In terms of going into engineering, I came from an all-girls school.
This ensures everyone is working with the same processes in mind and any risks are known and managed from the outset.. Maximise reuse in the built environment.The key sustainable construction principle for reducing the quantity of new materials used in the industry is to build less.
This is most easily achieved by reusing existing building stock.Existing buildings have the potential to be refurbished by retaining existing building elements and improving them to suit future uses..If we have to build new buildings, we must consider how many of the materials can be from reused products, components or buildings.
For example, where there are buildings being demolished on site or locally, materials can be sourced from these buildings, refurbished, and then used in the new building.Alternatively, a national circular economy should be developed to enable the sharing of good quality reused products..
Many structural elements, such as steel beams or concrete prefabricated floor slabs, have a life expectancy which far outlasts a building’s lifespan.
By knowing these products are going to waste through the demolition of existing buildings, designers can incorporate these components into their design from the outset, using fewer new natural resources and raw materials..Procurement and DfMA strategy.
Structural and civil engineering.Cloud-based Advanced BIM modelling.
Internal / External CFD / Pipeflo / Short Break Analysis, Buffer Vessel Sizing.Automatic building configuration software development.