{"id":6850,"date":"2020-10-12T17:17:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T16:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurebuild.nl\/?p=6850"},"modified":"2020-10-28T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:51:51","slug":"new-head-of-ukgbc-promises-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurebuild.nl\/en\/new-head-of-ukgbc-promises-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"New head of UKGBC promises \u2018climate action\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6850\" class=\"elementor elementor-6850\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7831c390 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7831c390\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a4aebad\" data-id=\"3a4aebad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4fa250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4c4fa250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd68f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd68f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/71\/2020\/10\/NewHeadofUKGBC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/71\/2020\/10\/NewHeadofUKGBC.jpg 900w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/71\/2020\/10\/NewHeadofUKGBC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/71\/2020\/10\/NewHeadofUKGBC-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8ba63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f8ba63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New head of UKGBC promises \u2018climate action\u2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffa4ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ffa4ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ea-article-body-content\"><p>Sunand Prasad, incoming chair of the UK Green Building Council, said he plans to use the position to champion climate action in the property and construction industry and inspire the industry to adopt\u00a0practical\u00a0solutions to making buildings truly sustainable and regenerative by design.<\/p><p>He is also passionate about the social value delivered by both the places we create and the industry itself and has pledged to use his position to bring more diverse voices into the conversation around sustainability.<\/p><p>Born in India in 1950, Prasad grew up in a rural community deeply connected with nature. Fast forward to 2020 and he\u2019s made a name for himself in British architecture, having studied first at Cambridge and then the RCA, before co-founding award-winning architecture practice,\u00a0Penoyre\u00a0&amp; Prasad\u00a0(now part of Perkins + Will). He has risen through the profession to become a president of the Royal Institute to British Architects (2007 -2009) and is recognised as a prominent voice on sustainability\u00a0across the built environment.<\/p><p>Through his practice he has been involved in many notable developments across the UK \u2013 specialising in\u00a0public\u00a0projects including\u00a0cultural, healthcare, residential and educational buildings.<\/p><p><strong>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/placetech.net\/news\/new-head-of-ukgbc-promises-climate-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlaceTech<\/a> on 7 October 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/placetech.net\/news\/new-head-of-ukgbc-promises-climate-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read the full article<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New head of UKGBC promises \u2018climate action\u2019 Sunand Prasad, incoming chair of the UK Green Building Council, said he plans to use the position to champion climate action in the property and construction industry and inspire the industry to adopt\u00a0practical\u00a0solutions to making buildings truly sustainable and regenerative by design. 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