This online talk will provide attendees with an outline of skills that are used when working with existing structures and a discussion of some of the problems that an engineer can come across with case studies.
There can be many challenges that a conservation engineer can come across that would not typically be experienced when working with new structures. This talk will shed light on some of those challenges and can equip current and future engineers with skills related to renovating old structures and conservation engineering.
Speaker
Margaret Cooke, MIStructE, Conservation Accredited Engineer and Director, Integral Engineering Design
With over 30 years’ experience, 20 as a Director at Integral Engineering, Margaret has worked on a vast quantity of highly sensitive conservation projects. From listed structures to sustainable materials, Margaret champions the use of traditional and low carbon building techniques.
Margaret is the Cathedral Engineer for Wells Cathedral and a trustee for Clifton Suspension and Theatre Royal Bath. In 2021 she won the IABSE Milne Medal prize awarded to an individual engineer for excellence in structural design.