Our members continue to lead the way globally in tackling embodied carbon in structures. However, the topic of sustainability extends far beyond carbon.
The climate emergency encapsulates a number of issues, such as biodiversity loss, social equity, and resource depletion. The most sustainable structural engineering should tackle all of these areas and more, with different focuses for different projects.
At the 2022 Climate emergency e-conference, expert presenters explained how you can widen your sustainability skills as the Institution, and our members, tackle the broader issues of sustainability, alongside our core competences related to carbon.
Presentations
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Use less stuff - Eva MacNamara, Associate Director, Expedition Engineering
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Understanding materials - Ian Poole, Senior Engineer & Sustainability Consultant, Elliott Wood
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Digital software - Tom Webster, Director, Webb Yates
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Circular economy - Penny Gowler, Director & Head of Sustainability, Elliott Wood
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Biodiversity - Julia Barker, Biodiversity Net Gain Lead, Wood PLC
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Social sustainability - Tanya De Hoog, Founding Director, Thornton Tomassetti
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Panel discussion
1. Use less stuff Eva MacNamara, Associate Director, Expedition Engineering
2. Understanding materials Ian Poole, Senior Engineer & Sustainability Consultant, Elliott Wood
3. Digital software Tom Webster, Director, Webb Yates
4. Circular economy Penny Gowler, Director & Head of Sustainability, Elliott Wood
5. Biodiversity Julia Barker, Biodiversity Net Gain Lead, Wood PLC
6. Social sustainability Tanya De Hoog, Founding Director, Thornton Tomassetti
7. Panel discussion