Profile: Claire Gott

In the light of this year’s earthquake in Nepal, Harsha Mehta argues that the increasing global frequency of extreme events requires structural engineers to move away from prescriptive codes to a performance-based design process.

Andrew Minson does not believe that the requirement to receive a CE marked product where possible should change the way structural engineers specify products (with one notable exception), but is keen to hear what others think.

As head of sustainability across Ramboll's building structures division, Brogan MacDonald has made impressive progress in her short career so far. A year into the role, she talks to Helena Russell about how she got here, where she's going, and the importance of positive role models.