Structural Engineers Declare summit: driving real change

Author: Diego Padilla-Philipps

Date published

5 January 2026

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Free
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Structural Engineers Declare summit: driving real change

The Structural Engineer

Author

Diego Padilla-Philipps

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 104, Issue 1, 2026, Page(s) 12-13

Date published

5 January 2026

Author

Diego Padilla-Philipps

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 104, Issue 1, 2026, Page(s) 12-13

Price

Free

Diego Padilla-Philipps of the SED steering group looks back on a year of sustainability progress and urges engineers to focus on their carbon handprint in the year ahead.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
12-13
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

Tags

Climate change Carbon Issue 1

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