Planet
As structural engineers, we have a crucial role to play in the climate emergency. Working with you, we can reduce the environmental impact of your project by creating a truly sustainable building that has a smaller carbon footprint and contributes to a greener community.
On the path towards the UK’s net-zero target and a low-carbon future, engineering design is pivotal in minimising a structure’s demands on local environments and the planet’s resources throughout its entire lifecycle.
Driving change
Part of our role is to educate. This is why we promote sustainability at every stage of the process. By being involved from the start, we can influence the brief and guide you towards choices that result in the most healthy, efficient and durable building.
Low carbon
By examining and rethinking the elements required, we can greatly lower the embedded carbon in our structural designs. Circular construction is one approach, by using recycled or surplus materials or developing solutions that can be easily taken down and repurposed or reused.
Energy efficiency
Green technologies are essential for increasing a structure’s operational efficiency, and creating energy and cost savings throughout its lifecycle. These range from technical solutions, such as smart materials and renewable energies, to bioclimatic design that makes the most of local climate conditions.
Healthy communities
Our culture of care covers the local environment as well as the people affected by a project. We nurture nature by creating green spaces and wildlife havens in urban landscapes. This supports regeneration and biodiversity, and contributes to the general wellbeing of the surrounding community.
Sustainable building
We are a member of the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA), an international organisation promoting best-practice design, specification and use of wood in the built environment.
