Structural engineers declare summit 2024

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