North Thames

Inclusive design brings economic benefits, says new guidance from IStructE

Design of buildings and spaces needs to remove barriers to inclusivity - including age, disability, ethnicity, gender, and neuro-divergence.

Publish Date – 6 December 2023
Author – IStructE

The Building Safety Act – Demonstrating competence

In accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022 engineers working on Higher-Risk Buildings (HRB) will be required to demonstrate their competence to do so. The Institution of Structural Engineers and Institution of Civil Engineers are developing a joint registration process to enable members of both institutions to demonstrate their competence against a new structural engineering HRB standard

Publish Date – 23 November 2023
Author – IStructE

Winners of the 2023 Structural Awards announced

Publish Date – 31 December 9999

Enter the South Eastern Counties Regional Group Awards 2023

The awards recognise outstanding structural engineering projects in the area. The deadline for entries is Friday 22 December 2023.

Publish Date – 20 November 2023

IStructE wins Sustainability Champion 2023 Award

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has been named Sustainability Champion of the year at the prestigious Association Excellence Awards .

Publish Date – 8 November 2023
Author – IStructE

Contribute to The Structural Engineer in 2024

We're looking for content for The Structural Engineer in 2024. Could you contribute an article to one of our planned themes?

Publish Date – 13 November 2023
Author – The Structural Engineer

IStructE wins at the British Parking Awards 2023

IStructE wins the Special Jury Award at the 2023 British Parking Awards for its Car park design guidance.

Publish Date – 19 September 2023
Author – IStructE

News release: Concrete production - GGBS is "a limited and constrained global resource"

Ground granulated blast furnace slag's (GGBS) used to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in concrete needs to be carefully considered, recommends a new paper.

Publish Date – 22 September 2023

IStructE statement & FAQs: Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

The latest RAAC guidance and how to mitigate risk moving forward.

Publish Date – 25 October 2023
Author – IStructE