Time for a structural change?

Author: David Treacy

Date published

1 August 2020

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Time for a structural change?

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The Structural Engineer
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David Treacy

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 98, Issue 8, 2020, Page(s) 2

Date published

1 August 2020

Author

David Treacy

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 98, Issue 8, 2020, Page(s) 2

Price

Free

To design more sustainable buildings, big decisions need to be made early in the design process. Could laying out the structure to a 300mm planning grid reduce embodied carbon, enable the circular economy and still retain the uniqueness of design, asks David Treacy.

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2
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Climate change Refurbishment Retrofit Leadership Issue 8

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