Challenges around uncertainty in design

Date & Time

14 September 2026
18:00 - 19:30 GMT

Price

Free
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Challenges around uncertainty in design

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Date & Time

14 September 2026
18:00 - 19:30 GMT

Price

Free

Availability

Places available

Resilience and risk in the face of climate change.

Changing global conditions shift how we see existing assets but also how we design new ones. Here, in the UK, we can consider multiple hazards and future scenarios, but ultimately what uncertain conditions should engineers design for, and how do we balance this with the competing drive to reduce embodied carbon and design lean buildings?

This talk will outline the concept of resilience and discuss findings from HRB processes to consider how resilience and risk are related, and what the future of design in a changing climate might look like.

Speakers

Dr Elisabeth Marlow, FIStructE
Dr Elisabeth Marlow is the Principal Consultant at Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP. Elisabeth’s interest in Art, Science and the Environment, led her to study Architectural Engineering, Renewable Energy with Architecture. Her recent doctoral research investigated decision-making interplay of sustainability and resilience across policy, urban planning and practice.
David Rivers, FIStructE
David Rivers is a Partner with Cundall, based in the structures team in central London. He has a real passion for sustainable design and does whatever possible to push for efficient and considered design with a view to minimising embodied carbon wherever possible, even if that means not doing anything in some cases. Following the graduation with a Master’s Degree in Civil & Structural Engineering from Sheffield University in 2009, David has been working as a structural engineer for 17 years. During this time, he has achieved chartered status with both the IStructE and ICE and worked across a range of sectors and project scaling from small refurbs to massive infrastructure developments with particular highlights including The Indoor Tennis Centre at Wimbledon, the fit-out of Farringdon Crossrail station and an award-winning office retrofit at Wellington House.

Additional attendee information

Attending

Please come along and meet at 18.00 for sandwiches and beverages and the talk will commence at 18.30.

Those who wish to attend can show up on the day. 

CPD Qualifier

This Presentation will qualify for one and a half hours of CPD and is recognised by the Institution.

Parking

Plenty of car parking on the University’s campus, please use the RingGo app to pay for parking after 6pm until 7pm.

Contact

Email - [email protected]

Name - Edward Bromhead

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