Unlocking opportunities from the foundations up
The built environment contributes around 40% of the UK’s total carbon footprint and the energy used to create the materials used during construction.
The embodied carbon of a building’s structure is a major contributor to this figure. Reusing or repurposing all or part of an existing building can create reductions in embodied carbon. This is true of any part of a building including its foundations.
Join Buro Happold’s Geotechnic experts as they present case studies and best practice in reusing existing foundations to unlock redevelopment opportunities and take a step closer to achieving net zero.
Speakers
Rachel Monteith
BSc CEng MICE
Director
Rachel is an experienced geotechnical engineer with a record of working with consulting engineers and client teams.
Her experience and expertise covers construction, tendering, forensic work and all aspects of design. This ranges from scheme development through to detailed design, construction validation and control, and the resolution of post-construction issues.
Nigel Pickering
BSc MSc DIC CEng FICE
Director
Nigel is a Director in the Ground Engineering team with more than 30 years’ experience in geotechnical and civil engineering aspects of design and construction supervision of a wide variety of civil engineering and development projects in the UK and overseas. In addition to working in the UK, Nigel has experience living and working in Europe, the Middle East and in Hong Kong, specialising in the geotechnical design of structural engineering projects, marine reclamation, highway and infrastructure schemes as well as iconic entertainment venues.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, also an Advisor on the Register of Ground Engineering Professionals and member of the AGS Geotechnical Working Group.
