About the author ⁄ Megan Stringer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C

Megan Stringer is an Associate Principal with Holmes Structures in San Francisco, CA. She is active in the SEAOC sustainable design community and also serves as co-chair of the SEI Sustainability Committee.

Structural Engineers and the Climate Crisis

Reducing Embodied Carbon through the SE2050 Commitment

In response to the scientific consensus that man-made emissions are driving warming global temperatures and other climate changes already causing havoc worldwide, the structural engineering community has created a voluntary program called the SE 2050 Commitment designed to reduce the emissions associated with building structures. This article shares details about the program, what’s driving it, its overall goals, and how structural engineers can participate.

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Jul, 2021 By Christopher Horiuchi, S.E., LEED AP BD+C, Mark D. Webster, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Mike Gryniuk, P.E. and Megan Stringer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C In Structural Carbon Comments 0

Intuit’s Marine Way Building

A New Kind of Workplace

In the heart of Silicon Valley, Intuit’s Marine Way Building (MWB) is a new kind of workplace. Intuit has vitally influenced and facilitated people’s financial lives for over three decades with a mission to “power prosperity around the world.” …

Jan, 2019 By Megan Stringer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C In Spotlight Comments 0

Structural Engineers and Climate Change

Anthropogenic (human-caused) emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide, are causing dramatic changes to the earth’s climate and oceans. These changes are described in detail in the authoritative and comprehensive reports written by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. …

Jan, 2018 By Megan Stringer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C and Mark D. Webster, P.E., LEED AP BD+C In Structural Sustainability Comments 1

What Structural Engineers Need to Know about Resilience

In 2016, many organizations launched resiliency initiatives making “resilience” the new buzzword. In the building and infrastructure industry, resilience is defined in many ways. In 2014, the ASCE/SEI Sustainability Committee defined resilience as the ability to suffer less damage and recover more quickly from adverse events. These adverse events are not only external shocks in the form of natural or man-made disasters (hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, etc.), but also economic, social, political, and cultural adverse events that could damage the framework of a community. Today, this also includes the effects of climate change and the resulting rapid increase in the frequency of external shocks. …

Jan, 2017 By Erica C. Fischer, P.E., Megan Stringer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C and Christopher Horiuchi, S.E., LEED AP BD+C In Articles, Professional Issues Comments 0

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