Verulam (readers' letters)

Charles Goodchild considers this book an admirable attempt to do justice to a vast and fluid subject. While not covering every nuance, it will be of great benefit to both postgraduate students and practising engineers.

It’s easy to overlook existing buildings when considering how to achieve a zero-carbon economy. Rolton Group's Chris Evans stresses the need for a holistic approach to energy efficiency in the UK's current building stock.

BIM is presenting daily opportunities and challenges to structural engineers, rather like the architects they work with. So it should be no surprise to find that one of the key people behind the BIM revolution is, himself, an architect. Jackie Whitelaw talks to Autodesk Vice President, Phil Bernstein, who helped introduce BIM to the world.