About the author  ⁄ Bill Addis, Ph.D., MCIOB

Bill Addis, Ph.D., MCIOB (bill.addis@cantab.net), is a consulting engineer with an interest in the history and philosophy of structural engineering. This piece expresses his private opinions and does not reflect the views of firms, developers or project teams with which he has worked.

Are Sustainable Structures Compatible with Common Sense?

Structural Forum is intended to stimulate thoughtful dialogue and debate among structural engineers and other participants in the design and construction process. Any opinions expressed in Structural Forum are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCSEA, CASE, SEI, C3Ink, or the STRUCTURE® magazine Editorial Board.

All new structures are sustainable, according to the construction industry press. However, the truth is that no structures are sustainable under any definition of the word. …

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Mar, 2014 By In Articles, Structural Forum Comments 0
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