Structural engineers declare summit 2024

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Date published

7 November 2024

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Structural engineers declare summit 2024

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Author
Date published
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Author

Various

Date published

7 November 2024

Author

Various

Price

Free

Watch presentation recordings from the 2024 structural engineers declare summit. Hear from our industry experts what the UK structural engineering community is doing to increase climate action in their firms and learn what you can do to positively address the climate and biodiversity emergency.

As we mark five years since the launch of Engineers Declare, the need for bold climate action has never been clearer. Some firms have set ambitious targets, while institutions like IStructE have integrated sustainability into membership requirements and awards. The summit showcased case studies on the circular economy, material reuse, and digital tools to combat climate change, alongside policy updates and a panel discussion on sustainability leadership.
 

Summit key topics included:



Session 1 keynote presentation: Design in the Age of emergency: when no one else is looking!

  • Duncan Baker-Brown, Baker Brown Studio

Session 2: Materials

  • Concrete: Fragkoulis Kanavaris, Arup 

  • Reclaimed timber: Phil Isaac, Simple-Works

  • Social impacts: Kiran Pereira, Stockholm Resilience Centre 

Session 3 keynote presentation: Ethics and climate breakdown - What we do affects others worldwide

  • Mike Bather, Liverpool University

Session 4: Regenerative thinking

  • Practical solutions:  Oliver Broadbent, Constructivist 

  • AI use cases for mapping and decision-making: Megan Greig, Elliott Wood

Session 5 panel discussion: New career pathways – structural engineers now leading in Sustainability

  • Marika Gabbianelli, WSP

  • Brogan MacDonald, Ramboll

  • James Norman, University of Bristol (co-author of the regenerative structural engineer)

  • Kye Taylor, Multiplex

Session 1 keynote: Design in the Age of emergency: when no one else is looking!

Session 2: Materials

Session 3 keynote presentation: Ethics and climate breakdown - What we do affects others worldwide

Session 4: Regenerative thinking

Session 5 panel discussion: New career pathways – structural engineers now leading in Sustainability:

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