Nicola is an Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Energy Innovation Programme Manager leading on the £60m Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Heat Pump Ready Programme. In this role Nicola combines her academic background in civil engineering, which focused on pile foundation heat exchangers and her experience leading innovation programmes
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Nigel Blacklock ICIOB FIoR, Technical Director, Bauder 30 years of experience in the flat roofing industry with market leading roof system manufacturers has given Nigel a unique insight into both the UK and European markets. Having long been an active member of most of the key Technical Committees for flat
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Nik Flytzanis, Global Director of Marketplace, Plentific Nik Flytzanis is the Head of Global Marketplace and Supply Chain at Plentific. He owns global responsibility for the commercial success of Plentific’s technology-enabled marketplace of contractors and suppliers to ensure clients receive excellent service and contractors gain access to great jobs. Nik
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Noushin Khosravi, Sustainable Construction Manager, UK Concrete Noushin is a civil engineer and has an MSc and PhD in the concrete technology field. She is a Chartered Engineer with ICT and was previously at Mott MacDonald working on Metro and Civils projects. She is an expert in concrete durability design,
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Olaide Oboh, Director, Socius Olaide is a strategic thinker and problem-solver with a 15-year record of successful delivery in public and private sector organisations. With a degree in Sociology, Olaide is fascinated by how people engage with one another, with physical spaces and society in general; and this curiosity drives
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Olatz Pombo, Sustainability Consultant, Arup Olatz has extensive experience in sustainability certification consulting based on internationally recognized methodologies, health and wellbeing, climate change mitigation and adaptation, decarbonisation strategies, embodied carbon, and ESG. Olatz is a Sustainability Consultant at Arup Spain and is part of Arup’s Global Human Health and Wellbeing
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Oliver Heath is an Architectural and Interior Designer and his practice Oliver Heath Design are focussed on delivering health and wellbeing in the built environment. As writers, thought leaders and design practitioners they are recognised global experts in Biophilic Design – enhancing human nature connections in the spaces which are
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Øystein Ulvestad, BIM Developer, Sweco, specialises in model-based projecting, drawingless design and parametric design of bridges. In 2017 his team designed the world’s first concrete bridge built without drawings. In 2020 the team started design on Randselva bridge which currently holds the record as the longest bridge in the world
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Pascal Smet, Secretary of State, Brussels-Capital Region Pascal Smet is responsible for Urbanism and Heritage, European and International Relations, Foreign Trade and Fire-fighting and Emergency Medical Assistance. He studied law at the University of Antwerp and began his political engagement at the age of 17 becoming president of the young
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Paul Clegg, Chief Executive, HONEXT® Paul Clegg, is the CEO and an investor of Honext Materials, the company behind the HONEXT® carbon-negative and non-toxic boards, he is driving the company’s growth and industrial expansion based on circular economy principles. Since 2008, Paul has been dedicated to environmentally and sustainably sound
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Paul Doyle, Independent Consultant Engineer An electronics engineer by training, Paul has had extensive experience of KNX for over 30 years. Initially in the NHS as an Environmental Control Engineer and then in academia where after completing basic partner training at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Paul was involved in
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Paul Ekins, Professor of Resources and Environment Policy Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources, University College London Paul Ekins has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of London and is Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London. He also
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Paul Foulkes, Theben UK and Vice Chair, KNX UK Paul has over 30 years of experience in building technologies working in mainland Europe and the UK. returned to UK. His experience has included building automation, the energy industry and manufacturing. He is passionate about the use smart building technologies and
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Paul Jones, Director, BEG UK & Ireland Paul has over 30 years experience in electronics and smart devices. He has been the UK & Ireland Director of B.E.G. UK for the past 18+ years, having successfully introduced the company to the UK and Irish markets back in 2004. B.E.G. are
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Paul Norman, Head of Asset Management, Clarion Paul has over 30 years’ experience in asset management / property service in both the public and private sector. Paul is currently the Head of Asset Management for Clarion Housing Group, the country’s largest social landlord with c125,000 homes under management across England.
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Pete Winslow, Director, Expedition Pete is a Director at Expedition Engineering where he co-leads the Infrastructure Innovation team, working closely with several major public infrastructure clients to improve productivity, drive impactful innovation and solve engineering challenges in creative ways. A chartered structural engineer by background, Pete’s engineering design and construction
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Peter Apps, Author of ‘ Show me the bodies: How we let Grenfell HappenPete Apps is deputy editor at Inside Housing magazine and author of the critically acclaimed book about the Grenfell Tower fire Show Me The Bodies. His writing about the fire and coverage of the public inquiry has
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Peter Fisher, Director, Bennetts Associates Peter Fisher is a driving force behind many pioneering sustainable projects at Bennetts Associates. Having studied both architecture and environmental design he is fascinated by architecture that straddles the two disciplines. Peter has taught, lectured, spoken and written widely on the subject of architecture and
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Peter Laidler, Director, Structure Workshop Peter founded Structure Workshop in 2004 and has more than 25 years’ experience in the design of building structures. During this time, he has worked with many award-winning Architects and internationally recognised artists, realising a series of innovative and design-led projects. At Structure Workshop Peter
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Peyton Laine, MD, MBDC – Cradle to Cradle Certified® Product Assessment In the world of an ever-developing and evolving circular economy, Peyton serves as the Managing Director of MBDC, providing strategic direction to support the longevity of MBDC, the creator and leading assessing body of the Cradle to Cradle® Certification
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Phil Mason, Head of Regulatory Engagement, Trustmark Phil is Head of Regulatory Engagement at TrustMark, focussing on developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders in the areas where TrustMark registration is mandatory. This includes close working with the Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Ofgem. With over
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Philip Baker is the Construction Industry Council’s Deputy Health and Safety Champion and sits on the CIC Health and Safety Committee. Having trained as a Building Engineer and worked in design practice, Philip has spent the last 28 years embedded in all matters related to the Construction (Design and Management)
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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,
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Philip Marsh, Director, dRMM ArchitectsPhilip is a founding Director of dRMM, having established the practice in 1995 with Alex de Rijke and Sadie Morgan. Philip retains a hands-on role within the practice’s projects, driving his belief in social usefulness from concept to completion. Community and social inclusion is a feature
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Phineas Harper, Chief Executive of Open City and Open House Worldwide Phineas Harper is Chief Executive of Open City and Open House Worldwide, and a columnist at Dezeen. They curated the 2019 Oslo Architecture Triennale on the architecture of degrowth in collaboration with engineers Interrobang and geographer Cecilie Sachs Olsen,
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Piers Sadler, Director, Delta Q Piers established Delta Q to support clients and the construction supply chain in developing excellent Passivhaus buildings. Piers leads the Delta Q team on a range of mainly design and build Passivhaus schemes including low- and mid-rise social housing, community housing, schools, and EnerPHit, including
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Pippa Palmer, Research Strategist, LSBU and the LSBU/BSRIA Net Zero Building Centre Pippa Palmer is Curator of LSBU’s Climate Emergency Series and Research Strategist at LSBU. Her specialism is systems change in the built environment, particularly the challenges around renewable energy and energy market transformation. Pippa’s experience stems from a
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Professor Paul Chatterton, Professor of Urban Geography, University of Leeds; member of the Rapid Transition Alliance and author of the forthcoming How to Save the City: a guide for emergency action. Paul Chatterton is Professor of Urban Futures at the University of Leeds. He is committed to teaching, researching and
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Professor Mark Gillott, Chair in Sustainable Building Design, Department of Architecture & Built Environment, University of Nottingham Prof Mark Gillott, Chair in Sustainable Building Design, has over 27 years’ experience in low carbon sustainable energy technologies and sustainable building design. He is the research and project manager for the multi-award
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Rajat Gupta, Director, Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD) and Low Carbon Building Research Group, Oxford Brookes UniversityRajat Gupta is Director of the multi-disciplinary Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD) and Low Carbon Building Research Group at Oxford Brookes University (UK). He holds a senior professorial chair in sustainable architecture
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Professor Richard Fitton, Professor of Building Performance, Energy House Labs, 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
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Professor Will Swan, Leader, Energy House Labs, University of Salford Professor Will Swan leads the Energy and Buildings Research for the University of Salford, where he established the group in 2012. He oversees a team of 18 people and 3 laboratories exploring issues of building performance, digital energy services and
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Rachael Owens, Head of Sustainability, Buckley Gray Yeoman Rachael is Head of Sustainability at Buckley Gray Yeoman and a member of the Architects Climate Action Network, where she coordinates the Climate Literacy group. She is a champion of adaptive reuse and has a wealth of experience working with existing buildings.
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Rebecca Hall, Architect & Passivhaus Designer, Architype Rebecca has been closely involved in the development of a Passivhaus primary school in Wolverhampton. Her previous experience of working on low energy retrofit projects within constricted urban sites has given her a solid foundation in Passivhaus-informed energy strategies and the complex spatial
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Rebecca Rees – Partner and Head of Public Procurement at the international law firm, Trowers & Hamlins. Rebecca is a leading national expert in public procurement law and has significant experience in advising clients in the public, private and third sectors on public procurement, subsidy control and building safety strategy
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Ren Baletti is the Senior Manager in Business Development for Zero Carbon Heat at EDF. Responsible for the commercial strategy, budgeting and forecasting of our Zero Carbon Propositions. Prior to this, Ren was leading the strategy of EV within EDF and subsequently went on to manage the acquisition and IPO
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Richard Benwell, Chief Executive, Wildlife and Countryside Link Richard Benwell is chief executive of Wildlife & Countryside Link, a coalition of 68 environmental charities. He is also Chair of the Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership and a Director of UK Youth for Nature
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Richard Crosby, Director, Seismic Group Richard is recognised as an industry leading evangelist for production led construction process techniques, over the last 9 years he has instigated and led the pioneering an industry changing project to develop a physical product platform for the construction industry. The Seismic Platform is the
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