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Simple Works @simple_works

Structural engineers with a shared desire to best apply our skillsets to the communities we build and work for and the environment we live in.

Joined November 2018
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Simple Works@simple_works
10 Feb 2020
Follow us on Instagram! simple__works (We're more prolific over there currently)
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ASBP@asbp_uk
27 Jul 2022
We welcome @simple_works as ASBP members. These structural engineers tasks themselves to be a force for good - for people and the environment - favouring timber and low embodied carbon construction.
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David Knight@furnivalknight
18 Oct 2020
...and then a good article that might change minds about the use of stone in buildings by @WebbYates, a lovely profile of Laura and Sinead at @simple_works (mentioning our @sekfordesession), plus an important reiteratation from @i_firth of the steel box girder story. Superb!
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Kathy Gibbs 🌎🌻🌍🐢🌏🦫@kathygibbsbim
18 Oct 2020
Sunday a.m. breakfast reading: The Structural Engineer @IStructE. Nice to read this interview with @SineadConneely1 & @laurahannigan_ of @simple_works. Not easy to break away from great opportunities on large projects to go it alone to form your own path. But can be v. rewarding!
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Check out our paper in @IStructE's The Structural Engineer this month! It looks at existing tried and tested low carbon building materials and how they can be substituted for traditional construction techniques. Drop us a line for more info or a link to the paper.
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Will Hawkins@willhawkins44
5 Sep 2020
Vibro-stone columns, timber piles and hempcrete walls - great low-carbon design inspiration in #TheStructuralEngineer this month, courtesy of Phil and Johnny at @simple_works! istructe.org/journal/volumes…
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Sinéad did a great job of combining pedaling and talking sense for 30 straight minutes earlier! Get in touch with @SineadConneely1 if you want to talk about making London safer for cyclists!
Club Peloton@ClubPeloton
26 Jun 2020
Thank you @SineadConneely1 @TobyFox92307507 @Davidntaylor for another brilliant "In the peloton with...", exploring the @bikelinesldn initiative 🚴 Let's get more people on bikes! 👊 If you weren't able to join us, we'll post the full recording online next week.
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1/5: It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and we’ve been reminded of this shocking overview of mental health on construction sites by @guardiannews in 2019 (link in bio). Construction is the deadliest profession, attributable to death by suicide, with >1 worker death per day.
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4/5: Please remember, if you're struggling with any of these issues help is out there. Whether it's through the @samaritans or through @MatesInMind, the UK construction industries charity, getting help can be as simple as telling someone that you are not feeling your best today.
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5/5: #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #bekind #construction #build #built #site #structuralengineering #architecture #architectureforgood #planning #design #engineering #structure #buildings #thisisengineering #builtenvironment #allinittogether #oneindustry
Sinead was interviewed recently for the latest @ClubPeloton blog. Check it out for her and Stuart's musings on porridge, cycling and setting up!
Club Peloton@ClubPeloton
18 Feb 2020
In the Saddle with @stuartwilks: To Haslemere and (almost) back... Read Stuart’s latest blog, taking us behind the scenes of a @KnightFrank #CycletoMIPIM training ride and discussing the work of @simple__works and @scale_rule with @SineadConneely1 clubpeloton.org/news/253729
Phil and our good friend Dan are featured in the @IStructE this week with their paper about the future of engineering education, proposing novel ways to measure the creativity and intuition of potential future engineers
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Really enjoyed Matthew Gilbert and @shepherdpg's talk on optimisation at the @IStructE last night. Refreshing to hear an optimisation talk grounded in reality and the practicality of implementation on projects. Looking forward to trying out the new plug-in! @build_opt
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Yes please!! Once it's also accompanied by a deconstruction and end of life strategy. We aim to include the timber alternative on all our schemes - from small to large
ACAN!@ArchitectsCAN
20 Nov 2019
Replying to @dezeen
One idea raised at our meeting last night was to have a #woodfirst planning policy, whereby all new buildings would have to use timber for structure - unless it could be demonstrated why this wasn't possible/viable... @MayorofLondon? #dezeenchat
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#tbt to our submission for the @networkrail Footbridge Design Competition with Liam Ashford. A woven glulam truss, prefab offsite, light enough to be lifted in place in one go. Designed for deconstruction at end of life #timber #offsite #modular #deconstruction Render: L Ashford
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When you realise train tables are perfect sketching easels #structuralengineering #structures
Phil was talking in Bath today for the final year Architectural Structures course - covering the history of structural engineering through the key protagonists. A good opportunity to show our respect to legends of the industry. @UniofBath @BathArchandCivE #structuralengineering
"John Poulson’s 1960 Elizabeth House, will be flattened" 😕🧐 Really? #constructiondeclares
Architects’ Journal@ArchitectsJrnal
16 Oct 2019
AHMM wins approval for all-new Elizabeth House plans bit.ly/2MjAWU9
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