WORKSHOP | DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES, FASTER THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

To meet the global demand for more sustainable, intelligent and energy efficient structures – whether they are buildings, industrial, factories, infrastructural, communications, solar plants or façades systems – the construction industry is in a transformative period where digital technologies are at the core of concept, protective and risk mitigation design.

WORKSHOP | DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES, FASTER THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Date

Tuesday 4th July
2023

Time

10am - 1pm

Location

New Broad Street House,
35 New Broad Street,
London, EC2M 1NH

Event Details:

This free to attend morning workshop and networking event provides a fantastic opportunity to hear from other organisations in the architecture, engineering and construction industry, to learn how they are implementing simulation and data science technologies to accelerate the design cycle while creating more sustainable design solutions. Through a mix of presentations and open discussion, the morning event cover topics including modeling and predicting complex structural behaviour such as wind-induced actions, the use of structural optimisation technologies to minimise material use and the C02 impact of new structures, the rapid development of facades and architectural fabrications, and the rise of mesh-free structural analysis solutions. 

Who Should Attend?
This workshop is ideal for all engineers, designers and architects challenged with delivering world-leading structural solutions in reduced timescales while minimising CO2 impact.

AGENDA:

09:30

Registration & Refreshments

10:00

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

10:20

Overcoming Market and Design Challenges with High Performance Digital Technologies

Luca Frattari, VP-Global Business Development AEC
Altair

10:40

(TBC)

Cameron Millar, Structural Engineer
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

11:00

Maximizing Productivity with Integrated Concrete and Steel Design Solutions

Manisha Wig, Account Manager
Altair

11:15

(TBC)

TBC

11:35

Coffee Break & Networking

11:55

Structural Analysis for Rapid Design Iterations

David Reid, Account Manager
Altair

12:15

Accelerating Design and Analysis of Facades

Wasim Younis, Simulation Manager 
Symetri (on behalf of Sotech)

12:35

Changing the Bridge Design Paradigm

TBC
HS2

12:55

Summary and Close

13:00

Lunch & Networking

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