8 NEWS GOLD FOR JO
Da Silva picks up structural award
Jo da Silva OBE, director of Arup’s International Development Group and Arup Fellow, has been awarded The Institution of Structural Engineers’ 2017 Gold Medal.
The award recognises her ’outstand- ing leadership’ as structural and humanitarian engineer, and for her distinguished and cross-sectoral work on urban resilience.
Da Silva co-ordinated the efforts of over 100 humanitarian agencies to provide transitional shelter in Sri Lanka following the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2005, constructing 60,000 shelters in six months. She said: “Looking back at my
career I have been lucky to work on some wonderful projects, but honestly my proudest achievements have always related to designs that help build better societies. It is a great privilege to join such a distin- guished list of Gold Medallists, and I would like to thank the Institution for the honour.” Among Da Silva’s current projects is the Resilience Shift, a new initiative that seeks to move the agenda among structural engineers from risk to resilience, applying performance-based design across the profession, to areas like seismic engineering. Jo da Silva will address the Institution at its London headquarters in Bastwick Street on 11 October 2017. Visit
istructe.org to book tickets or watch the live-streamed talk.
EDUCATION
Work starts on Fuse Studios’ new building for Leeds College of Building
Work has begun on a new £13m building on the South Bank campus of Leeds College of Building.
The new campus will feature red brick and metal cladding to echo the area’s industrial heritage stand is targeted to achieve BREEAM Excellent.
Architect Mike Harris from Fuse Studios, which also designed the college’s existing South Bank campus, commented: “This is another major development for the South Bank area of the city and we are excited to see our plans come to fruition.” Harris said that the response to the design of the project had been “overwhelm- ingly positive” adding that the development would have a positive impact on the city, as well as becoming a “superb learning resource which would help to shape the future of the construction industry.” The 5,200 m2
four-storey building will
house a range of classrooms, workshops and a central atrium. The new addition will sit alongside the college’s existing South Bank campus, between Cudbear Street and
CPD SCHEDULE
DCE announces range of CPD events for autumn
In July, Direct Contact Exhibitions (DCE) celebrated 30 years of staging regional events enabling industry professionals to Meet the Experts in a particular field and gain CPD points.
DCE owner Steve Hilton has announced another 32 CPD events for autumn 2017. He commented: “It has been a privilege to take these events around the country deliv- ering educational opportunities. “Over the years I have met some great characters and built relationships with
delegates all across the country – we have a unique network of contacts and some good friends in most towns and cities where we stage the CPD events. “We are already gearing up for another 80+ venues in 2018 and look forward to welcoming new visitors and renewing connections with previous attendees as we continue the mission to deliver CPD knowl- edge and expertise to as many as possible!” Among the companies to have taken part are Selectaglaze, Vectaire, Rockwool, Kemper System, and Du Pont. Each event offers up to six hours CPD, aiming to offer excellent hospitality and technical presentations to building and construction professionals.
Dates and more information on DCE Meet the Experts events are available at
www.dcecpd.co.uk
Black Bull Street.
Construction is expected to be completed in October 2018. The development is supported by a £11.9m grant through the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal. Once complete, the two South Bank campuses will serve a large proportion of Leeds College of Building’s 7,000 students, with the remainder attending the college’s other campus on North Street. Ian Billyard, principal at Leeds College of Building, thought to be the UK’s only specialist further education construction college, commented: “This new building will enable us to continue enhancing and improving the exceptional standards of training that we are renowned for.”
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