Michaela is passionate about sustainability with an array of research and development experience across the construction supply chain.

She has dedicated her career to accelerating international innovation in diverse and emerging markets. Her work sits at the unique crux of manufacturing efficiencies, engineering management and business development to drive low-carbon solutions and leadership in the building products sector.

Aurimas is a researcher, educator, designer and consultant passionate about creating solutions to the climate, biodiversity and inequality emergencies.

His recent work has included embodied carbon advocacy and education, the exploration of new digital methods to enable circular economy approaches to architecture and structural engineering, and research on the use of low-value timber in structural applications to support sustainable forest management.

Senior Sustainability Consultant       (Los Angeles, US)

Luke’s background and education as a structural engineer is central to his understanding of materials and construction practices.

Luke has become an emerging leader in embodied carbon through actively participating in the SE 2050 program as the Program Mechanics lead and co-leading the local Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) Hub in Los Angeles since its inception in 2020. As a member of the Buro Happold sustainability team, he conducts life cycle assessment studies and consults to mitigate embodied carbon emissions.

He hopes to maximize the potential of both new and existing buildings through innovative design strategies and principles of circularity to specification review and mindful material procurement.