A weight off your mind: floor loadings and the climate emergency

Author: Will Hawkins, Angus Peters and Tim Mander

Date published

4 May 2021

Price
Free
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A weight off your mind: floor loadings and the climate emergency

The Structural Engineer

Author

Will Hawkins, Angus Peters and Tim Mander

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 99, Issue 5, 2021, Page(s) 18-20

Date published

4 May 2021

Author

Will Hawkins, Angus Peters and Tim Mander

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 99, Issue 5, 2021, Page(s) 18-20

Price

Free

Will Hawkins, Angus Peters and Tim Mander argue for designers to challenge overspecification and grasp the opportunity that reduced floor loads offer for low-carbon structural design.

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
18-20
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

Tags

Climate change Leadership Floor Loading Issue 5

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