Implementing steel reuse in construction with WSP

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Sally Walsh discusses the implementation of steel reuse in construction projects, focusing on the Elephant & Castle Town Centre scheme.

The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now: listen in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, your usual platform or the player below. This month’s guest is WSP associate structural engineer Sally Walsh, who joins the podcast to discuss steel reuse in construction, specifically on the Elephant & Castle Town Centre scheme. The Elephant & Castle Town Centre scheme is regenerating a lively part of central London into a vibrant new mixed-use hub with ample living space, commercial offerings and public spaces. WSP is the structural and geotechnical engineer on the project and Sally has been at the heart of the decision-making, which has seen the firm push the contractor to utilise reused steel in some of the structures – a first for the consultant. In this discussion, we cover how the decision was made to make this WSP’s first project to attempt steel reuse, how it was implemented and the learnings – both positive and negative – that have come out of it. Sally and host Rob Hakimian then broaden out the discussion into how steel reuse could become business as usual in the sector – the types of projects where it is most suited, the barriers that stand in the way and the…

People in this episode

Host: Rob Hakimian

Guest: Sally Walsh

Topics covered

• steel reuse
• construction
• sustainability
• urban regeneration
• engineering
• project management

Keywords

• steel reuse
• construction
• WSP
• Elephant & Castle
• sustainability
• urban development
• engineering practices
• project challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WSP, NCE

Places: Elephant & Castle, London

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