Climate jargon buster

The article explores ways to justify reuse of existing structures through a thorough understanding of the original building structure, and engineer's intent.

MIT professor Caitlin Mueller gave the keynote presentation at the IStructE Digital Design and Computation conference in May 2021. Here, she tells Jackie Whitelaw how computer tools she's developing will help structural engineers design for zero carbon.

This article discusses the analysis and modification of existing structures for new uses, allowing return on investment to be maximised and reducing the need for present-day carbon emissions from new construction.