Closing Discussion – Sustainability in Engineering – The Future
Amit Katwala, Editor, Professional Engineering hosts a panel to discuss everything we've learnt from Sustainability in Engineering 2021.
Amit Katwala, Editor, Professional Engineering hosts a panel to discuss everything we've learnt from Sustainability in Engineering 2021.
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Amit Katwala is the editor of Professional Engineering magazine, the membership publication of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Ollie is a research engineer focusing on DfAM at the Manufacturing Technology Centre. Over the 3 years he has been at the MTC he has worked within the AM process, design and post processing teams giving me exposure to a wide range of AM related research, using state of the art software, equipment and processes. Recently his work has focused towards sustainability and electrification.
Niki is an Associate Director at Hoare Lea, a leading built environment consultancy that provides a full range of MEP, environmental, sustainability and specialist engineering services. Niki has worked for Hoare Lea for over 16 years and has worked across the Bournemouth and London offices during this time.
Niki has been a fundamental part of the development and growth of the STEM Ambassador group within Hoare Lea, and is driven by her passion to promote engineering as a career choice to all year groups. Niki is a Chartered Engineer and has worked on a wide range of projects across many sectors and has significant experience of delivering a variety of projects including educational buildings, museums, residential schemes as well as large mixed use developments.
Niki has a passion for creating interesting and healthy environments and one of her main areas of focus is sustainability and net zero carbon and she is part of the Hoare Lea Net Zero Carbon Strategy implementation team. Niki believes that sustainability is about so much more than Net Zero and is passionate about creating healthy homes that people are proud to live in as part of wider engagement with environmental social governance. Collaborative, human centric design means we can achieve spaces that exceed the requirements around comfort, daylight, air quality, noise, technology and zero carbon and thus be truly sustainable. The opportunity to embrace Modern Methods of Construction coupled with the wider sustainability agenda means there has never been a better time to improve the quality of housing delivery in the UK.