Structural engineering appreciation for construction industry professionals

Course

Date & Time

30 September 2026
10:00 - 17:30 BST

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £315 + VAT
Member: £355 + VAT
Standard: £465 + VAT

Early booking discount

Available until one month prior

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A guide to the field of structural engineering in relation to buildings for construction industry professionals.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Appreciate how forces due to gravity and other effects are resisted in a building’s structure
Demonstrate a knowledge of the tools available to the structural engineer to counter these effects
Appreciate the concept of efficient design and its impact on embodied energy
Appreciate finite element analysis methods
Develop an appreciation of key engineering concepts and terminology

Intended for

Other built environment professionals and engineers

Chris O’Regan has been working in the field of structural engineering for over 35 years and draws from his experience from developing structures for a large variety of buildings ranging from music halls through to stadia and everything in between. Chris created this course to highlight the need for greater integration in the design of buildings in the wake of Building Safety Act 2022. Chris has been actively involved with advising construction professionals on the impact the Building Safety Act will have in how it will impact the method of design of buildings.

Contact

Email - [email protected]