Post COP26 Special: Victoria Kate Burrows of the World Green Building Council Interview With Henry McDonald

This episode is the first part of the Post Cop26 Roadmap With Victoria Kate Burrows, Advancing Net Zero Director at The World Green Building Council event. The second part follows in Episode 18.The Post Cop26 Roadmap For The Built Environment Sectors will be opened by Neal Maxwell who has made the transition that many of us need to! Then we will have the main interview with our featured guest, Victoria Kate Burrows, who is the Director of Advancing Net Zero, at the World Green Building Council. Victoria’s interview aims to inform you of what the potential roadmap for the built environment sectors looks like post COP26.Featured Guest: The World Green Building Council, Victoria Kate Burrows, Advancing Net Zero DirectorVictoria is interviewed by Henry McDonald (Sunday Times freelancer, ex-Guardian/Observer) to get her perspective on what the post COP26 Roadmap needs to be for the built environment sectors. This interview will be packed full of valuable information and insights.About Victoria Kate BurrowsVictoria is Director of Advancing Net Zero, the pioneering WorldGBC global project to ensure that all buildings are “net zero” carbon by 2050. In this role, Victoria oversees and supports Green Building Councils participating in the project, as well as a number of other partnerships which provide funding and support, marketing and communications, and the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment.With a strong background in the sustainable development industry, ranging from client-side advisory services, green building rating tool consultancy, and an on-site Head of Sustainability for a major international contractor, Victoria brings a unique perspective to the Advancing Net Zero project.Victoria has a degree in Architecture and Environmental Design from the University of Nottingham, and co-authored the book:A Whole System Approach to High-Performance Green BuildingsVictoria is based between London, UK and France.Neal Maxwell Ex-Construction Boss Who Founded Changing Streams Featured In The Guardian, ITV News & OthersThe event will be opened by Neal Maxwell who has transitioned from being a very successful construction company Managing Director to becoming the founder of Changing Streams. Featured in The Guardian and on the ITV News, Changing Streams CIC has been created as a not-for-profit organisation with the sole intention of significantly reducing the use and reliance of plastic in the construction industry.Constructive Voices: Inspiring change within the construction industry and related sectorsFollow Constructive Voices on:LinkedInTwitterFacebookRequest a media pack: jackie@constructive-voices.com

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The Constructive Voices Podcast is all about inspiring change within the construction industry. Television builder, Peter Finn, is our man on the ground who injects his decades of construction experience with his unique sense of humour into the topics he covers. Then we have the gritty, investigative journalist, Henry McDonald, who spent over 25 years writing for The Guardian Newspaper in the UK. These days he does podcasts for us and the Sunday Times and is a freelance journalist for a number of top publications. Behind the scenes, we have Jackie De Burca, who is a creative director, author, media consultant, podcast creator and presenter. We focus on finding great stories within the construction industry about organisations and people who are doing something constructive. Topics include but are not limited to inclusivity, mental and physical health, investigating organisations that are ahead of the pack when it comes to sustainability, collaboration and team building, and initiatives that do social good. We also have our eyes and ears alert for cutting edge technologies and new updates on the industry’s economy and outlook.