FOOTPRINT+ Special 4 With Interviews From The Event

We really enjoyed being at the Footprint+ event earlier this month. Speaking to so many different people with the same goal was really refreshing. We still have one more episode to bring you, plus a couple of bonus episodes!

If you missed any interviews from the event, you can catch them on the previous specials one, two and three. 

To begin the final episode of this four-part series, Pete the Builder spoke to Adrienne Bloch about women and their role in the construction industry. Adrienne Bloch is the ESG, Managing Director for Bloch Solutions.

She was a chairperson at the event. Her talk was entitled MMC delivers massive carbon savings.

Adrienne believes that modular construction will make it easier for women to play a more critical role in the industry.

Adrienne leads Bloch Solutions with a specific focus on maximising environmental, social and economic outcomes, and ESG investment.

“The environment is much easier for women to participate in. I think it is going to be a real game-changer in terms of getting women into construction”

Next up, Steve Randall spoke to David Lewis about life sciencesDavid Lewis is the Operations & Finance Director for Ironstone Asset Management Limited.

Life Sciences is a topic that is growing at an increasing rate and one in which David takes a particular interest.

He believes that there is a lack of suitable office and lab space in the UK. Together with his team, they try to create space for science. They focus on what they call the golden triangle, the space between London, Cambridge, and Oxford.

“We only have eight people on our team but one of the first people we actually hired was a sustainability director, so that is how important we treat it”

Pete the Builder spoke to Rory Bergin about the hot topic of modular construction

With a personal interest in all things sustainable, Rory Bergin is the Head of Sustainability for HTA Design. He was a keynote speaker at the event. His talk was entitled MMC delivers massive carbon savings.

Rory’s ambition is to deliver some ground-breaking innovative sustainable designs that set the standard for the new generation of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable places.

“Volumetric construction is about 40-45, 50% less energy-intensive than traditional construction”

Justin Guest is a partner at Archipelago Eco Investors. He was a keynote speaker at the event. His talk was entitled Carbon Offsetting – Where is your carbon pot best spent?

“Offsetting is absolutely a legitimate strategy when it is done right”

Pete the Builder spoke to Romy Rawlings for the penultimate interview in this special.Romy Rawlings is the Commercial Director at Vestre. She is a Chartered Landscape Architect with lots of experience as a consultant

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