Colm Britchfield, E3G

Colm Britchfield is a policy advisor at the climate change think tank E3G. His work focuses on the politics and policies needed to decarbonise UK homes. He provides policy support to several coalitions and campaigns, including the Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group, the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings, and Electrify Heat.

Craig Bennett, Wildlife Trusts

Craig Bennett, Chief Executive, The Wildlife Trusts Craig is Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, one of the largest landowners in the UK, working in the heart of local communities to help nature recover and to ensure that is nature is part of everyone’s lives. Craig has spearheaded plans to protect 30% of UK land […]

Dame Fiona Reynolds

Dame Fiona Reynolds, former Master of Emmanuel College Cambridge and former Director-General of the National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE was Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 2012 until 2021. She came to the college from the National Trust, where she was Director-General from 2001-2012. During her time there, she made the Trust warmer and […]

Dan Capstick, Ecology Building Society

Dan Capstick, Mortgage Product Manager, Ecology Building SocietyWith over 20 years experience in green and sustainable mortgages, Dan is an expert in his field in both commercial and residential sustainable lending.  Starting his career in mortgage operations moving into the Product team has given him a unique insight into meeting the needs of Ecology’s members, supporting […]

Dan Cook, Active Building Centre

Dan Cook is Chief Executive Officer at the Active Building Centre Dan has over two decades worth of experience in roles across the world from Australia, Asia, Latin America, and the United Kingdom working across many fields including surveying, climate and biodiversity action, equity, diversity, inclusion, landscape, property, sustainability, and regional development. He has direct […]

Dan Eades, MyGlobalHome

Dan Eades, Chief Technology Officer, MyGlobalHome Founder, multi-award-winning technologist with a proven track record delivering industry leadingproducts and services into the global construction industry.

Dan Nicholls, SNRG

Dan Nicholls, Managing Director, SNRG A net zero specialist with over 15 years of experience delivering clean energy products and infrastructure.

Dan Rossiter, BSI

Dan Rossiter, Built Environment Sector Lead, BSI Chartered Architectural Technologist, Dan Rossiter FCIAT is an active supporter of the built environment sector, both nationally and internationally. Nationally, Dan provides digital transformation thought leadership at the British Standards Institution (BSI) where he also provides subject matter expertise to several national committees relating to information management, technical […]

Daniel Logue, Energy Systems Catapult

Daniel is an energy systems engineer with expertise in developing heating, cooling, and ventilation designs for industrial and commercial buildings. He has been working on the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project since joining Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) in August 2021. He is now the technical lead on the project supporting BEIS with the project management […]

Daphne Thissen, Thissen Consulting

Daphne Thissen is the founder and director of Thissen Consulting, an independent agency providing one to one client feedback in the construction industry. She compliments her offering with workshops around participation and building partnerships for senior managers, focusing mainly on soft skills used in business and client relationship development. Before starting her own business, she […]

Dave Cheshire, AECOM

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 Revolutions is referenced in the […]

Dave Jessop, Leviat

Dave Jessop, Product Manager, Masonry | Europe West & APAC, Leviat As Product Manager at Leviat, Dave focuses mainly on Leviat’s masonry product range, which includes the Ancon brand, working alongside a team of R&D Engineers to investigate, innovate, create and initiate new products for the UK Masonry Market. Having been with the company for […]

Dave Robinson, British Gypsum

Dave Robinson, Head of Technical Support, British Gypsum David has over 35 years’ experience within the plastering and dry lining industry. As Head of the Technical Support department at British Gypsum, Celotex & Isover, David is responsible for the customer facing technical teams. As well as leading the Technical Support Department, David sits on a number […]

David Bownass, JLL

David Bownass, Director NZC Buildings, JLL David has over 40 years’ experience in the built environment. He has in-depth knowledge of building services and associated infrastructure engineering. In the last 14 years, he has blended this experience with a profound interest in sustainability. This led to him setting up and managing a sustainable buildings group […]

David Brown, SCI

David Brown, Associate Director, SCI David Brown has worked at the Steel Construction Institute for many years, providing training, advice and preparing publications on structural steel design. Member and frame buckling, portal frame design, connections, Eurocodes and brittle fracture have been areas of interest. More recently, David has been involved with guidance on the reuse […]

David Clowe, Turner & Townsend

David Clowe, Head of MMC, Turner & Townsend As demand grows for construction methods that drive productivity and sustainability improvements, Dave will spearhead the development and expansion of Turner & Townsend’s MMC advisory service across cost management and project management to provide clients with suitable MMC techniques that deliver higher quality projects more quickly, safely […]

David Ede, BRE

David Ede, Head of Organisational Change, BRE As Head of Organisational Change for BRE, David Ede leads change through delivering science-led solutions to challenges in the built environment. David is an expert in transformation, change and programme management, with experience across the public and private sectors, delivering change which enables execution of business goals and […]

David Glew, Leeds Beckett University

Professor Glew is the Director of the Leeds Sustainability Institute (LSI) at Leeds Beckett University and Head of Energy Efficiency and Policy where he leads interdisciplinary research into sustainable urban environments. His team continue to undertake Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) field trials, in-use monitoring and post-occupancy evaluations as well as investigating behaviour change and how […]

David Haimes, formerly with Highways England

David Haimes, Former Programme Director, formerly with Highways England David Haimes MCIOB David has considerable experience in capital delivery, strategic transformational change programmes, asset development and process improvement projects within client organisations. He was part of the Manchester Airport Group (MAG) leadership team for 10 years, during which, he lead on constructing, buying, and selling […]

David Hopkins, Timber Development UK

David Hopkins is chief executive of Timber Development UK. TDUK was formed in 2022 from the merger of two of the largest and longest established organisations in the supply chain – the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). Bringing these two associations together has created the largest, most comprehensive supply […]

David Milner, Create Streets

David Milner, Deputy Director, Create Streets David Milner MEng is the Deputy Director at Create Streets and is currently leading on a wide range of strategic advice, masterplanning, transport, and street design projects. David has an interest in how movement and urban design interacts with a view to tackling the climate emergency, having authored papers […]

David Pallash, LEGO Group

David Pallash, Senior Manager – Responsibility, LEGO GroupDriving social impact through strengthening and development of learning through play experiences, David Pallash is the Senior Manager for responsibility at the LEGO Group. Part of the Build the Change team, inspiring students to come up with ideas for real-life solutions to issues affecting our planet, he specialises […]

David Partridge, Net Zero Building Standard

David Partridge, Chairman Related Argent and Governance Board Chair, Net Zero Building Standard David joined Argent in 1990, he was appointed Joint Chief Executive in 2006 and Managing Partner of the new Argent LLP in 2012 and became Senior Partner in 2019. He is now Chairman of the Related Argent Partnership. David is a Trustee […]

David Philp, Cohesive Group

David Philp,  Chief Value Office, Cohesive Group With over 28 years in industry David is a Chartered Construction Manager by background. He has previously worked with Balfour Beatty, Mace and AECOM. He was seconded in the UK Cabinet Office in 2011 as Head of BIM Implementation and has been a key contributor to the UK […]

David Pierpoint

DavidPierpoint

David is the founder and chief executive of The Retrofit Academy CIC. David has spent over a decade addressing the skills gap in the retrofit sector. He works closely with government, industry and academia to scale up retrofit education. He is driven by The Retrofit Academy’s mission to train over 200,000 competent retrofitters by 2030. […]

David Smith, South East Consortium

David Smith, Head of Business Partnerships, South East Consortium David Smith is the South East Consortium’s (SEC) Head of Business Partnerships. As SEC grows and continues to drive towards its 2023 strategic goals, David leads the Business Partnerships team as they look to re-invest back into the sector and increase knowledge sharing support across its […]

David Weir-McCall, Epic Games

David Weir-McCall, Industry Marketing Manager, Epic Games From a background of Architecture and Technology, David currently works as Industry Marketing Manager at Epic Games, responsible for overseeing Epic Games ecosystem’s marketing strategy and driving marketing activities in Architecture vertical. Having extensive experience with Architectural Engineering firms and Architectural Design consultants over the last decade, David’s […]

David Whitfield, IWTM

David is an experienced business leader who has worked across the gas, renewables, and district heating industries. As a time served engineer he has successfully built and run various businesses in the building services industry. This extensive market knowledge has enabled him to see the local opportunities for both established and innovative international systems which […]

Debbie Haynes, OX Place (Oxford City Council)

Debbie Haynes, Carbon Reduction & Sustainability Manager, OX Place (Oxford City Council) Debbie is Carbon Reduction & Sustainability Manager at OX Place, Oxford City Council’s  development company.  She is currently working with their new developments, advising and directing on energy efficiency, renewables, building performance and a range of carbon related issues.  She was recently involved […]

Diaa Bahopia, Sweco

Diaa Bahopia, Sweco Diaa is an experienced sustainability professional with expertise and passion in delivery of ‘Holistically Healthy’ buildings. She has a background in Psychology, Yoga, with a master’s degree in Sustainability and Environmental Management, including a dissertation investigating the WELL Building Standard in the UK context. She leads wellbeing and social value in her […]

Dr Aaron Gillich, BSRIA LSBU Net Zero Building Centre

Aaron Gillich is Professor of Building Decarbonisation and Director of the BSRIA LSBU Net Zero Building Centre. The Centre is a joint venture between BSRIA and LSBU with the goal of accelerating decarbonisation in the built environment. Aaron has worked for the past 15 years across industry, academia, and government. His research centres on the […]

Dr Arianna Sdei

Dr Arianna Sdei, Architect Arianna is an architect, researcher and sustainability specialist with 20 years of experience in design, retrofit and policy. She works as a Sustainability Design Advisor at the Department for Education where she leads on the retrofit strategy and on the sustainability of the estate. Arianna was Research Fellow for the University […]

Dr Bonahis Oko, SOBEN

Dr Bonahis Oko, Head of Sustainability, SOBEN Dr. Bonahis Oko, is Head of Sustainability with Soben Construction Company. Bo is a Chartered Environmentalist with the Society for the Environment and full member with Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), she is also an Associate with the Energy Institute. She graduated from the University of […]

Dr Ceri Batchelder

Dr Ceri Batchelder

Ceri leads the Retrofit Development Programme for the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, designed to inform the strategy for large-scale housing decarbonisation across the South Yorkshire region. Part of the Sustainability Team, Ceri works with local and national partners to shape suitable interventions. She brings her broad knowledge exchange and innovation experience to the role. […]

Dr Colin Rose, ReLondon

Colin Rose, Strategic Advisor for the Built Environment, ReLondon Dr Colin Rose is an architect, Strategic Advisor for the Built Environment at ReLondon, and Senior Research Fellow at University College London. His research focuses on circular economy in the built environment and at ReLondon he contributes to the Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities (CIRCuIT) project.  […]

Dr Colum McCague, MPA Cement

Dr Colum McCague, Technical Manager, MPA Cement Colum is Technical Manager at the Mineral Products Association. His research interests include: materials testing/characterisation, optimisation, concrete durability and standards development. Prior to joining MPA, Colum was a postdoctoral researcher at City, University of London, where he worked with industry to develop a novel low energy heat curing […]

Dr Diana Casey, MPA Cement

Dr Diana Casey, Director, MPA Cement Diana joined MPA in 2010 and now has a dual role of Director, MPA Cement and Director, Energy and Climate Change. As Director, MPA Cement, Diana has overall responsibility for the cement product group including environmental regulation, products and standards, and ensuring delivery of a range of innovation projects. […]

Dr Emma Ferranti, University of Birmingham

Dr Emma Ferranti is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham. She works on a range of projects with national and international stakeholders that examine the impact of weather and climate on infrastructure and the built environment. She is a member of the Forestry and Woodlands Advisory Committee (FWAC) […]

Dr Emma Wilcox, Society for the Environment

Dr Emma Wilcox CEnv Chief Executive society for the Environment Emma joined the Society for the Environment as CEO in July 2015 and over the last seven years has successfully overseen growth in the number of registered environmental professionals whilst also ensuring the reputation of Chartered Environmentalists and Registered Environmental Technicians has been enhanced and maintained. Particular […]

Dr Francesca Moore, Homerton College

Dr Francesca Moore, Vice-Principal of Homerton College and Chair of Estates Committee Francesca Moore is Vice-Principal of Homerton College, University of Cambridge. A Geographer by academic training, Francesca researches social justice and gender politics. In her executive role for the College Francesca works with the senior team to deliver the College’s mission of widening participation, […]

Dr Gavin Dunn, CABE

Dr Gavin Dunn, Chief Executive, CABE Originally trained as an architect, Gavin initially practised in North America with a large construction engineering firm before returning to the UK to specialise in the energy and environmental performance of buildings in 1998. Gavin advanced this specialism through positions at the Welsh School of Architecture, and Elmhurst Energy, […]

Dr Gemma Jerome, Building with Nature

Dr Gemma Jerome, Director, Building with Nature Gemma is the Director of Building with Nature (BwN), a national benchmark and accreditation system for green infrastructure. She is an environmental planner specialising in the delivery, management and maintenance of development that puts nature at the heart of its decision-making. BwN is the UK’s first Standards Framework […]

Dr Jennifer Rudd, University of Swansea

Dr Jennifer Rudd, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Engagement, University of Swansea Dr Jennifer Rudd (she/her) is an academic in the School of Management at Swansea University. She has a technical background in chemistry and engineering across four countries, developing next generation solar panels, water splitting devices and converting carbon dioxide into fuels. Since 2018 […]