Elaine Toogood, Director, Architecture & Sustainable Design, MPA The Concrete Centre Elaine is Director of Architecture and Sustainable Design at The Concrete Centre and a special advisor for UK Concrete. Elaine has been a qualified architect for over 25 years. In her current role, Elaine provides architectural advice, project and

Kelly Harrison, Associate Director, Whitby WoodAssociate director Kelly Harrison is a skilled engineer and a leader in the industry’s move to sustainable construction. She is particularly experienced in the design of timber and hybrid structures, refurbishment and retro-fitting, extensions and basements, and working in heritage contexts.Kelly’s ability to develop strong

Jim Glockling, Independent Consultant, Glockling Consulting (former Director of Fire Protection Association and RISC Authority) Jim began his career at the Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell as a sandwich student. AEA later re-employed Jim and sponsored his PhD to further develop his career. Jim went on to undertake a post-doctorate study

Philip Callow, Founder, Mass Timber Risk Consulting A 20-year veteran of the global construction insurance market, both as a broker and underwriter across the London and Asian regions. Philip is now a consultant focusing on the insurability of mass timber buildings and is the founder of Rosetta Risk Management Ltd,

Simon Corbey, Director, ASBP Simon is a Chartered Surveyor, with a Masters in Architecture; Advanced Energy and Environmental Systems from UEL/CAT with a thesis on the BedZED lessons. He worked at Construction Resources (London’s first green building store); BioRegional, based at BedZed, where his duties included a LCA of B&Qs

Carol Costello is an architect and Practice Leader at Cullinan Studio. She is currently developing strategies for circular economy specifications within the practice and retrofit strategies for buildings served by renewable heat networks. She is collaborating with the Alliance of Sustainable Building Products on research into reducing plastics in construction

Graham Durrant holds an MSc Architecture in Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies and since 2012 he has been working as a hempcrete contractor. With his company, Hemp-Lime Spray Limited, he has installed hundreds of cubic metres of hempcrete into all kinds of new-build projects and renovations across the UK and

Helen is a Senior Engineer at Expedition Engineering Ltd. With a focus on concrete construction, she supports teams delivering low carbon innovation consultancy to UK clients and contractors on a portfolio of projects. She co-authored a paper published by the Institute of Concrete Technologists, entitled “Delivering Low Carbon Concrete for

Joe is an Associate and researcher at FCBStudios and, alongside Ian Taylor, leads environmental research for the practice, identifying, developing and enabling research across sectors and projects. He is a Certified Passivhaus Consultant. His specialisms include the influence of the school building on the students studying within, measuring perceptions, environmental

Dr Jim Carfrae, Lecturer in Building Physics, Energy Use in Buildings and Low Impact Materials, Plymouth University Dr Jim Carfrae is a research fellow and lecturer at the University of Plymouth. He is a researcher in the Interreg project called CobBauge, which is developing an optimized version of the traditional

Chloe Donovan is Managing Director of Natural Building Systems and Material Research Limited. Together these ventures are working symbiotically to create an award winning carbon-negative and bio-based modular system which marks a major step forward in sustainable construction. She is also Trustee of the Food Ethics Council and a founder

Will Bateman, Founder, CCell Will is a Civil Engineer with a PhD in Extreme Ocean Waves, and over 25 years of industrial experience. Will graduated from Imperial College, first with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, followed by a PhD in the 3D simulation of extreme ocean waves. During

Dr. Asselia Katenbayeva, Research Associate, ASBP Asselia recently joined ASBP supporting research around Steel Reuse and Circular Economy. She is supporting two Innovate UK-funded projects on steel reuse: DISRUPT and ARMOUR. Asselia holds a PhD in Supply Chain Traceability and Ethical Sourcing funded by Loughborough University and BRE. Studying such

Dr. Katherine Adams, Technical Director, ASBP. Katherine has over 20 years’ experience in sustainability and materials, mostly in the construction sector. She has recently completed a PhD at Loughborough University, looking at how a circular economy can be embedded in the building sector. She is the Technical Director and provides

Will Frost, Technical Business Development Manager at International Timber, supports our architect customers with the specification of timber products and solutions. In his role, he is responsible for taking designs from architectural concept through to reality, providing assistance on specification, manufacturing and delivery. In addition to having over 15 years’

Justin Peckham, Regional Head of Sales – UK & Ireland, N.Europe, Middle East, Accsys Technologies For the past 15 years Justin has been promoting the benefits of Accoya® wood to specifiers and manufacturers in multiple countries as a senior member of the sales team at Accsys Technologies. A key message

Dave Cheshire, Director, Sustainability, Buildings + Places, AECOM David Cheshire is a Director at AECOM, specialising in sustainability in the built environment. David is the author of Building Revolutions, a RIBA Publications book that explains how to apply the circular economy to the built environment. The hierarchy proposed in Building

Alice Purcell is a Sustainability Consultant at AECOM, specialising in sustainable buildings. She advises design teams on applying circular economy principles to buildings and has been leading work with the GLA to implement the Circular Economy Guidance. This work includes enhancing the guidance and reviewing planning applications on behalf of

Professor José L. Torero is the Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at University College London. He works in the fields of safety, environmental remediation and sanitation where he specializes in complex environments such as developing nations, complex urban environments, novel

Kirsten Haggart, Associate Director, Waugh Thistleton Architects With over 20 years of design experience working across sectors, Kirsten’s strength lies in designing site sensitive developments through the management of stakeholders and engagement with collaborators, successfully navigating public consultation and statutory authorities to pilot proposals through the planning process. Throughout her