Such was the case for Adam Jones, now a structural engineer at WoodSolutions and recognised by the Green Building Council of Australia as a Future Green Leader of the Year. Jones was at his first job at a structural engineering firm.
The lunch and learn was about reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions in cement, which accounts for around eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
When invitations went out, acceptances were received from ten out of ten sustainability consultants and 40 out of around 100 structural engineers.At one for every two people, twenty-five pizzas were ordered to cover the 50 expected attendees.
The day came. All ten sustainability consultants rocked up keen, ready and hungry. Not one structural engineer showed. With 25 pizzas between them, the ten who showed were well fed.
Relating the above story at Green Building Day in Melbourne on June 6th, Jones said this was one of two experiences at his first job as a graduate structural engineer which demonstrated that not all engineers are on board when it comes to sustainability.
The other happened in the first week. One partner did not want any documents sent to him by electronic means. Everything which came across his desk had to be paper.
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