Flood Risk Mismanagement: Why New Developments Flood
Flood damage to new developments should be a ‘red flag’ for policy coverage issues or subrogation. Hydrologist, Richard Keightley, discusses relevant planning policies to highlight where things can go wrong.
Scaffolding: Design, Construction & Common Problems
Civil Engineer, Hannah Fletcher, takes a look at the requirements for scaffolding design, construction, and management, including a review of the common problems and failures.
Blowin’ in the Wind: Making Understanding Wind & Storm Damage a Breeze
Civil Engineer, Bernard Travers, delves into building failures during storms discussing factors such as wind speed, funnelling effects, and the impact of named storms.
Accommodating Movement in Structures & Facades
Finite movement under load or changing environmental conditions is an inescapable phenomenon in any structure. This webinar will discuss the issues that must be considered by the design team and what can go wrong during or after construction.
Hawkins Welcomes Senior Acoustics Consultant Christina Higgins
Our Acoustics team goes from strength to strength with the addition of Senior Acoustics Consultant, Christina Higgins, who has joined our London office.
Open Plan Office Acoustics (BS ISO 22955)
This insight aims to give guidance in the design and construction of open office space for acoustics and its cognitive effects.
Defining Spaces in Public Address and Voice Alarm System Design
Voice Alarm Systems must be designed and perform to the minimum requirements set out in British Standards.
Scaffolding: Collapses and Falls
Work at height, including the erection of scaffolding, is a hazardous activity, and regrettably, injuries occur during scaffolding work. To provide guidance in preventing this, the NASC issued a pocket booklet, with the current (as of 2022) version being titled ‘SG4:22 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations’.
Designing for Speech Intelligibility
Principal Acoustics Consultant, Tony Stacey, will be delivering training at the ISCVE and will explain the factors that affect, and limit the speech intelligibility of a system, and how they can be overcome and controlled. Tony’s training titled: ‘Designing for Speech Intelligibility’ will take place on 27th February 2024 and, tickets can be purchased following the link below.
Hawkins Winter Events Round-Up
Hawkins attended over 70 different conferences, seminars and social gatherings, we welcomed 17 new experts to the business, and we hosted our annual winter receptions in London, Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong, allowing us to spend time with clients in person.