Verulam (readers' letters – February 2026)

Tom Howarth found himself fully immersed in a major steel reuse project just a couple of years after graduating – now he's bringing his knowledge and experience to bear on developing a template for the 'circular city'. Helena Russell reports.

With a proactive approach and early engagement, structural engineers can unlock the reuse potential of existing buildings and steer the industry away from demolition, explains Thomas Hesslenberg.

A textbook approach to design is an impediment to wider reuse, believes Tom Webster, who argues that the profession must place more value on the actual performance of reused components.