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Spotlight Façade Awards: Battersea Power Station Phase 2

Spotlight Façade Awards: Battersea Power Station Phase 2

The SFE Façade Design and Engineering Awards recognise excellence and achievement in façade engineering. We will be using the SFE newsletter as a platform to showcase some of the winners from 2023. The UK Refurbishment prize was picked up by seele, Wilkinson Eyre and Buro Happold for their work on Battersea Power Station Phase 2.

SFE University Outreach

SFE University Outreach

Members of the Society of Façade Engineering (SFE) were delighted to present an ‘Introduction to Façade Engineering’ at the University of Exeter in January, the University of Surrey in February, at UWE Bristol in April. These lectures included presentations by Simon Bate and Claudio Marini (Buro Happold), Kaman Wong (AESG), Tapiwa Kapofu (Wintech), and Heran Yang (CBRE).

Spotlight Façade Awards: Deerns Italia SpA and Park Associati for Luxottica Digital Factory

Spotlight Façade Awards: Deerns Italia SpA and Park Associati for Luxottica Digital Factory

The SFE Façade Design and Engineering Awards recognise excellence and achievement in façade engineering. We will be using the SFE newsletter as a platform to showcase some of the winners from 2023. The International Refurbishment category was won by Deerns Italia SpA pfor Luxottica Digital Factory. Read more about the project now.

UK-SPEC Higher-Risk Buildings Standard

UK-SPEC Higher-Risk Buildings Standard

The UK Engineering Council has launched a new standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment Contextualised for Higher-Risk Buildings (UK-SPEC HRB) for engineers and technicians. Registration for Engineers competent to work on HRBs in key disciplines like Structures, Building Services, Façade Engineering, and Fire Engineering is underway.

Spotlight Façade Awards: WSP Paddington Square

Spotlight Façade Awards: WSP Paddington Square

The SFE Façade Design and Engineering Awards recognise excellence and achievement in façade engineering. We will be using the SFE newsletter as a platform to showcase some of the winners from 2023. WSP's Paddington Square was awarded first place for the New Build UK category.

Group A: Spotlight Academia: “Retrofit design for grade-II listed Inland Revenue Centre in Nottingham”

Group A: Spotlight Academia: “Retrofit design for grade-II listed Inland Revenue Centre in Nottingham”

SFE Hubs: What we have been up to

SFE Hubs: What we have been up to

The SFE Hubs have continued their busy schedule of events, providing SFE members with engaging content on an international scale.

SoPHE Technical Conference 2024 Sponsorship Opportunities

We are delighted to give SoPHE Industrial Associates a chance to sponsor the Annual SoPHE Technical Conference 2024 - Rainwater.

Spotlight Interview: Mark Pniewski

Spotlight Interview: Mark Pniewski

Mark is a Chartered Engineer, with 19 years in the Building Industry: 15 in engineering consulting + 4 years in the design, manufacturing and installation of innovative facade systems. Director at Thorp Precast, passionate about developing beautiful, sustainable and safe buildings. (https://www.thorpprecast.co.uk/). Responsible for the delivery of high quality structural solutions, ensuring alignment between design, manufacturing, and site operations. Driving complex consultative sales, technical innovation and sustainability. Formerly Head of the UK Building Specialist Division, at Ramboll, on the Buildings Board of Directors (Ramboll Ltd). Managed the P&L, growth and integration of over 50 engineering professionals across disciplines as diverse as Facades, Acoustics, Sustainable Solutions, Fire, Advanced Simulation, Computational Design, Vertical Transport and the digital start-up www.site-solve.co.uk. MBA thesis on introducing and scaling innovation into the market, based on live case studies while on the Ramboll Global Digital & Innovation team and Global Innovation Accelerator Selection Committee.

CWCT Update: Winter 2026

CWCT Update The latest CWCT update including sustainability, fire guidance, and a review of our recent AGM.

SFE Hubs: What we have been up to winter 2026

SFE Technical Committee discussion on BS EN 13830

SFE Technical Committee discussion on BS EN 13830

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