Permanent design solutions to reduce temporary works in façade retention schemes
Date & Time

26 March 2025
18:00 - 19:30 GMT

Location

Online

Price
Free
The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers
Permanent design solutions to reduce temporary works in façade retention schemes

Permanent design solutions to reduce temporary works in façade retention schemes

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Date & Time

26 March 2025
18:00 - 19:30 GMT

Location

Online

Price
Free

This technical lecture explores innovative permanent design solutions that can be adopted to improve buildability and reduce carbon intensive temporary works within façade retention schemes.

Reuse of existing structures and façade retention schemes are increasingly adopted to improve the carbon impact and preserve heritage assets across the UK.
 
Acting as both permanent and temporary works design engineers across a number of complex refurbishment projects, Renaissance have developed permanent design solutions to improve buildability and utilise existing structures to reduce required temporary works; the most notable example of which was implemented on the Glassworks façade retention.
 
The new steel frame was carefully designed to be inserted in and around the existing building frame, with demolition of the existing floors and construction of the new floors undertaken using a ‘top-down’ construction approach. Taking this unique approach allowed circa 90 tonnes of temporary hot rolled fabricated steelwork to be removed from the scheme, equivalent to circa 168 tonnes of embodied carbon (168tCO2e).

This presentation covers key design considerations including:

  • The considered stepped process of assessment to reach the adopted solution

  • Alterations to the permanent structural solution to enable the proposed sequencing

  • Onsite delivery in collaboration with the main contractor and appointed subcontractors

Speakers

Emily Mckay Engineer, Renaissance Associates Ltd.

Emily is an engineer with a wealth of experience in complex refurbishment projects. No stranger to vexing temporary works solutions and problematic site constraints, Emily has a deep appreciation for construction methodologies that work to overcome these engineering challenges.

Patrick Clayton Associate, Renaissance Associates Ltd.

Patrick has extensive knowledge of the commercial residential sector and has worked on numerous challenging city centre sites in his 12 years as a Consultant Structural Engineer. His experience ranges from £100M new build towers to extensive refurbishments of historic buildings.

John Price Chair

John is a Chartered Structural Engineer (Fellow), excelling in standardising performance in the built environment, structural design, and associated trades. His expertise spans retail, industrial, and commercial design, a strong emphasis on health and safety, and mentoring. He is dedicated and specialises in site supervision, focusing on “getting things done” and inspiring teams towards continuous development and improvement. He is committed to assisting emerging engineers from students to seasoned professionals, empowering them to achieve their goals.

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