Podium
Our Podium talks and videos continue the culture founded by Bill Curtin of sharing expertise and prompting conversations in the construction industry.
Podium Webinar Series
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Carbon: A New Currency for Construction – Preview
A preview of our Carbon: A New Currency for Construction webinar. During the full 45-minute webinar, Stephen Beggs, Technical Director at Curtins, discusses why we need to act, compares our personal and professional carbon impacts, demonstrates the tools Curtins has developed to measure carbon and sets out 7 practical steps for reducing carbon impact. For access to the full webinar recording, presentation slides or if you would like to arrange a live webinar with your team, please contact us at events@curtins.com.
Related videos.
Summer Placement Experiences with Matt Lindars
Civil Engineering student, Matt Lindars joined us between his third and forth years at Birmingham University on summer placement in 2021. At the end of his time with us, he has reflected on his experiences and shared some of the highlights and lessons learned with you.
Platform 21, Birmingham
Graduate Engineer Dan Shephard tells us about the refurbishment of Birmingham’s Platform 21 near New Street station using our Ecofurbishment approach.
Thank you to Wates Construction for facilitating the site visit and filming at the Platform 21 site. CGI images courtesy of Associated Architects.
My Graduate Placement at Curtins
Under-Graduate Engineer, Angus Hall shares some insight into what it’s like working for Curtins as a placement student, how he decided on a career in engineering and his advice for young students who are thinking about their future.
Vibration Serviceability of Stadium Structures under Crowd Action
Yasser Eljajeh, Senior Structural Engineer in our Manchester office explains how the movement of crowds can affect stadium structures and their use.
Renovation & extension of an existing laboratory
Amanda Setzer, Project Engineer here at Curtins, discusses the work involved in the renovation and extension of an existing laboratory in our latest Podium video.
Brougham Castle Bridge Restoration
David Wiggins, Senior Engineer at our Kendal Office, talks us through his work on the restoration of Brougham Castle Bridge, Cumbria, after it was badly damaged by floods during Storm Desmond in 2015.
The Mailbox, Birmingham
Matt Woodhall talks about his experience working on The Mailbox in Birmingham and why having the existing drawings helped with further developments to the building.
More videos by...
Alison Horton
Alison is a senior engineer who has been at Curtins' Birmingham office for 3 years. She’s passionate about working on building structures, in addition to dedicating her time to encourage young people into the profession.
Andy Buckley
Principal Engineer at the Leeds office.
Dave Turnbull
Dave is a Senior Technician based in our Birmingham office.
Javier Montoro
Javier is a Graduate Engineer from our Birmingham office who joined Curtins November last year.
John Giles
John Paul Giles is a Senor Technician at the Leeds office.
Jon Moister
Jon, our Manchester office Director, has been involved in several pioneering schemes from offsite prefabrication to the sustainable side of low energy natural ventilation.
Nic Webb
Nic Webb is the Technical Director at the Leeds Office, having joined Curtins in 2012 as part of the Chartered Civil and Structural Engineering team.
Rhiannon Carss
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Richard Osbond
Richard is Technical Director at the Leeds Office and has been at the forefront of many big Curtins Engineering projects.
Roger Hawkins
Roger founded Hawkins\Brown with Russell Brown in 1988 and was a judge for the AJ/Curtins Inspiring Graduate Award in 2015.
Wayne Hardy
Wayne is a chartered civil engineer with over 20 years of experience on a broad range of projects. He is also a great, detailed sketcher.
