School of Engineering News

We are proud to announce and celebrate the success of our partner WSP in the UK & Ireland, who have been shortlisted for Engineer of the Year for their work on the innovative CLT–Steel Composite Floor System, developed in collaboration with School of Engineering, University of Warwick and the Forestry Commission.

This ground-breaking project, under the leadership of Professor Stephen Hicks at the University of Warwick, has previously been awarded with the prestigious Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Award of Excellence for Innovation.🔧⚙

The CLT–Steel Composite Floor System is a transformative approach to floor construction. By combining cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels with steel beams, which looks to achieve:

· 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆

· 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆

· 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁

· 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Once again, we extend our warm congratulations to WSP on this latest achievement and look forward to seeing how we can deliver sustainable solutions for the future of construction.🌲🌎

𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 : https://lnkd.in/eg4h4Vts