Hawkins Welcomes Principal Acoustic Consultant Tony Stacey
Tony brings with him a wealth of knowledge of the Speech Transmission Index (STI) method for assessing speech intelligibility and has published papers addressing the STI-PA (Public Address) measurement system, as well as the problems associated with the diverse ways that a space can be classified as passing or failing the intelligibility targets of different standards.
Bristol Series – Hybrid Concrete Frame Design
Tim will provide an introduction into hybrid concrete construction (HCC). HCC combines precast and insitu concrete to maximise the benefit of both forms of concrete construction.
Hawkins Webinars: The Bristol Series
Learn from Hawkins’ about the Common Causes of Vehicle Fires, Corrosion in the Power Industry, and Fires Involving Biomass Boilers and more.
Hawkins Welcomes Chartered Structural Engineer Jamie Paterson
Hawkins would like to welcome chartered structural engineer (CEng, MIStructE) Jamie Paterson to our Glasgow office.
Jamie Paterson
Jamie is a chartered structural engineer with extensive experience in onshore and offshore structures. He holds a master’s degree in structural engineering, specializing in space frame structures, and has worked internationally in oil and gas projects, offshore platforms, and onshore buildings, including Passivhaus-certified designs. He currently serves as an Associate at Hawkins’ Glasgow office.
Richard Giles-Carlsson Featured in Expert Witness
Richard Giles-Carlsson is the latest of our experts to have been featured in Expert Witness. Richard’s article ‘Scaffolding Collapses and Falls’ discusses the different types of scaffold, and safety procedures and regulations during both assembly and use.
Hawkins Welcomes Building Services Engineer David Edwards
Hawkins would like to extend a warm welcome to Building Services Engineer David Edwards, who joins as an Associate in our Reigate office.
Sprinkler Systems – are they too good?
This article seeks to discuss the benefits of sprinkler systems and ways in which they could be introduced into more buildings;
Margaret Wright
Margaret qualified as an Architect in November 1995 and has worked for several AJ100 architecture practices, most notably joining EPR Architects Limited in 1997, and becoming a company director in 2005.
Forensic Investigation of Acoustic Shock
The field of acoustics and noise has become aware of a different type of injury – one in which the injured party need only be exposed to noise on one occasion and is termed ‘acoustic shock’.