We are very pleased to add Peter Beresford and Henrik Saarinen from Structural Solutions to the lineup for The Big Straw Bale Gathering. Structural Solutions were the engineers for the Down To Earth Roundhouse that is our venue for the weekend. Their tag team talk is entitled : ‘ Structural considerations in straw-bale construction including foundations, stability, framing, floors and roofs.’
Name:
Peter Beresford and Henrik Saarinen
Organisation:
Structural Solutions Management Ltd. Bristol.
Lecture title:
Engineering Aspects of Straw Buildings
Brief description:
Structural considerations in straw-bale construction including foundations, stability, framing, floors and roofs.
Speaker bio:
Peter Beresford BSc CEng MIStructE (Director)
Peter graduated from Bristol University in Civil Engineering and joined Buro Happold for 8 years, gaining experience in the design of steel and concrete structures, in the UK and the Middle East, before starting Structural Solutions 23 years ago. Since then he has been engineering smaller but equally exciting buildings; using a broader range of materials, including straw, timber, masonry, glass, steel and concrete; for a variety of clients, from self-builders to property developers.
Henrik Saarinen MEng (Hons) CEng MIStructE (Senior Engineer)
Henrik graduated in 2012 with a First Class degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Bath. He has already gained a broad experience of projects ranging from a few thousand pounds to tens of millions, in the residential, commercial and educational sectors. He is interested in balancing structural efficiency and the practicalities of construction. Henrik joined Structural Solutions two years ago and has been responsible for the engineering design of Down to Earth’s new residential building, as well as a number of straw-bale and reciprocal roof roundhouse projects.
