Urbano Networking Podcast
Urbano has been bringing together company founders, entrepreneurs, directors and senior professionals across all sectors to connect, engage, learn, share, and develop mutual business opportunities from our beginnings in Shoreditch in the early 2000's.
Our podcasts feature recordings of our speaker networking events on a range of topics and themes relevant to businesses, but especially those that create and run SMEs which are at the core of our community.
Urbano events and podcasts are produced by Talent Lab.
Urbano Networking Podcast
Understanding sustainability in construction
We were delighted to welcome Penny Gowler, Director and Head of Sustainability at Elliott Wood to act as our guide to offer illumination and clarity on some key questions: What do we mean by net-zero carbon, carbon-neutral, embedded carbon, the life cycle of a building, carbon footprint, sustainability, retrofit, circular economy and reuse vs recycling? Can you compare and measure different material choices when discussing their sustainability and zero carbon impact? What regulations exist that govern the use of materials in the built environment?
Penny Gowler is a Chartered Structural Engineer. She has a strong interest in sustainable design and is a frequent speaker at events, including the recent RIBA Smart Practice Conference. Penny is Director and Head of Sustainability at Elliott Wood and is responsible for managing a team of 20 engineers and technicians working across a wide range of projects with typical construction costs of between £10m and £100m.