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The Exchange #22 Reusing Structural Steel
On Monday 13 July 2026, NTB hosted The Exchange #22: Reusing Structural Steel at Momentum Engineering’s offices in Bath.
This workshop explored the opportunities and challenges of repurposing and reusing structural steel on various projects. Across the morning we heared directly from Gavin Cooper, Joe Garbett and Beth Williams from Momenum Engineering. Together, they shared lessons from using repurposing structural steel on the Bristol Zoo redevelopment and reusing structural steel on a temporary theatre projects in Canary Wharf. The talks offered practical insights around the opportunities and challenges these approaches present into designing with reclaimed materials and how to navigate the various barriors and approvals needed to reuse structural steel elements in future projects.
Following the presentations and over lunch we continued the conversation discussing the barriers to using reclaimed materials more widely, giving everyone the opportunity to share experiences, challenge assumptions and explore how these obstacles can be overcome.
Agenda
9:45 | Arrival, teas and coffees
10:00 | Introductions and NTB updates
10:15 | Use of repurposed structural steel on Bristol zoo project | Beth Williams & Joe Garbett
11:15 | Break
11:45 | Use of reclaimed steel in temporary theatre projects | Gavin Cooper
12.30 | Lunch and Reflection
14:00 | Thank you and close