What is the Post COP27 Roadmap for the Built Environment? With a Panel of Top Experts

COP26 saw the first-ever Built Environment Day

COP26 in Glasgow saw the first-ever Built Environment Day. Considering that one of the most shared statistics states that approximately 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to constructing and maintaining buildings, some of you might be wondering if this is too little, too late.

Roland Hunziker, director of sustainable buildings and cities at the WBSCD, described built-environment emissions as “the sleeping giant.”

Our panel of experts in this podcast episode will look honestly at the outcome of COP27 in terms of the built environment and also look back at what has happened in the year since COP26.

Below you can meet our guests and further down you can check the latest building initiatives announced at COP27 according to the BuildingtoCOP website.

Matthew Black, World Green Building Council

Matthew is Programme Coordinator for World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) global Advancing Net Zero programme. 

Emma Nicholson, B.A, MSc, FCIOB, FIEMA, FWES, CEnv, FAPM, the Founding Director of Women in Sustainable Construction and Property

Emma is an accomplished and skilled Chartered Construction Manager and Chartered Environmentalist with Board level experience. She is currently the Principal Sustainability Project Manager, at Pick Everard, 

Sumele Adelana, Senior Strategic Marketing Manager for SketchUp at Trimble

Sumele Adelana (RIBA Associate) uses her training and experience in architecture, interior architecture, and building performance design to create content that enables professionals in the AEC industry to leverage innovative technologies for better design and a more sustainable built environment.

Phanos Hadjikyriakou, 2050 Materials

Phanos Hadjikyriakou is an engineer and sustainability expert focusing on democratizing sustainable construction practices in the built environment. 

Amrita Dasgupta Shekhar, Associate at Greengage

Amrita is an Associate at Greengage and leads their Energy and Carbon services. She has over 15 years of experience working within the public, private and not-for-profit sector providing strategic leadership and management of carbon reduction programmes. Amrita is a part of a cross industry initiative to develop UK’s first Net Zero Carbon Building Standards. 

For fuller information and biographies of our guests, go to Constructive Voices Episode 46: What is the Post COP27 Roadmap for the Built Environment?

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