The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has announced two senior built environment sustainability appointments at The Concrete Centre.
Andrea Charlson has taken up the role of Senior Built Environment Sustainability Specialist & Circular Economy Lead and Jake Attwood-Harris is appointed as Senior Built Environment Sustainability Specialist.
Also joining the team as a consultant is Senior Sustainability Architect Helen Raymond. The appointments follow the recent promotion of Elaine Toogood to Senior Director for MPA Concrete and the retirement of Building Physics Advisor Tom de Saulles.
Andrea Charlson has worked in sustainability in the built environment for 15 years, with a focus on materials, carbon footprinting and the circular economy. She originally trained as a structural engineer, starting out at Arup before moving on to roles with HS2, ReLondon and Useful Projects. A chartered environmentalist, Andrea most recently ran software company Madaster, giving materials a digital identity to help improve circularity and sustainability in buildings.
Jake Attwood-Harris studied architecture before joining a sustainable engineering design consultancy as an analyst / illustrator. Working in similar roles for a number of progressive architects, engineers and developers, he created internal and external sustainability policies and some key analysis tools, including the first Whole Life Carbon calculation tool for the BIM software Revit. Jake is also an accredited BREEAM Accredited Professional and PassivHaus Accredited Designer.
Helen Raymond is a qualified architect with a post graduate certificate in Energy and Sustainable Building Design. Having worked as Joint Head of Sustainability for the architecture team in a large consultancy, she helped guide a range of projects across all sectors to improve their sustainable design. Helen set up RAW Architecture in 2009 to focus on sustainable housing. She is a firm advocate for ‘less is more’, design efficiency and passive strategies, with a focus on thermal mass, thermal comfort, daylighting and resilience. Helen is member of the ARB, RIBA, Green Register and UKGBC.
Elaine Toogood said: “I am thrilled to bring on board such a wealth of expertise to join our line-up of industry experts in The Concrete Centre. With the pace of research into whole-life performance, building design and materials innovation, there’s never been a more important time to make the case for concrete as part of a low carbon, low waste and resilient built environment. I wish Andrea, Jake and Helen the very best in their new roles and look forward to working with them to deliver results for our members.”
The Concrete Centre provides guidance, resources, and training on sustainable concrete design, construction, and performance, supporting architects, engineers, and clients with best practice, innovation, and compliance across the built environment.
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Photos (from left to right): Andrea Charlson, Senior Built Environment Sustainability Specialist & Circular Economy Lead; Jake Attwood-Harris, Senior Built Environment Sustainability Specialist; and Helen Raymond, Senior Sustainability Architect.
About the Mineral Products Association:
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and industrial sand industries. MPA is the sectoral voice for mineral products, covering 100% of UK cement and lime production, 90% of GB aggregates production, 95% of asphalt and over 60% of ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete production. In 2021, the industry supplied £22 billion worth of materials and services to the Economy. It is also the largest supplier to the construction industry, which had annual output valued at £178 billion. Industry production represents the largest flow of materials in the UK economy and is also one of the largest manufacturing sectors.
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