Members of the Society of Façade Engineering (SFE) were delighted to present an ‘Introduction to Façade Engineering’ at the University of Exeter in January, the University of Surrey in February, at UWE Bristol in April. These lectures included presentations by Simon Bate and Claudio Marini (Buro Happold), Kaman Wong (AESG), Tapiwa Kapofu (Wintech), and Heran Yang (CBRE).
The presentations provided current engineering students with the opportunity to learn more about façade engineering, covering typical constructions and a number of key design aspects such as structural design, thermal performance, acoustics, and fire, and how these impact façade design.
Simon commented that “the SFE presentations are a great opportunity to increase the awareness of façade engineering amongst current university students and inspire interest. Despite the recent growth of the industry, there are still relatively few engineering-based university courses, particularly in the UK, that touch on specialist disciplines such as façade engineering. These voluntary presentations, delivered on behalf of the SFE, are a great way to give back to the industry.”
The Society is keen to arrange more talks across the UK – if you have any contacts at other universities that you think may benefit from such presentations, please do pass these on by reaching out to [email protected] FAO Simon Bate.