The Environment Zone was a themed zone funded involving engineers whose work impacted, or was impacted by, the environment. For example, Arshan studies how sewage systems cope under flood situations and Nicola models the National Grid’s gas network in response to changing demands. This zone had the most questions approved out of the June zones (349) and the live chats were busy throughout.
Popular topics in the Zone were engineering as a career, women in engineering, and the work of some of the engineers, for example earthquake resistant buildings. Most of the engineers were very engaged, with Nicola in particular answering over 200 questions in ASK.