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Walter P Moore promotes former 40 Under 40 winner Kelly Roberts

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Walter P Moore promotes former 40 Under 40 winner Kelly Roberts 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/18/2024 - 09:30 Engineers In addition to her role as a Principal, Roberts is a distinguished leader in structural design with an extensive portfolio encompassing diverse projects such as educational and healthcare facilities to commercial and healthcare structures.

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The high cost of low maintenance

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The longer maintenance is deferred, the more the structure deteriorates. In addition to high repair costs, the structure is at risk of a structural failure that can lead to the demolition of the structure. Structural engineers are typically asked: “What are the reasons for deferring required maintenance for a structure?”

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The Great Carbon Reckoning

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She called up her structural engineer on an educational-building project and asked if they could swap out some of the cement in their mix for fly ash. with credits for procuring low-carbon materials and compiling a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for projects. He was game to try it in the foundation.

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Bamboo Building in Myanmar

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Four years ago, architect Richard Morris co-founded Pounamu, a bamboo design and construction company in Myanmar, with Soe Win Zaw, a Burmese structural engineer. When he was asked to design a new school in Shan State his bamboo education began. He learned about the cellular structure that makes bamboo so strong.