Knowledge, skills, history – a foundation for a climate-positive future

Engineer Sarah Tattersall talks about the causes behind the collapse of a historical structure and the repair interventions that were carried out by her team.

Andrew Blackie examines what the structural engineering profession can learn from the past in order to tackle the climate emergency with a new approach to materials, efficiency and reuse.

Robert Thorne talks about how people have responded to fires in cathedrals and solutions found for restoration.