2021 Young Engineer of the Year Winner

VICTORIA

Nathan Benbow

MIEAust

Nathan is a highly skilled structural engineer who genuinely believes there is a better way to build. He is widely recognised as a leader in mass timber design in Australia, having engineered landmark designs such as the first building made of Australian cross-laminated timber (CLT) and the world’s tallest timber vertical extension.

Nathan has contributed to key design documents such as WoodSolution’s Mid-rise Timber Building Structural Engineering guide, and has been invited to present at conferences both locally and internationally, including WoodSolutions, Frame Australia, and the 25th International Wood Construction Conference in Innsbruck, Austria.