New London Architecture

Going tall with timber

Webinar

Wednesday 14 June 2023
10:00 - 11:30

Free

The use of timber as a sustainable structural building material: is it possible for tall buildings? Join this webinar to find out.
NLA’s London Tall Buildings Survey 2023, to be launched in April 2023, will develop insights into planning policies, attitudes towards density and the climate agenda in London. Under the theme “Sustainable Skylines”, best practices in the planning, design and construction of sustainable high-density developments will be presented.

Can tall buildings provide innovative solutions that are financially, socially and environmentally sustainable? How to build a sustainable tall building? Is this achievable?

In this quest for sustainability, cross-laminated timber (CLT) seems to be a key material for sustainable structures and buildings. How far can we use CLT for a tall building? What are the benefits and limits? Is it the best solution for sustainable development?

In this webinar, we will hear about three global projects that are experimenting with the use of timber as a material for tall buildings. What lessons can London learn from other cities and countries? This event forms a part of the NLA City Dialogues programme, which brings together speakers and audiences to foster cross-city dialogue and learning between cities.

Programme


10:00   Welcome from Chair 
              Emily Gabb, Head of partnerships, NLA 
 
10:05   London – The Edge 
              Liz Dailey, Senior Associate Partner, Pilbrow and Partners
 
10:15   Australia – Atlassian project 
             Toby Ronalds, Director, Eckersley O’Callaghan
 
10:25   Timber Tower Research project
             Dmitri Jajich, Principal in Structural Engineering, SOM 
 
10:35   Panel discussion
             Speakers above, plus:
             Marc Colella, Global Building & Systems Engineering Lead, AECOM 
 
11:10   Q&A
 
11:30   End

Speaker biographies

Emily Gabb

Head of Partnerships, NLA

Dmitri Jajich

Principal in Structural Engineering, Skidmore Owings & Merrill

Toby Ronalds

Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Liz Dailey

Senior Associate Partner, Pilbrow & Partners

Marc Colella

Global Building and Systems Engineering Lead, AECOM


Free


Tall Buildings

#NLATallBuildings

NLA WEBINAR ON ZOOM

Once you have registered, a reminder to confirm the event details and a link to access the webinar will be sent a day before the event. If you have any questions, please contact the NLA Events Team: events@nla.london

CPD Accreditation

CPD Accreditation Logo

Related

Contrasting styles

Video

Contrasting styles

Karen Cook of PLP Architecture led the design team for 22 Bishopsgate – the tallest tower in the Square Mile – and is de...

Watch video
The City denies it will be converting offices to Resi

Video

The City denies it will be converting offices to Resi

In this interview, Policy Chair Catherine McGuinness tells Peter Murray that recent press headlines on stories about the...

Watch video
Projects in Practice: residential tall buildings

Video

Projects in Practice: residential tall buildings

In this webinar, we hear from the team behind New Cooper Point, a recently completed 24-storey tower part of the wider E...

Watch video

Stay in touch

Upgrade your plan

Choose the right membership for your business

Billing type:
All prices exclude VAT
View options for Personal membership