How can we create an engineering industry while building nothing?

Five leading structural engineers explain why we need to take our professional responsibility seriously and commit to doing things better, starting today.

In his winning entry to the Institution’s Kenneth Severn Award 2020 – an annual essay competition for young engineers – Will Rogers-Tizard argues that structural engineers can help tackle the climate emergency by making better use of materials, understanding carbon values and questioning industry norms.

Advice for engineers who are trying to lower carbon in a brief.