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Happy New Year to my past, current, and future collaborators! 🎇 As we step into 2025, my mission is clear: to transform retrofit from a technical discussion into a collective movement. This involves creating practical frameworks for accessible decarbonisation, advancing heat pump technologies, and developing economic models that make sustainability irresistible. To my colleagues, partners, and fellow innovators: our greatest infrastructure isn’t built with concrete and steel, but with collaboration, courage, and an unwavering commitment to our planet’s future. 2024 Highlights: ✨ Developed and implemented a multidisciplinary Retrofit Strategy and Service Offer. ✨ Led transformative retrofit projects at Mace, showcasing practical pathways to decarbonisation at building, real estate portfolio, and city scales. ✨ Expanded consulting impact, proving that technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit can drive real change. ✨ Delivered retrofit masterclasses for Mace Consult colleagues worldwide. ✨ Presented a series of talks, panels, and podcasts on retrofit, energy efficiency, and digitisation. (For the latest webinar available on demand, please visit: https://lnkd.in/er8ZGHd6) ✨ Mentored the next cohort of Chartered Engineers within Mace. Looking forward to another year of innovation and collaboration! 🚀🌍 #Retrofit #Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #Innovation #Collaboration #Decarbonisation Mace Daniel Easthope James Low Caroline Lassen Rachel O'Donnell

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Clear and concise overview. Carbon reduction operational and embodied.

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Great to see the RRA Annual Report released and great to see the work of Dr Abbas Solouki being highlighted, for which Versarien® plc is one of the supporting industrial partners. Abbas' work focuses on the use of low-carbon concrete alternatives, such as geopolymer, for rigid pavement production.

Improving scope 3 data accuracy sounds dull. In fact is a key imperative to unlock action - without it you can't build a business case for change or understand the most impactful way to allocate effort. If you're at FOOTPRINT+ next Thursday, do join to hear myself, Joe Croft, James Shears and Lewis Howard share practical guidance and real world experience on the topic.

We are proud to be part of the Research Road Alliance (RRA), with Colas Innovations Manager, Oliver Thomas, serving on the board for RRA governance. Over the past year, we have worked alongside our CORE R&D Centre in France, and have successfully collaborated on several research projects. As we start on this next phase, we are eager to explore further opportunities to work closely with researchers in key strategic R&D areas, including climate resilience, sustainability, smart materials, and digital technologies for highways. Read the full article on the link below 👇

BEC Corporate Member Arup has launched a position paper titled “Post-COP28: Decarbonising Hong Kong, lessons learnt and next steps”. A collaborative effort with a local public policy think tank and a civil engineering membership organisation, the paper discusses Hong Kong’s potential to be a regional leader in decarbonisation and aims to make a meaningful contribution to the ongoing discussions. While highlighting the many things that Hong Kong is doing well, which may set a role model for other cities, the paper also identifies areas for further improvement and suggests actions that various stakeholders should take to progress at speed and at scale. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/grYx9zfY

I had the pleasure of attending the insightful event "Funding Transport: Creating an Investible and Impactful Transport Network", hosted by Arup and Engineers Ireland. A big thanks to Lean Doody, who did an outstanding job moderating the discussion, and to the esteemed panelists: Marcello Corsi, Head of Rail Investment at the National Transport Authority; Alan OBrien, Principal Transport Advisor at the European Investment Bank (EIB); and Kevin Meaney, Principal Officer at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery, and Reform. My key takeaways from the panel discussion: 1. Addressing the fundamentals early on is crucial. From the consulting side, we must ensure that the project outline or feasibility study is rock-solid from the start. Asking the right questions, clearly defining project objectives, and anticipating potential issues are critical steps. Clients expect options that are not only fully developed but also defensible, and it’s important for us to help them act as informed partners throughout the process. Credibility in the planning stage is key to ensuring that the project moves smoothly to execution. 2. Considering blind spots, such as operational and life cycle costs, is essential. We need to think beyond just the initial infrastructure design and factor in longer-term impacts that can influence decision-making. Ensuring that both operational efficiency and sustainability are embedded in our solutions will ultimately drive successful outcomes for both clients and communities. It was an engaging discussion with a lot of valuable insights shared about building impactful, future-proof transport networks. Looking forward to applying these learnings in future projects! #Transport #Infrastructure #Consulting #ProjectManagement #Sustainability

This is a great piece of work and very insightful. Look out for more publications and updates from the Constructing Science consortium over the coming weeks and months, including separate reports for both GMP sustainability plus a full update of the main guidance document.