The climate emergency is challenging engineers to consider a broader palette of non-traditional and/or novel structural materials. This webinar series looks at some of the alternatives, encouraging engineers to consider designing with these new materials and explaining how to deliver them successfully within projects.
During this webinar our panel will use case studies to:
- Cover the basics to enable you to design a straw bale house
- Explore the straw bale journey: from research into construction performance to commercial application
- Discuss the scaling of straw bale for mainstream construction through Modern Methods of Construction
- Outline international methods, load-bearing and non load-bearing applications, innovations for its use as insulation and structural applications
- Review The State of the Art for the use of straw and bio-based materials; their resistance to decay and fire; how (along with timber) they provide a scalable carbon capture and storage opportunity for the built environment
Reasons to attend:
- Learn more about innovation in the use of bio-based materials in construction
- Gain insight into methodologies for use in MMC
- Gain an understanding of design life and performance against fire
- Hear about carbon footprinting, capture and storage
Who should attend:
- Graduate structural engineers
- Design engineers
- Engineers working in SMEs
- Architects
- Structural engineering students
About the series
This webinar is part 3 of a 6-part series on Novel materials and methods to achieve net zero
. All webinars are recorded and available to purchase on-demand following the live broadcast:
1. How to get novel materials adopted on projects: R&D to construction - 21 April 2021
2. Designing with rammed earth - 18 May 2021
3. Designing with straw bale - 1 July 2021
4. Low carbon concrete - 9 September 2021
5. Key considerations for design and build of fibre reinforced polymer road bridges - 20 October 2021
6. Timber concrete composites - 2 December 2021
To book the Novel materials series, please email [email protected]
Concerned about your time zone?
The webinar will be recorded and available to view on-demand for our international audience. On-demand access is included in the price of your webinar ticket.
Speakers
James worked in industry on a wide variety of projects and has designed in a variety of materials including steel, concrete, timber, earth, straw and glass. In 2015 James moved full time into academia where he teaches structural design with a focus on low carbon solutions, and has been publishing in this area including Conceptual Design of Buildings (IStructE) and Designing Timber Structures (TRADA).
Craig is CEO at Agile Property and Homes. Agile delivers low-carbon, affordable homes to those in housing need. Prior to setting up Agile, Craig founded the chartered RIBA architectural practice, White Design and ModCell Straw Technology: prefabricated, renewable building systems. This combination of design and fabrication lead to one of the first construction products to make large-scale, carbon-negative building a commercial reality.