The International Retrofit Conference
The International Retrofit Conference returned for its second year.
Continuing the theme of the BE-ST Fest Summit, this day brought together the UK and international retrofit community to collectively move beyond talk and towards tangible learning, decision making and action to make retrofit and transformational change happen around the globe.
Imandeep Kaur & Charlie Edmonds
Immy is a Co - Founder and Director of CIVIC SQUARE. CIVIC SQUARE is a public square, neighbourhood lab, and creative + participatory platform focused on regenerative civic and social infrastructure within neighbourhoods. Immy is part of a creative and dynamic leadership team who work alongside the local neighbourhood, to offer a bold approach to visioning, building and investing in civic infrastructure for neighbourhoods of the future.
Charlie's work at CIVIC SQUARE revolves around the challenge of retrofit: how to decarbonise our neighbourhoods at scale, and how this can be organised through hyperlocal social movements and governance.
Duncan Baker Brown
Duncan is a practicing architect, academic and environmental activist. Author of ‘The Re-Use Atlas: a designer’s guide towards a circular economy’ published by RIBA, (second edition due July 2024) he has practised, researched, and taught around issues of sustainable development and closed-looped systems for more than 25 years. He recently founded BakerBrown, a research-led architectural practice and consultancy created to address the huge demands presented by the climate and ecological emergency as well as the challenges of designing in a post-COVID world.
Matthias Ghyselen
Matthias Ghyselen co-coordinates the renovation services to citizens at Energent, a Belgian energy cooperative that has been actively serving citizens for over a decade. In addition to his work at Energent, Matthias is involved in the "One Stop Renovation Coop" (OSR-Coop) LIFE Project, which is dedicated to establishing cooperative One Stop Shops across Europe. Matthias holds a degree in industrial engineering with a specialization in renewable energy, complemented by his expertise as an energy consultant focusing on Energy Performance and Certification (EPB and EPC)
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Laura Baron, Head of Sustainability, Purcell As Head of Sustainability,
Laura spearheads Purcell’s sustainability strategy and processes. She is passionate about finding innovative solutions to adapting and conserving our built heritage, against the backdrop of the climate emergency.
Brogan MacDonald, Head of Sustainability in Building Structures, Ramboll
Brogan MacDonald is a Head of Sustainability in Ramboll UK Building Structures division. She is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist and champions material re-use, reducing embodied carbon and creating an inclusive and equitable construction industry.
Kirsty Cassels, Director, Creative Cassels
Kirsty is a designer and builder with experience in sustainable architecture, natural building materials and conservation and heritage restoration. She is currently using her skill set to coordinate the unique retrofit of an A-listed privately owned castle on the West Coast of Scotland.
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Imandeep Kaur & Charlie Edmonds, CIVIC SQUARE.
CIVIC SQUARE is a public square, neighbourhood lab, and creative + participatory platform focused on regenerative civic and social infrastructure within neighbourhoods.
Duncan Baker Brown, BakerBrown
Duncan is a practicing architect, academic and environmental activist. Author of ‘The Re-Use Atlas: a designer’s guide towards a circular economy’ published by RIBA.
Matthias Ghyselen, Energent
Matthias Ghyselen co-coordinates the renovation services to citizens at Energent, a Belgian energy cooperative that has been actively serving citizens for over a decade.
