Profile: John Viise

Letters this month include discussion on: webinars; flooding; live loads; BIM; the Exam; Approved Document A and late payments.

David Hodgson (M) provides an alternative perspective on BIM; citing the history of ‘Information Management’ in the oil and gas industry, the lessons learned and the obstacles and opportunities that Information Management and BIM present for structural engineers.

David Knight has made his mark in the bridges sector through his involvement in some of the industry's smallest, yet most inspired, footbridge projects. He talks to Helena Russell about the power of collaboration, and what designers can learn from fabricators.