Introduction: What is a water attenuating surface?
The key principles of blue roof design
The main component of a water attenuating surface
The structural performance characteristics required for water attenuating surfaces
Suitable products for the application of water attenuating surfaces
Designing for future access and repair
Ben Smallwood BSc (Hons) C Build E MCABE CSSW MCIOB
Ben is an experienced, Chartered Building Engineer and a qualified building surveyor who partners with some of largest and renowned construction companies in the UK to help them navigate and solve regulation based construction problems for high value schemes.
After working on a number of internationally recognised and complex buildings, Ben is dedicated to supporting project teams achieve their design aims and helping generate options to help solve even the most complicated technical issues.
As well as the creation of new internal and external technical standards on topics such as blue roofs and podium decks, Ben has built a reputation around assisting clients to develop their schemes in a changing regulatory environment and embracing innovative approaches and new materials, creating links with universities across the UK.
Ben is also a CSSW qualified waterproofing specialist and has a keen interest in waterproofing envelope design which extends to basement waterproofing design.
