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About the course
Jointly presented by RIBA and The Institution of Structural Engineers, this CPD webinar will discuss integrative computational design, large-scale multi-level structural testing and construction of the built environment using low carbon materials including timber, bio-fibres and natural stone.
The embodied and operational carbon emissions from buildings account for 38% of all carbon emissions globally.
To counter this, embodied emissions are being reduced by using low-carbon structural materials e.g., witness the renaissance in timber construction and further the huge potential for responsible re-introduction of natural stone as a widely used load bearing material.
This presentation will examine features of these natural materials that can be leveraged to promote their decarbonising potential.
We will view the materials through the lens of digitalisation to streamline the iterative architectural / structural design process and to stimulate the supply chain by using robotic manufacture coupled to large-scale, multi-level structural tests for improved quality control and productivity of site-friendly modules.
These concepts will be illustrated using projects at Stuttgart University and via exemplar large-scale multi-level experiments at University College London (UCL) on lightweight prestressed stone and timber-stone composite modules.
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Jointly presented by RIBA and The Institution of Structural Engineers, this CPD webinar will discuss integrative computational design, large-scale multi-level structural testing and construction of the built environment using low carbon materials including timber, bio-fibres and natural stone.
The embodied and operational carbon emissions from buildings account for 38% of all carbon emissions globally.
To counter this, embodied emissions are being reduced by using low-carbon structural materials e.g., witness the renaissance in timber construction and further the huge potential for responsible re-introduction of natural stone as a widely used load bearing material.
This presentation will examine features of these natural materials that can be leveraged to promote their decarbonising potential.
We will view the materials through the lens of digitalisation to streamline the iterative architectural / structural design process and to stimulate the supply chain by using robotic manufacture coupled to large-scale, multi-level structural tests for improved quality control and productivity of site-friendly modules.
These concepts will be illustrated using projects at Stuttgart University and via exemplar large-scale multi-level experiments at University College London (UCL) on lightweight prestressed stone and timber-stone composite modules.
- Enrolled Learners: 8