About this episode
When you think of “Structural Engineering,” you likely picture big concrete or steel structures. Right? ? Exactly — and that’s the problem! ?There’s a whole corner of that industry outside of these two materials that most Structural Engineers have never been taught or exposed to before. ?Today, we talk to Dr. Joshua Schultz, PhD, P.E. He’s a Structural Engineering professor and consultant whose path started off in architecture, took him to work on the Burj Khalifa, and then led him into a specialty most Structural Engineers overlook.In this episode, he dives into what this unique niche is, why it’s so unique, and how it brings up a lot of factors of the design work in the real world that school doesn’t teach (from a professor himself!).If you’re a Structural Engineer — or thinking about becoming one — this episode opens your eyes to career paths you didn’t even know were on the table. There’s more out there than buildings and bridges…if you’re willing to look. ?So, go check out this episode to take your first step into this Structural Engineering niche most people never talk about.? TUNE IN TO LEARN:While He Keeps Doing Consulting Work Even as a Full-Time ProfessorThe Little-Known Structural Engineering Niche His Career Took Him ToThe Reason Why Using Mass Timber for Structural Design is Still a ChallengeThe Biggest Challenge for Structural Engineers to Use Mass Timber TodayHas the Interest in a Civil Engineering Degree Been Decreasing?Why the New Generation is Going for Civil Engineering vs. Why the Last Generation DidNon-Technical Aspects That Drive Any Project But are Not Emphasized in SchoolWhy Lightweight Structures are so UniqueHis Favorite Lightweight Project in His Career so FarHis Book on Lightweight Structures for Structural Engineers (And Why He Wrote It)His Experience Designing the Tallest Stair in the World's Tallest Building!His 2 Biggest Pieces of Advice for Future Structural Engineers That Nothing Can Beat? RESOURCES MENTIONED:Structural Design of Lightweight Architecture, by Joshua SchultzGonzaga UniversitySkidmore, Owings & MerrillBrooklyn Academy of Music“How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?”? CONNECT WITH JOSHUA:
