Julia Bennett, Architect Julia Bennett Julia has worked in sustainable architecture for over 30 years and has her own practice in the North Cotswolds focussed on low energy retrofit, resilient design and Passivhaus projects. She joined The Green Register as a trainer in early 2022 to coordinate new training in
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Julia Skeete, Senior Associate Principal, Skidmore Owings & Merrill Julia has always worked in projects through completion and most have been recognised widely both critically though peer review and/or with multiple awards in the U.K. and Europe e.g Dublin Airport Pier D, JTI International Headquarters, GSTT Vision Plan and Manhattan
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Julie Godefroy, Head of Net Zero Policy, CIBSE Julie is a chartered engineer. She works as Head of Sustainability for CIBSE, where she leads the work on climate action including the Net Zero Carbon Building Standard, policy work, and collaboration with other institutions for joint climate action. She also works
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Julie Hirigoyen, Chief Executive, UKGBC Julie joined UKGBC as CEO in 2015, and has since been credited with transforming its strategy into a more member-focused, holistic sustainability agenda with a strong focus on impact measurement. At the helm of a fantastic team, Julie and UKGBC have some important achievements to
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Julien De Visscher, CEO, MCB / MODSA graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in theatre, Julien De Visscher is the founder and director of MCB Atelier.Aware of the current dice and challenges, the Brussels native has a unique unique expertise in the circular economy and eco-design, which is no
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Deputy Director of The Shift and former Senior Aide to Leilani Farha as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing. A law graduate from the University of Maastricht, with a degree in International and European Law, and a Political Science degree from the University of Ottawa, Julieta is
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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
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Kara Davies, Commercial and Technical Lead – Residential Market, Solar Energy UK Kara is the commercial and technical lead for the residential market at Solar Energy UK, the leading trade association for solar and storage in the UK. Our organisational ambition is to enable the deployment of 40 gigawatts of
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Karl is a leading authority for deep geothermal energy globally, a passionate climate change advocate, clean tech start-up entrepreneur and thought leader in this space. He is the co-founder and CEO of CeraPhi Energy and Chairman of the board of GEAA (Geothermal Energy Advancement Association). A mechanical engineering background Karl
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Kartik Amrania is the Head of Building Sustainability at Sweco UK. Under Kartik’s leadership, Sweco has delivered some of the most sustainable buildings in the UK and therefore allocated three times BREEAM Company of the year. Specialising in the sustainable design of the built environment, Kartik has close to two
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Kat Scott, Sustainability & Regenerative Design Manager, dRMM Architects, Low Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) Kat advocates for decarbonisation of the built environment together with a shift towards more regenerative systems. Kat has been involved in a wide range of built environment advocacy and environmental guidance groups. She sits on the
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Kate Charrington, Director, Project 3 Kate Charrington is a climate-conscious chartered surveyor with a corporate background in residential survey and valuation. She is a qualified retrofit coordinator and instructor of the Level 3 Certification in Retrofit Advice through Retrofit Academy and Generation UK. She is on the expert working group
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Kate Jackson, Associate, Arup Dr Kate Jackson leads Arup’s Circular Economy skills and services across UK, India, Middle East, and Africa regions. As a Chartered Environmentalist with over 20 years’ experience, she works with public and private sector clients across a range of sectors, including transport, water, waste and the
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Kath Fontana,Transformation Director, FMS Kath is an experienced Transformation Director and NED, with a proven track record in senior operational leadership, business development and transformation programmes. Kath is focused on digital as a driver for success in the built environment. She is also Non-Executive Director for nima.
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Katherine Shadwell, Partnerships Development Manager, AgilityEco Katherine works with a wide variety of stakeholders in the public, private and community sectors to encourage collaboration for the successful delivery of domestic energy efficiency and fuel poverty schemes.
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Kathryn Thomson, Head of Training, CIBSE Kathryn Thomson has been Head of Training at CIBSE since July 2022. She originally studied geography, trained as a teacher and has worked as a teacher trainer and education manager of international training at the University of Cambridge. She has worked across numerous membership
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Katie Clemence-Jackson (she/her) Technical Project Manager – UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Associate – QODA Consulting Chair of Technology Committee – CIBSE As Technical Project Manager of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, Katie she coordinates the delivery of this important industry initiative, working with experts from across
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Katie Ludgate, Marketing Manager, PASS Katie has worked at PASS for 16 years promoting test and measurement equipment, calibration services and LV/HV Electrical training courses. Katie and her team are currently working closely with manufacturers to promote test and measurement products that can help companies and organisations discover ways to
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Katja Stille is a Director of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design, an award-winning planning and urban design consultancy. As an experienced urban designer she works collaboratively across professional boundaries to deliver high quality places. Working with private and public sector clients, as well as communities, Katja’s objective is to push
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Keith Clarke CBE Partenaires de Développement Interurbain and Chair of Constructionarium Intercity Development Partners Keith has a global reputation as one of the guiding minds in the leadership and sustainable development of large-scale infrastructure programmes to enable economic and societal growth and prosperity in Europe, North America, the Middle East
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Kelly has been Head of Research at ACE Research since January 2017. She is responsible for management and direction of the independently-funded five-person research team and has a deep understanding of the role of research in underpinning advocacy work. Kelly has over 19 years’ experience of working in the field
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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
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Ken Kneale, Council Member, GSHPA Ken has over forty years of experience in the commercial and industrial mechanical engineering industry and now represents Solid Energy in the UK and Ireland. He has a full understanding of the current market, the new technical advances, the regulation framework and the issues surrounding
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Kerry Jones, Associate Director, Faithful and GouldKerry is a Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager and has 32 years in construction with over 20 years of experience within the modular industry. This has mainly been focused around large scale permanent design and build projects for healthcare, education and commercial applications. Kerry
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Kiran Pereira, Author of ‘Sand Stories’ Kiran Pereira is the author of the book Sand Stories: Surprising Truths about the Global Sand Crisis and the Quest for Sustainable Solutions and the Founder of SandStories.org. Her work has been featured in the award-winning documentary Sand Wars and media such as The Economist,
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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
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Kirstin joined Aggregate Industries in June 2021 as Director of Sustainability and is a member of the Executive Committee. Kirstin is responsible for accelerating the company’s journey to net-zero and for driving improvements across all aspects of sustainability to deliver the company’s ambitions to be the UK’s leading supplier of
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• Energy Innovation Project Manager at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2021 to date)o Project Manager on the Green Home Finance Accelerator programme.o Programme Manager for the Whole House Retrofit Programme• Technical Officer at Energy Institute (2018-2021)o Managed committees in developing good practice technical guidance documents in areas
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Laura Baron, Head of Sustainability, Purcell As Head of Sustainability at the world’s leading heritage architectural firm, Laura is motivated by a desire to improve the world around her, for all who experience it. Her role is to drive positive change, both within her organisation, and the wider industry, championing reuse
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Laura Bishop, Chair, GSHPA Laura is a chartered mechanical engineer, registered with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. She has 22 years engineering experience with a number of blue-chip companies including Rolls Royce and E.ON Connecting Energies. She runs Infinitas Design Ltd, a Derby-based independent renewable heat engineering consultancy where she
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Leigh Fairbrother, Head of Commercial, Q-Bot Leigh Fairbrother has over a decade of experience developing and delivering renewable and domestic energy efficiency projects with measurable environment, social and economic benefits for Social Housing Providers. Over the past three years Leigh has lead the Commercial team to help design and deliver
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Leonora is the Cities&Regions Lead at the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), co-founded by Doughnut Economics author Kate Raworth. DEAL is an organisation supporting changemakers around the world working with the Doughnut, and Leonora supports the work of local and regional governments and those working in the built environment sector.
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Libby Peake, Head of Resource Policy, Green Alliance Libby Peake is head of resource policy at Green Alliance, an independent charity and think tank focused on achieving ambitious leadership for the environment. She works closely with other NGOs, academics and businesses to promote better use of resources throughout the economy.
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Lizzy Westmacott, Associate Director, Joint Head of Sustainability, ECD Architects Lizzy is a qualified Architect and certified Passive House Designer with 15 years’ experience of design and getting projects delivered on site. The combination of practical experience as an architect and a deep knowledge of sustainability enables her to build
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Lorna Devenish, Market Development Manager – New Technology Services, SDS Limited After 11 years working for a Water Company, Lorna has spent the last five years helping to develop smart rainwater management systems. Passionate about sustainable water management, biodiversity and the environment, she’s currently working to bring the potential of smart
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Louisa Bowles is a Partner and Sustainability Lead at Hawkins\Brown. She has led several multi-disciplinary projects from inception to completion and now leads the practice’s dedicated team of sustainability specialists. She has structured the practice’s Whole Life Design strategy, and the development of the in-house H\B:ERT whole life carbon tool,
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Louise Shooter is a Policy Manager at Energy UK, a trade association and the voice of the energy industry. Energy UK has over 100 members, and they deliver nearly 80% of the UK’s power generation and over 95% of the energy supply for 28 million UK homes as well as
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Lucy is the Technical Officer of MCS (the Microgeneration Certification Scheme), a standards organisation that plays a central role in the UK’s adoption of renewable energy sources for our homes and small businesses. Her passion for the environment is reflected by her master’s degree in Environmental Engineering which she studied
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Lynne Sullivan OBE, LSA Studio, board member Passivhaus Trust and the Green Construction Board and Chair of the Good Homes Alliance Lynne Sullivan is a practising Architect and founded sustainableBYdesign, finalists in all three 2010-2012 BRE-sponsored UK Passivhaus prototype Housing Competitions. Previously Lynne was Sustainability Director for 9 years at
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Lynsey is Head of Digital Programmes at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation. Lynsey has worked in the built environment sector for over a decade and is a passionate advocate for positive change within the sector. She is an innovation expert who has successfully delivered projects in the fields of sustainability,
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Maggie Fennell Wells, Research & Development, Environment and Education Manager, Boningale Maggie has been working in green roofing and horticulture for 14 years and is chair of the Green Roof Organisation marketing committee. She has led R&D projects for developing environmental landscaping techniques and is proactive in communicating across traditional
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Maria Hudson, CMO, BuildData Group With over 20 years’ experience, Maria has led global marketing teams at SaaS companies including SDL, Acision, Mavenir and Sensat, with responsibility for brand building, corporate marketing, communications, digital experience and demand generation across these companies. As a collaborative leader, at BuildData Maria is leading
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Mariam Kapsali, Architect & Passivhaus Designer, Architype Mariam has worked on a variety of projects ranging from primary and secondary schools to housing and archives. She has worked as project architect on London Dock Secondary School, a large Passive House secondary school situated in London. Mariam’s skills lie in climate
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Marianne Heaslip, Technical Lead, People Powered Retrofit Marianne is Technical Lead at People Powered Retrofit, working on the development of services, training, and tools to support more and better domestic retrofit across the UK. She has more than a decade of design experience in retrofit project design and delivery, with much of
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