2 July 2025 - 3 July 202509:30 - 16:30 BST
47-58 Bastwick St, London, EC1V 3PS View on Google Maps
Member early booking: £515 + VAT Member: £575 + VAT Standard: £765 + VAT
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Exploring overarching concepts related to net-zero.
Describe big picture concepts such as the UN SDGs, doughnut economics, the Glasgow Climate Pact, key aspects called for by the IPCC, and the necessary paradigm shift.
Dispel common distractions around: population growth, ‘green growth’, efficiency improvements and carbon capture technologies.
Use the IStructE ‘Net Zero Hierarchy’ to explain how to achieve net-zero on a construction project.
Exploring how emissions can be reduced through material specification.
Describe the limitations of material specifications within net-zero design.
Explain what’s expected to happen in terms of decarbonising structural materials.
When working with new materials, identify the key questions that need to be answered to enable their use.
Exploring the role of the brief and idea generation in net-zero.
Describe the role that the brief has in limiting or enabling net-zero design.
Ask questions to challenge the brief.
Use idea generation techniques to respond to the brief.
Exploring how to assess and compare design options against one another as part of a net-zero design process.
Identify metrics to assess the quality of an idea, and suggest tests for those metrics.
Perform quick calculations to assess the carbon impact of their options.
Explain the approach to, and limitations of, carbon offsetting.
Exploring the role of advocacy to achieve wider net-zero outcomes.
Use influencing techniques to advocate for net zero design.
Refine a low-carbon design to respond to other drivers such as: safety, circularity, resilience, and the needs of other disciplines.
Agree a set of personal ‘next steps’ applying net zero design in their practice.
Mid-career engineer
Senior engineers/Team leader/Manager
Must have completed the Embodied Carbon Basics on-demand course
Will Arnold is Head of Climate Action at the IStructE and a Chartered Environmentalist specialising in the decarbonisation of the built environment. He spearheads the Institution’s climate emergency response, integrating this focus into all aspects of the organisation’s work, including the development of best-practice emergency guidance. Before his current role, Will worked as a structural engineer at Arup for over ten years. He is also a member of the Structural Awards Judging Panel and serves on the Editorial Advisory Group for The Structural Engineer.
Oliver Broadbent is an Honorary Fellow of the IStructE, recognised for his inspiring work on regenerative design, contributing towards the Institution’s goal of making the world a safer and more sustainable place. He is the founder and director of Constructivist, working with leaders, teams, and organisations to enhance their skills in design, creativity, and regenerative thinking. Oliver has also been an 1851 Fellow in Regenerative Design and was awarded the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education in 2020.
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This popular course offers a series of interactive sessions, supplemented by individual study. It is designed to empower participants with the skills and knowledge needed to design structures that achieve net-zero emissions.
This popular course offers a series of interactive sessions, supported by individual study. It is designed to empower participants with the skills and knowledge needed to design structures that achieve net-zero emissions.
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