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| United Kingdom | News | Cambridge team wins Sustainability Award at the 2009 ICE Merit Awards | Print page | Send to a friend |
 20 July 2009
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A team from our Cambridge office put together a submission focusing on the research and development work they have completed on timber engineering, using the St John Fisher School extension project in Peterborough as the main case study. Ramboll pushed the boundaries of timber engineering on this project, undertaking pioneering work in the promotion and implementation of timber construction in ways that minimise embodied carbon but don't inhibit the creation of aesthetically pleasing buildings. During the project, the team developed and implemented a method of assessing embodied carbon. If carbon sequestration during the growth of the timber is taken into account, timber buildings can have a negative carbon footprint at construction stage. The team has worked closely with both the University of Bath and Cambridge University's engineering department, which has led to ground-breaking research and significant advances, not only in achieving sustainable buildings but also in raising awareness of the issue of embodied carbon. The judges said about the winning entry that "[it is] a showcase of sustainable engineering and we hope all in the East of England, including regional government, will follow". In total, six projects were shortlisted for the 2009 Merit Awards, including a second Ramboll project, Riverside Bridge. The presentation was made by ICE President Jean Venables at the Merit Awards dinner in Peterborough. Gavin White, Alex Palmer and Mathew Brett from our Cambridge office were on hand to collect the sustainability award.
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