Climate emergency

Pragmatic assistance for structural engineers in the delivery of sustainable projects for the building sector.

Mike Cook FIStructE describes six actions structural engineers should take now to address climate change.

Will Arnold describes the role structural engineers can play in tackling climate change, by making informed design decisions and influencing other members of the project team.

Mike Cook and Will Arnold outline the Institution’s approach to providing guidance on the climate emergency, discussing six key areas this guidance will fall into.

Mike Cook, Chair of the IStructE Climate Emergency Task Group, introduces a new 'Climate emergency' section in The Structural Engineer .

Mike Cook FIStructE explains how and why structural engineering firms are addressing the climate emergency.

Chris Wise discusses individual responsibility and how engineers can attempt to affect climate change.

An introduction to the goals and how structural engineers can use them to tackle the climate crisis and create a better world.

This foreword briefly summarises the commitments that engineers have made in declaring a climate emergency and considers first steps to build action plans that will support these commitments.

How digital fabrication is transforming the way we construct the built environment.

A discussion of culture and practice in design relating to material efficiency.

The Institution’s Digital Workflows and Computational Design Panel calls for a rethink of what computational design offers the industry for more sustainable design.

Steve McKechnie explores building a culture of sharing and innovation where people are proud to talk about the work they do.

A study shared by BuroHappold to share knowledge that may help address the climate emergency.

Tim Ibell, James Norman and Oliver Broadbent challenge structural engineers to steer their clients away from a presumption of a new building.

James Norman, Tim Ibell and Oliver Broadbent examine the challenges engineers will face in persuading clients to repurpose existing buildings in place of building new ones.

As the climate changes there will be ever-increasing social and economic pressure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, with focus turning to the embodied carbon in products which has thus far been eclipsed by operational values.

Hear from the engineer behind the Structural Award-winning Newquay Harper Footbridge project - and get into the mindset of only doing what is necessary.

This report provides general guidelines for the structural design of blast-resistant petrochemical facilities, updating the 1997 original edition.