Accelerating towards a Net Zero Built Environment

Lecturer in Construction Engineering and Management. I have more than fifteen years of professional and managerial experience in the Oil and Gas industry (operating at the mega project level - multi-billion USD, supporting plant, services, infrastructure and building works), and have extensive practical research experience in applied Data Science in engineering and medical sciences, energy efficiency & sustainability in residential and commercial buildings, building energy & performance assessment, LCA, and building structure reuse since 2011.

Marylis leads Savills Earth's advisory service, working closely with sustainability specialists from across the company to provide clients with holistic, end-to-end sustainability consultancy and expertise. With over 20 years of experience in the field of sustainability and environmental design, Marylis brings expertise across several areas, including energy, sustainability, health and well-being and social value.  Prior to joining Savills in 2022, she was the head of sustainability, research and innovation at one of the UK's largest residential architectural practices, leading on a wide range of development as well as research projects.  She is a strong advocate for holistic, multidisciplinary approaches to sustainability and of a human-centred approach to designing our built environment.

Chartered Environmentalist and Engineer with 15 years’ experience catalysing action to tackle the climate emergency in the built environment, and beyond. Vast experience working with both the public and private sector, in an advisory and research capacity, and all scales from industry-wide initiatives, to focussing on cities, projects, organisations and products. Expertise in circular economy and whole life carbon, and the how this applies to materials, buildings and organisations. Andre's work has covered approaches to increasing the use of reclaimed materials and the adoption of innovative construction materials, promoting design that facilitates future reuse and the uptake of materials passports, and exploring strategies to maximise the value of the built environment in-situ through avoiding demolition and maximising utilisation. 

In June 2024 Mike will become the 121st President of CIOB. His Presidency will follow on from that of Sandi Rhys Jones, OBE, FCIOB. His career has seen him hold the positions of Dean of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield and Head of School of the Built Environment at the University of Salford, both in the UK. He also served as the Academic Director for Salford of the £11m EPSRC funded Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre between the Universities of Salford, Loughborough and Reading and Imperial College in London. Mike has been a CIOB Fellow since 2015. During his time as a CIOB member he has held other governance roles including Vice-Chair of the Innovation and Research Panel. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and holds several memberships of other important built environment sector bodies, including the Royal Society in New South Wales, Australia, the Australian Council of Engineering Deans and the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, Global Engineering Dean’s Council (GEDC).

Matt has over 30 years’ experience leading roles in design, project and programme management and business change. Having worked for client, consulting and delivery organisations, Matt has a successful track record as a senior executive and leader across a range of major organisations and investment programmes both in the UK and internationally. Matt joined National Highways in July 2020 as the Executive Director for the Lower Thames Crossing; the most ambitious investment road undertaken in the country since M25. Previously Matt was Development Director at Heathrow, leading the development of the scheme for the third runway. This involved establishing an integrated design team and delivering the UK’s largest and most complex DCO application.

Simon Sturgis is an Architect and founder of Targeting Zero, the Carbon Consultancy. Simon is widely recognised as an expert, an innovator and a lateral thinker in delivering a low carbon, resource efficient, built environment. He is an environmental specialist focusing on carbon reduction Policy and Strategy. He has authored official policy on Embodied and Whole Life Carbon for the RICS, the RIBA and for the Greater London Authority’s new London Plan, and is an advisor to ‘Architects Declare’ the professions response to the climate emergency. Simon is an advisor to the following low carbon construction: BEIS, DCMS, DCLG, Historic England, the World Wildlife Fund, Schroders Real Estate, British Land, Landsec, M&S, Grosvenor, Legal & General, Quintain, Warwick University, Gatwick Airport, the UKGBC, and the BBP. He also advises a number of Consultancies and Architectural Practices. He is chair of the online community, the Whole Life Carbon Network (WLCN), which is working to progress and refine Whole Life Carbon thinking in response to the climate emergency.