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Dr Jim Carfrae, Plymouth University

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 earth building technique known as […]

Dr Joel Hamilton, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Dr Joel Hamilton, Heat Networks Specialist, HNDU – Net Zero Buildings – Clean Heat, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Joel is a passionate engineer and sustainability consultant determined to be a contributor to global sustainable development solutions. His career has been intentionally tailored to provide an understanding of practical technical solutions from an […]

Dr Kerry Mashford OBE

Dr Kerry Mashford OBE CEng FIMechE Kerry is a systems engineer by background and has worked for many years in sustainable manufacturing and construction, energy transition and the circular economy. She initiated and led Innovate UK’s Building Performance Evaluation programme which began in 2009 and carried this interest into her role as Chief Executive of […]

Dr Kieron Doick, Forest Research

Kieron Doick is Head of the Urban Forest Research Group (UFoRG) at Forest Research. UFoRG delivers scientific knowledge on UK urban forests: all the trees in and around the urban realm. Kieron’s research interests include urban forest resilience, urban tree valuation, and quantifying the role of urban forests in delivering ecosystem service benefits to society […]

Dr Lewis Akenji, Hot or Cool Institute

Dr Lewis Akenji, Managing Director, Hot or Cool Institute Dr. Lewis Akenji is the Managing Director of Hot or Cool Institute, a Berlin-based public-interest think tank that champions science-based collaboration towards building a sustainable civilisation. He has been featured on several global and local media outlets, including BBC, the Times, Reuters. He has consulted with […]

Dr Madalena Vaz Monteiro, Forest Research

Dr Madalena Vaz Monteiro is an urban forest scientist based at the Urban Forest Research Group – Forest Research. Madalena’s work investigates how urban trees and greenspaces can act to regulate surrounding temperatures and help combat the Urban Heat Island effect. She also studies how well a range of tree species grow in urban areas […]

Dr Maria Athanassiadou, Met Office

Dr Maria Athanassiadou, Manager of Urban Climate Services Team, Met Office Dr Maria Athanassiadou is the Manager of the Urban Climate Services team in the UK Applied Science Strategic Area of the Met Office. Working closely with stakeholders both in the UK and internationally, she leads the work on a range of projects that bring […]

Dr Mark Gush, Royal Horticultural Society

Mark Gush, Head of Environmental Horticulture, Science & Collections Division, Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)  I head up the Environmental Horticulture team, within the Science and Collections Division of the RHS, based at Wisley Hilltop: Home of Gardening Science. I manage a team of scientists and technicians with expertise in plant physiology / ecosystem services, soil […]

Dr Martina Girvan, Arcadis

Dr Martina Girvan, Green Construction Board and Senior Technical Director- Ecology, Arcadis Martina is a Chartered Ecologist with over 25 years’ experience who specialises in biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural capital.  In addition to leading the Ecology and Arboricultural team, her role within Arcadis is to promote the implementation of the natural capital approach to […]

Dr Michael Sansom, BCSA

Dr Michael Sansom, Sustainability Manager, BCSA Michael is responsible for sustainability at the BCSA, providing advice and support to Members and representing steel construction within the wider construction sector. Michael is a Chartered Environmentalist with 20+ years’ post-doctorate experience of environmental and sustainability work in consultancy, research and research management roles in the steel and […]

Dr Mike Pitts

Mike Pitts

Dr Mike Pitts leads Innovate UK’s Net Zero Heat programme and is the Deputy Challenge Director for Transforming Construction. He was previously Head of Urban Systems at Innovate UK, covering the priority areas of Urban Living and Smart Infrastructure. He joined Innovate UK in 2012 to lead on embedding sustainability across Innovate UK’s strategy and […]

Dr Natasha Boulding, Low Carbon Materials

Dr Natasha Boulding is the founder and CEO of Low Carbon Materials, a company developing product-based solutions for the concrete sector in the race to Net-Zero. She holds a PhD in Materials Science and has many years of academic and industrial experience, both in the UK and internationally. Since establishing LCM, she has taken the […]

Dr Niamh Murtagh, UCL

Dr Niamh Murtagh, Principal Research Fellow, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL Dr Niamh Murtagh is Principal Research Fellow at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London (UCL), and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Turku, Finland, and the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity at the University of Surrey. An environmental […]

Dr Oliver Jones, Ryder Architecture

Dr Oliver Jones, Research Director, Ryder Architecture Working with an international network of thought leaders, innovators and disruptors Oliver is an active ambassador for net zero futures to work towards a net-zero future and promote the next generation of standards and guidance. 

Dr Paul Reynolds, FSD Active Limited

Paul Reynolds is CEO of FSD Active Limited, a company which is bringing to market innovative technology for controlling vibrations of building floors. He was previously a Professor at the Universities of Sheffield and Exeter, where he led more than 15 years of research in this field. Paul has also been a regular consultant to […]

Dr Richard Fitton, University of Salford

Richard Fitton, Professor of Building Performance & Energy House 2.0 Technical Director, University of Salford Richard holds a PhD in Building Physics and is also a chartered building surveyor. He leads a task group for the development of international standards around energy performance. Richard is the Chairman of the upcoming British Standard for Retrofit Assessment. […]

Dr Robert Grabowski, Cranfield University

Dr Robert Grabowski, Senior lecturer in Catchment Science, Centre for Water Environment and Development, Cranfield University Dr Robert Grabowski is a scientist who applies an integrated process-based perspective to key challenges in environmental water management, working at the interface of ecology, water quality, hydrology, and geomorphology. Current and recent projects include studies on integrated management […]

Dr Tom Woolley, Rachel Bevan Architects, UK Clean Air Steering Committee

Dr. Tom Woolley, Author of Natural Building Materials, Health and Indoor Air Quality and chair of the UK Clean Air Steering Committee Tom Woolley B.Arch., PhD is an architect and environmental researcher living in County Down, Northern Ireland working for Rachel Bevan Architects. He is best known for his work on sustainability, building materials and […]

Dr Viktoria Spaiser, University of Leeds

Dr Viktoria Spaiser, Associate Professor in Sustainability Research, University of Leeds Viktoria Spaiser is an Associate Professor in Sustainability Research and Computational Social Science at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds. At Leeds she is affiliated with the Priestley International Centre for Climate. She has a background in sociology, psychology, political […]

Dr. Asselia Katenbayeva, ASBP

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 a unique topic gave her […]

Dr. David Smoker, ACO Water Management

Dr. David Smoker, Technical Director, ACO Water Management Dr David Smoker has worked in the supply chain side of the water industry for more than 35 years – since before privatisation – with senior positions at various companies. His day job now is Technical Director at ACO Technologies where he champions developments in surface water […]

Dr. Katherine Adams, ASBP

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 her expertise to the development […]

Dr. Matthew Trewhella, Ground Source Heat Pump Associate (GSHPA) Council Member

Dr. Matthew Trewhella, Ground Source Heat Pump Associate (GSHPA) Council Member Dr. Matthew Trewhella is a former NASA scientist with a PhD in Astrophysics and 3 years working at Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California . Matt returned to the UK in 2000 and make the switch to renewable energy. Matt ran his own company […]

Dr. Michelle Bellingham, Glasgow University

Dr. Michelle Bellingham Senior Lecturer in Comparative Physiology at the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow. Author of “Chemical Exposures During Pregnancy: Dealing with Potential, but Unproven, Risks to Child Health.” The focus of her research has been on the effects, and risks, of maternal exposure to low-level chemical mixtures, […]

Dr. Stuart Gadsden, Kensa Contracting

Dr. Stuart Gadsden, Commercial Director, Kensa Contracting A former installer customer of Kensa’s, Stuart joined the business in 2015, bringing a wealth of renewables experience both in academia and practice. Stuart is a long-standing member of MCS and industry stakeholder working groups.

Dr. Tom Dollard

Dr. Tom Dollard, Partner – Sustainability and Innovation at Pollard Thomas Edwards  Tom is a Partner at architects Pollard Thomas Edwards(PTE), and Director of the Good Homes Alliance. At PTE he leads on Sustainability and Innovation across the architectural practice and industry to ensure practical, sustainable and energy efficient design. He is a chartered Architect […]

Duncan Baker-Brown

Duncan Baker-Brown, University of Brighton Climate Literacy Champion, Founder of BakerBrown Studio, Co-Chair of RIBA Climate Action Expert Advisory Group, UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard Governance BoardDuncan is a practicing architect, academic and environmental activist. Author of ‘The Re-Use Atlas: a designer’s guide towards a circular economy’ published by RIBA, he has practised, researched, […]

Duncan Baker-Brown

Duncan Baker-Brown, Architect, Academic & Climate Activist at BakerBrown Studio & University of Brighton  Architect, Academic & Climate Activist at BakerBrown Studio & University of Brighton Duncan is a practicing architect, academic and environmental activist. Author of ‘The Re-Use Atlas: a designer’s guide towards a circular economy’ published by RIBA, (second edition Sept ’24) he […]

Duncan Cox, Thornton Tomasetti

Duncan Cox, Associate Sustainability Director, Thornton Tomasetti Duncan is an Associate Director and leads Thornton Tomasetti’s sustainability practice in London. Utilising his experience on a variety of high-profile projects he works closely with the structures and facades teams to incorporate sustainability into the design from concept through to delivery. Duncan’s team uses parametric design tools […]

Duncan Grassie, University College London

Duncan Grassie, Research Fellow, University College London Duncan Grassie is currently completing his PhD at the Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, hopefully completing his viva by the time of FutureBuild. His PhD investigated feedback mechanisms, data quality and modelling constraints of a data crowdsourcing platform which could inform future retrofit decisions on the UK […]

Dusty Gedge, Gentian

Dusty Gedge, Co-founder, Gentian Dusty is a founder of Gentian Ltd and the President of the European Federation of Green Roof Associations (EFB). He has a particular interest in biodiversity and urban nature, but also has a focus on climate resilience speithe promotion of greener cities through multi-functional green infrastructure. In 2021 he was appointed […]

Edith Colomba, Useful Simple Trust

Edith Colomba, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Useful Simple Trust Edith Colomba is an architect and sustainability consultant, member of the ARB and Charted member of RIBA. Edith has worked as a sustainability consultant in the UK for the last 15 years, in a variety of settings: architectural practices, engineering firms, consultancy companies, as a self-employed consultant […]

Edmund Fowles, Feilden Fowles

Edmund Fowles, Director, Feilden Fowles Edmund founded Feilden Fowles in 2009 with Fergus Feilden. Following his studies at the University of Cambridge and the Architectural Association, he gained professional experience at Hopkins Architects. There he worked on Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, which was awarded AJ Building of the Year. At Feilden […]

Elaine Toogood, MPA The Concrete Centre

Elaine Toogood

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 technical guidance related to the […]

Ele George, Energiesprong UK

Ele George, Collaboration Hub Manager, Energiesprong UK Ele George is a Civil and Environmental Engineer with a passion for all things innovative. With more than two decades experience specialising in sustainable construction and in the belief that we need to build in a new way. Ele founded building consultancy Elevate in 2021.  Elevate’s aim is […]

Eleanor Andrade May, Teach the Future

Eleanor Andrade May, Student volunteer, Teach the Future El Andrade May is a 20-year-old student, currently in their second year at Sheffield University. They have been part of Teach the Future since March 2020, organising digital communications surrounding the Climate Education Bill and other recent projects. During COP26, they met with then Secretary of State […]

Eloise Francis, BRE

Eloise Francis, Director of Innovation, BREEloise is responsible for driving innovation, research, and technical excellence at BRE. She has extensive experience in leading change in diverse technical teams across engineering, real estate, property management, and construction projects. Alongside her considerable profile within the industry, Eloise has played a key role leading the construction and property […]

Eloise John, AECOM

Eloise John, Director, Business Unit Lead, Energy, Europe & India, AECOMEloise John leads AECOM’s energy sector within the UK and Ireland. With strong ESG principles and inclusive partnership embedded in all her work, Eloise strives to successfully deliver projects which add real value in making the world a better place. With a background in electrical […]

Elspeth Kirkman, NESTA

Elspeth Kirkman, Chief Programmes Officer, NESTA Elspeth is the Chief Programmes Officer at Nesta, where she oversees the work of its three Mission teams. These teams aim to: close the income-driven gaps in early childhood development; halve the prevalence of obesity, and reduce domestic emissions to net zero. Prior to this role, Elspeth was a […]

Emilia Cardamone, Turner & Townsend

Emilia Cardamone, Associate Director – Digital, Turner & Townsend Emilia Cardamone is an Architectural and Construction Engineer, with several years of experience in the market, covering different aspects such as Digital Construction, Digital Twins and Smart Buildings. She is currently working as Associate Director- Digital within the Digital Real Estate team in Turner & Townsend, […]

Emma Frost, London Legacy Development Corporation

Emma Frost, Director of Innovation – SHIFT, London Legacy Development Corporation Emma is highly experienced in delivering strategic integrated urban regeneration programmes. She has been working on the London Olympic and Paralympic Legacy since 2006 and has led on Innovation, sustainability, community and business development across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. She now specialises in Innovation […]

Emma Osmundsen, Sixty Bricks, Waltham Forest Borough Council’s Housing Development Company

Emma Osmundsen, Chief Executive. Sixty Bricks, Waltham Forest Borough Council’s Housing Development Company Emma is a Chartered Surveyor with over 25 years of development experience in the public, private and charitable sector. She is a UK pioneer of low carbon, healthy and climate-ready buildings and a leading developer of the International Passivhaus Standard. Emma’s Passivhaus […]