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We are delighted to welcome Deborah O’Hanlon, Group Sustainability & Quality Manager at Henry Brothers Ltd, as both a speaker and panellist to this year's _shift conference. Deborah plays a pivotal role in proactively shaping and steering Henry Brothers’ Net Zero Strategy, advancing their long-standing commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. She works closely with clients to support their Net Zero goals by bringing her expertise in designing and delivering sustainable projects, working collaboratively with skilled in-house teams, value, and supply chains. Under Deborah’s guidance, Henry Brothers has successfully completed two major Net Zero and PassivHaus projects: Staffordshire Nursery for Staffordshire University and the Sports Park Pavilion for Loughborough University. These achievements underscore the company’s ability as a contractor to master the intricacies involved in creating sustainable built environments. In recognition of the team's continuous efforts, Henry Brothers was recently awarded the prestigious accolade of The King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. Deborah also serves on the Construction Employers Federation Sustainability leadership team for Northern Ireland, partnering with fellow industry leaders to navigate the complexities and opportunities of achieving Net Zero in the construction industry. Now in its third year, _shift will be taking place on November 7th in Newcastle upon Tyne. Join us at _shift 2024 to hear Deborah’s insights on sustainability in the built environment. 🔗 With only a small number of tickets remaining, we advise you to secure your free ticket today: https://lnkd.in/e2HsuWPK #shift2024 #Sustainability #BuiltEnvironment #NetZero #Event

🗓️ Two weeks to go until _shift 2024! Now in its third year, our annual _shift conference remains focused on decarbonising the built environment. Together, we'll explore how to tackle carbon emissions at every stage—from design and construction through to operation and reuse—with actionable strategies and insights from industry leaders and sustainability pioneers. _shift 2024 speakers include, John Elkington (known globally as 'the Godfather of Sustainability), Emily Penn, Chris Hines, Alex Cropley, Catherine Sinclair, Stephen Dam, Dr Olli Jones, Deborah O’Hanlon and Oliver Heidrich. _shift is a free-to-attend event dedicated to climate action. Expect a day of transformative discussions, networking opportunities, and practical takeaways. Secure your free ticket before it is too late: https://lnkd.in/en45B5Du #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Decarbonise #Climate #Event

🌍 We’re looking forward to welcoming Alex Cropley, Head of Business Development & Partnerships at Low Carbon Materials (LCM), as one of our speakers and panellists for _shift 2024 on November 7th. With a career spanning over 20 years, Alex is a highly experienced professional in developing and managing businesses in the innovation and sustainability spaces. As International Director at BRE, he led the development of groundbreaking research, tools, and standards aimed at creating a safer, more sustainable built environment globally. Managing a joint initiative between BRE, Energy Saving Trust and industry partners, Alex also helped drive a step-change in the retrofit and refurbishment agendas nationwide. At Cambridgeshire County Council, Alex worked on European-funded projects focused on demonstrating the potential of modern methods of construction and innovative sustainable solutions, showcasing their impact on both local and international levels. Now at Low Carbon Materials (LCM), Alex is focused on accelerating their influence in low-carbon construction, helping to scale up operations and spearheading new, exciting projects that further develop their sustainable and impactful solutions. 🔗 Interested in attending _shift 2024? Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/en45B5Du #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Event #Sustainability #LowCarbon

The _shift conference is an inspiring and engaging day. But don't just take our word for it... Check out some of the testimonials and messages we've received over the past two years. Discover what makes _shift a must-attend event! To find out more about _shift 2024 and view this year's programme visit: https://lnkd.in/e6pCdcux 📅 Taking place on November 7th in Newcastle upon Tyne. Secure your free ticket today: https://lnkd.in/en45B5Du Eszter A Gulacsy, Stephen Hamil, Steve Malkin, Ben Malone, Tom Bunn, Yasmeen Harrison #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Decarbonise #ClimateAction #Event #NewcastleuponTyne

Ready to _shift your mindset and accelerate your decarbonisation journey? Join us at _shift 2024. We're proud to release the programme for this year's conference, which will take place on November 7th in Newcastle upon Tyne. Now in its third year, our annual _shift conference remains focused on decarbonising the built environment. Together, we'll explore how to tackle carbon emissions at every stage—from design and construction through to operation and reuse—with actionable strategies and insights from industry leaders and sustainability pioneers. _shift 2024 speakers include: • John Elkington (Volans), known globally as 'the Godfather of Sustainability' • Emily Penn (eXXpedition), who asks- 'What's Your Superpower?' • Chris Hines (A Grain of Sand), chairing _shift for the third year running • Alex Cropley (Low Carbon Materials (LCM)) leading a session on Low Carbon Materials mission. • Catherine Sinclair (SPACE Architects (UK) speaking on the impact of early-stage design decisions • Stephen Dam (Sewell Group), an expert in reducing embodied carbon through retrofit solutions. • Dr Olli Jones (Cundall) presenting on sustainable smart societies • Deborah O’Hanlon (Henry Brothers Ltd) showcasing Henry Brother's journey to Net Zero • Oliver Heidrich (Newcastle University) delivering the civil and environmental engineering perspective. _shift is a free-to-attend event dedicated to climate action. Expect a day of transformative discussions, networking opportunities, and practical takeaways. To learn more about _shift, visit: https://lnkd.in/e6pCdcux 📅 Don’t miss out! Secure your free ticket today: https://lnkd.in/e2HsuWPK #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Event #Decarbonise #NorthEast #NewcastleUponTyne

🌍 We're so pleased to have Dr Olli Jones, Associate Director of Sustainability & Innovation at Cundall, joining us as one of our speakers and panellists for _shift 2024 on November 7th. Dr Olli Jones leads Sustainability & Innovation at international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall. Olli is part of a world leading, international network of sustainability thought leaders, innovators and disruptors who are working to help realise a more sustainable future. Helping to develop, scale and promote the next generation of sustainable standards and guidance, technologies, services and materials. Olli has been recognised as one of the construction sector's top 500 influencers in 2019 and as one of the UK's top 100 sustainable design visionaries in 2021 by the UK Design Council. He works with government policy makers, NGO's and organisations to develop sustainability strategies as a trusted advisor. He is an active ambassador for net zero futures, healthy buildings and research + innovation in our sector speaking regularly at international conferences and events. His expertise is in delivering strategies and policies focussed on decarbonising and transforming our cities with a focus on resilience, adaptation, and regeneration. All of this is driven through innovative sustainable materials, technologies, and policy. Olli is driven by a healthy planet, healthy people philosophy – an enduring belief that regenerative practices will create healthier people, societies, environments, and economies. Olli continues to lecture at universities where he shares his expertise with their architecture, engineering and environment departments. His passion for sustainability in the built environment has led him to co-host Futurebuild’s FutureX podcast, which focuses on building a global community of innovators and thought leaders to bring new green technologies, materials, and processes to market. 🔗 Interested in attending _shift 2024? Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/en45B5Du #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Event #Decarbonise

Join us for our third annual conference, where industry leaders and innovators unite to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment. Expect a day of transformative discussions, networking, and actionable insights. Our lineup of inspirational speakers includes John Elkington, Emily Penn, Chris Hines, Stephen Dam, Dr Olli Jones, Alex Cropley and many more. Taking place in Newcastle upon Tyne on November 7th, _shift is a free-to-attend event dedicated to climate action. To learn more about _shift, visit: https://lnkd.in/e6pCdcux Or to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/en45B5Du #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Event #Decarbonise #NorthEast #NewcastleUponTyne

Introducing our 2024 keynote speakers... We’re so pleased to welcome two transformative voices of sustainability and environmental action to this year’s _shift conference. 🎙️ John Elkington - As the Founder & Chief Pollinator at Volans, John Elkington has been at the forefront of the sustainability movement for over 50 years. Known globally as "The Godfather of Sustainability," John has shaped the corporate responsibility landscape, advising businesses and inspiring initiatives like the B Team, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, and B Lab UK. His influential work on frameworks such as the "Triple Bottom Line" and his recent book, Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism, continue to inspire systemic change. John's contributions to sustainable development have left an indelible mark across industries and regions. John has addressed over 1,500 conferences around the world and this November, adds _shift to the list. 🌊 Emily Penn - An ocean advocate, skipper and impassioned expert on plastic pollution, for 15 years Emily has been at the helm of change: putting the plastics issue on the map. She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Architecture and a job offer in Australia, but, after rounding the globe on the record-breaking biofuelled boat Earthrace, her life changed forever. Emily founded eXXpedition, a series of all-women sailing voyages, on a mission to help people grasp the true challenge of ocean plastic pollution, so they can use their skills to solve it from sea to source. She’s sailed 80,000 miles - from the tropics to the Arctic - leading voyages that have changed science and lives. She’s inspired and worked with everyone from community leaders to CEOs and scientists to heads of state. In 2021 she was awarded the British Empire Medal by the Queen. This year marks the third annual _shift conference – Space Group's event dedicated to decarbonising in the built environment. Join us in the North East on November 7th for a full day of inspiring discussions and actionable insights aimed at catalysing climate action. With 30 days to go, there is still time to register your interest... https://lnkd.in/e6pCdcux #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Event #Decarbonise

Catherine Sinclair from SPACE Architects will once again be joining us at _shift 2024, speaking on one of our panels, which will bring embodied carbon into the spotlight. In this, our latest _shifting mindsets article, "Empowering Change in the Built Environment with Climate Conferences Like _shift," Catherine highlights the critical role our industry plays in addressing greenhouse gas emissions within the UK. With voluntary embodied carbon targets now set by UK construction professionals, it's more important than ever to foster collaboration and share strategies for implementing these targets. Catherine goes on to highlight how climate-focused conferences like _shift create invaluable spaces for meaningful discussions that drive real change. Catherine's work as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate at SPACE Architects exemplifies her personal commitment and impact as she leads initiatives that will further advance the industry's knowledge of embodied carbon. Check out Catherine's article and join us at _shift 2024 to continue the conversation and find out more about how we can individually and collectively tackle embodied carbon. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e6pCdcux #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Event #Decarbonise

Supported by SPACE Architects, Space Group's annual _shift conference returns on November 7th 2024. With buildings contributing to 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and these emissions expected to double by 2050 without intervention, our conference provides a necessary platform for exploring and implementing strategies to keep global warming below the 1.5°C threshold. Now in its third year, _shift, remains focused on decarbonising the built environment, bringing together key players and innovators for meaningful discussions that drive transformative action. On November 7th, you can expect inspirational presentations from inspiring speakers such as John Elkington and Emily Penn, in-depth panel discussions, and networking opportunities with fellow professionals committed to climate action. Please note that while _shift is a free-to-attend event, registration is essential. To learn more and register your interest, visit: https://lnkd.in/e6pCdcux #shift2024 #BuiltEnvironment #Event #Decarbonise