be provided by the new env script above this line
 # will be exported : ACPP_GIT_DIR, ACPP_BUILD_DIR, ACPP_INSTALL_DIR
 
+if which ccache &> /dev/null; then
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG="-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    echo " ----- ccache found, using it ----- "
+else
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG=""
+fi
+
 # test if python3-dev installed
 # dpkg -l python3-dev
 if ! dpkg -l python3.*-dev &> /dev/null; then
@@ -13,6 +20,7 @@ function shamconfigure {
     cmake \
         -S $SHAMROCK_DIR \
         -B $BUILD_DIR \
+        ${CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG} \
         -DSHAMROCK_ENABLE_BACKEND=SYCL \
         -DSYCL_IMPLEMENTATION=IntelLLVM \
         -DINTEL_LLVM_PATH=$(dirname $(which icpx))/.. \
diff --git a/env/machine/macos-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh b/env/machine/macos-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh
index 67891a6e7..710cec084 100644
--- a/env/machine/macos-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh
+++ b/env/machine/macos-generic/acpp/env_built_acpp.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ done
 
 echo "All required packages are installed."
 
+if which ccache &> /dev/null; then
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG="-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    echo " ----- ccache found, using it ----- "
+else
+    export CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG=""
+fi
+
 ACPP_ROOT=`brew list adaptivecpp | grep acpp-info | sed -E "s/\/bin\/.*//"`
 echo " ------------- Environment activated ------------- "
 
@@ -23,6 +30,7 @@ function shamconfigure {
     cmake \
         -S $SHAMROCK_DIR \
         -B $BUILD_DIR \
+        ${CCACHE_CMAKE_ARG} \
         -DSHAMROCK_ENABLE_BACKEND=SYCL \
         -DSYCL_IMPLEMENTATION=ACPPDirect \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="acpp" \