Interviews

Stuart McLaren is the Net Zero Director for Infrastructure at Atkins. He was a chairperson at the event. His talk was entitled Decarbonising your estate. All the challenges to achieving a Net-Zero carbon future are present in a mixed-asset estate. Buildings of all ages, many of them historic with many functions, make planning and decision-making around carbon reduction complex. New builds must be balanced with refurbishment and energy provision and […]

Our next guest is Paul Sullivan. Pete the Builder spoke to him about the challenges of labour shortages in the construction industry Paul is the Divisional Commercial Director for the ISG Agility team. He delivers high-quality fit-out and refurbishment projects in London and the southeast. With over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, Paul specialises in the interior and refurbishment sectors. Paul personally believes that a key challenge […]

Ziad Asmar is a Senior Structural Engineer at Pinnacle Consulting Engineering Ltd. He believes that people are open to new ideas to reach the Net-Zero future goals despite a possible increase in costs. However, we will only see a real change when new regulations are set. “Cost is a very big factor but once it is forced and regulated that is when we are going to see a big change”

Nick Hillard is the ESG lead at Tide Construction. He was a keynote speaker at the event. His talk was entitled MMC delivers massive carbon savings. Following post-construction evaluation and analysis by esteemed academic researchers, there is evidence that in the examples of George Street and The Valentine developed by Tide Construction and Vision Modular Systems design by HTA Design LLP, a significant reduction in embodied carbon emissions was achieved in […]

Philip Steele is the Future Technologies Evangelist at Octopus Energy. He is instrumental in driving innovation in areas such as time-of-use tariffs, export tariffs, Smart Energy connected products & services and grant-funded R&D projects. As fossil fuel energy is one of the world’s biggest polluters if we have any hope of reaching a Net-Zero carbon future we need to change the energy system on a global scale. Octopus Energy Generation […]

Justin Guest is a partner at Archipelago Eco Investors. He was a keynote speaker at the event. His talk was entitled Carbon Offsetting – Where is your carbon pot best spent? Once all efforts to improve building fabric and utilise renewable energy sources have been exhausted, carbon offsetting provides the final tool to realise Net Zero Carbon buildings. Justin is an environmental finance specialist, with 20+ years of experience across […]

With a personal interest in all things sustainable, Rory Bergin is the Head of Sustainability for HTA Design. He was a keynote speaker at the event. His talk was entitled MMC delivers massive carbon savings. Modular construction is a trending topic as we remain in the liminal space between traditional construction methods and new more sustainable construction methods. There are many benefits to this method of construction including it being […]

Romy Rawlings is the Commercial Director at Vestre. She is a Chartered Landscape Architect with lots of experience as a consultant, designer, project manager and researcher. Romy has an enduring belief in the value that the external environment offers to everyone who engages with it. Romy believes we are not on track to hit our Net Zero carbon goals. She agrees that people are taking steps in the right direction […]

David Lewis is the Operations & Finance Director for Ironstone Asset Management Limited. Life Sciences is a topic that is growing at an increasing rate and one in which David takes a particular interest. He believes that there is a lack of suitable office and lab space in the UK. Together with his team, they try to create space for science. They focus on what they call the golden triangle, […]