Thoughts

Curiosity drives us to keep on learning, so that we can create ever better, more sustainable structural designs. Here’s our thinking.

 

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How Matter embraces the Building Safety Act as structural engineers driven by social responsibility

Considered a milestone in building safety regulation, the Building Safety Act became law in April 2022 in response to the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. At Matter, as structural engineers driven by social responsibility, we see the application of the Building Safety Act as an opportunity to embed social responsibility in the design, planning and construction of buildings, for everyone’s benefit.

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The Challenge to Avoid Greenwashing in Construction

There are so many ways we can make a difference implementing sustainable practices and technologies to mitigate the environmental impact. From constructing buildings with smaller carbon footprints to developing systems that monitor and reduce pollution, there’s no shortage of options.

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Mentoring Young People to Design Future London with Reach Out 2 Kids

Design Future London’s 2023 challenge invited young people aged 5-24 to reimagine a greener, safer Croydon – using Minecraft! Matter’s founder, Christina, mentored a group of 11-14 year-olds through charity Reach Out 2 Kids, and shares some of the amazing results they achieved together.

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Matter is a proud finalist in the Greenwich Business Awards

It was a real honour to find ourselves shortlisted in the Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2022, alongside such an impressive list of fantastic local businesses. We were particularly thrilled to be Digital Award finalists, recognised for our use of digital technologies to improve our service, raise awareness and better serve our customers.

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