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Type
Lecture

Designing with carbon consciousness: decarbonisation guidance for bridges

Event organised by ICE

Date
16 April 2025
Time
17:00 - 19:15 BST (GMT+1)
Location
WSP 3rd Floor
11 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London , E14 4HD
United Kingdom

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Overview

This presentation provides an overview of key developments being explored within the UK around bridge decarbonisation, covering three aspects:

  • Firstly, showcasing the research completed by Jimmy Barratt-Thorne at the University of Cambridge, comparing how embodied carbon differs for nine different forms of bridge substructure and foundations.
  • Secondly, how the orientation and material choice within a wingwall contribute to the embodied carbon of a bridge.
  • Finally, showcasing a configurator tool developed to evaluate alternative prestressed concrete beam and deck slab arrangements, that ranks the options and highlights the lowest embodied carbon solution.

The presentation aims to share knowledge that reduces the embodied carbon within bridge designs and advances decarbonisation across the bridges sector.

Who is this event for?

The event is open to students, graduates, technicians and apprentice members of the ICE. 

Programme

17:00 - 17:30

Arrivals and networking

17:30 - 17:45

WSP introduction and housekeeping items

17:45 - 18:45

Lecture

18:45 -19:00

Any questions from the audience

19:00 - 19:15

Event close

Speaker

Jimmy Barratt Thorne

Jimmy Barratt Thorne

WSP

Technical Director

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Jimmy Barratt Thorne

Jimmy is a technical director with 17 years of experience in the bridge engineering industry with experience leading projects across the project lifecycle. Jimmy is the net zero bridges lead and low carbon concrete lead for WSP in the UK.