Structural Engineers Declare: what it means for IStructE

Will Arnold, Head of Climate Action at the Institution of Structural Engineers, explores the changes that the Institution has been championing in the sustainability space over the last three years.

This technical lecture describes the prototyping, testing and design approach that enabled the realisation of the Arc, the gymnasium for the Green School in Bali, whose project team was awarded for advancing the structural application of low-carbon materials at the 2022 Structural Awards.

As the climate emergency and societal, technological, regulatory, and legislative developments are driving unprecedented change in the construction industry, watch selected presentations from the 2022 Designing for the future, now e-conference, highlighting regulatory and business drivers for change, as well as some modern methods of design practices.