The Worshipful Company of Paviors in conjunction with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, and the ICE present:
48 Annual Paviors’ Lecture
Tuesday 13 February 2024, 17.15 – 18.30, a drinks reception will follow
Skempton Building, Room 164 Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington
“Can we Rely on Engineers to Save the World?”
Tim Chapman, BE MSc DIC CEng FICE FREng
Imperial College London Alumni, Director, Boston Consulting Group, Former Arup
Infrastructure Director, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it” Jay Inslee, Governor of the State of Washington
Tim is recognised as a pioneer of change in infrastructure. Joining Arup in 1987 as a geotechnical engineer he led the design on many landmark buildings, overturning regulatory constraints to innovate whilst editing the ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering. Leading engineering on major global infrastructure schemes in the 2000s, including Crossrail, led to him chairing the committee which guided the industry on carbon reduction and ultimately his co-authoring of PAS2080:2016, the sole global standard for whole-life carbon management in infrastructure (now updated in 2023 to be even more impactful). Tim continues to provide advice to the Government on establishing better ways of delivering projects, including the Infrastructure & Projects Authority’s Value Toolkit. He helps the Government and clients to deliver successful projects, which achieve wider social value.
Weaning ourselves off 250 years of fossil fuel dependence is a pivot point for humanity. Tim’s lecture will focus on the critical role that engineers must play in influencing our carbon emissions, resource usage, biodiversity, and social value if the society that they serve is to thrive
Agenda
15:00-17:00hrs – Pre-lecture Student/Industry Event. Level 2 BOSS Space, Skempton Building
17:15-18:30hrs – Lecture. Lecture Theatre Room 164, Skempton Building
18:30-20:00 hrs – Drinks Reception. Level 2 BOSS Space, Skempton Building
