Katherine Adams has over 20 years’ experience in sustainability, mostly in the construction sector. She has recently finished her PhD at Loughborough University, looking at how a circular economy can be embedded in the building sector. She has undertaken projects on topics such as embodied carbon, waste management, circular economy, measurement and verification at a product, building and organisational level. Examples of current and recent work include a comprehensive guide on embodied carbon for social housing; interpretation of zero avoidable waste and participation on UKGBC’s Whole Life Carbon Task Group for Domestic Retrofit and Materials. She supports the Alliance for Sustainable Buildings Products (ASBP)  as a Technical and Research Associate, working on the Climate KIC funded Re-usable Buildings Pathfinders Project with ReLondon, the Reducing Plastics in Construction Group and the Re-usable Product and Building Network. She is also working with Defra and the Green Construction Board Resources and Waste Group on ‘zero avoidable waste’ in the construction sector.

Gilli Hobbs is based in France and the UK and has provided technical and expert input to sustainability related projects in the built environment for 30 years. She was a director in the strategic advisory team at BRE until 2021, working across low carbon buildings and building products, circular & lean construction, renewable energy technologies and sustainable communities. Gilli is experienced in the delivery of complex and multi-disciplinary programmes of work, such as Home of 2030, EU BAMB (Buildings as Material Banks), and EC studies on Circular Economy Principles & Measuring Circularity; alongside targeted technical input, such as Circular Economy implementation at the Meridian Water regeneration project in Enfield. She co-developed the widely used environmental reporting software SMARTWaste and has created bespoke sustainability standards internationally. She is currently Chair of B558/1 Circular Economy in Construction and project lead for the European Task Group considering standards for pre-demolition & pre-redevelopment audits and evaluation.

Simon Guy is an experienced project manager with over 20 years of experience in the built environment, managing and delivering projects to meet external and internal client requirements. Simon has significant experience managing stakeholder relationships and multidisciplinary teams from both the private and public sectors. This included the management of Government communications for the Home of 2030 design competition and numerous projects covering sustainable construction and housing. One of Simon’s particular strengths is collaborative working and corralling technical delivery with dissemination, ranging from the creation of strategic objectives through delivery, execution and impact assessment.

Ben is a researcher and expert advisor on sustainability in the built environment, focusing on circular economy but with broad experience also covering embodied carbon, health & wellbeing, nature/biodiversity, building performance evaluation and more. Convinced that circular economy can only be achieved through systemic change, Ben is always keen to work with a wide variety of stakeholders on projects that span multiple industries, technical approaches, and policy areas. Recent projects include: developing data and digital approaches to support a circular built environment as part of the EU Horizon 2020-funded project CIRCuIT (Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities); delivering training to local authorities on embodied carbon and circular economy; carrying out pre-demolition audits; contributing to industry reports on circular economy in different sectors; and, supporting the integration of circular economy into the BREEAM sustainability assessment schemes.

Graham has held various management and leadership positions, with considerable experience of start-up organisations as well as governmental bodies. Graham’s strengths lie in his operational management and administrative skills and his ability to adapt to evolving and demanding circumstances. Having spent most of his career working overseas in Asia, Africa and the Gulf, Graham brings a unique international perspective along with a diverse skillset. With an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management from Leicester University, Graham has a special interest in organisational approaches to risk including risk communication, risk perception, isomorphic learning and, more recently, environmental risk management.

Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi has had a successful career as a professional rugby player for clubs

including Northampton Saints and London Irish. This included playing, training, analysing

team performance and developing scrummaging strategy! He also has experience of running a logistics business, where he was instrumental in transforming the administrative and sales side of the business. Danny provides support in pre-demolition audits, including site surveys, and is helping to develop the company’s capabilities in 3D scanning of buildings and interiors. As a father of young children, he has a passion for environmental issues, and is bringing the communication and team building skills developed in the sports arena for the benefit of Reusefully’s clients and projects.

Harriet Couch is a consultant for Reusefully, specialising in research, site visits, pre-

demolition audits and site waste management plans. She has an undergraduate degree in

Natural Sciences from Durham University and she spent two years working as an Associate

for Deloitte UK within the Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities audit department. She has

subsequently completed an MSc in Waste and Resource Management and an MSc by

Research in a landfill gas decision support tool at Cranfield University, working with clients

including Golder Associates and Viridor UK.

Zoe is a recent graduate who has joined the Reusefully team. Her interest in design and sustainability was sparked when she started researching the housing crisis, empty homes, and retrofitting. These subjects ended up forming her dissertation in her final year of university and continue to be topics she is passionate about in her work. Zoe has skills and experience from university such as carrying out site visits, analysis and more. She is now aiming to apply these skills to her work at Reusefully.

Howard Button is a well-known and highly respected figure in the global demolition industry. A second-generation demolition man with some 30 years on-site experience and 20+ years management under his belt, Howard has dedicated his entire working life to promoting a greater public awareness of the demolition sector, and improving the working conditions and safety of everyone associated with his beloved business sector. Howard’s dedication has earned him a well-deserved position among the industry’s elite. He has held senior roles with all of the major demolition trade organisations including President of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, President of the Institute of Demolition Engineers and President of the European Demolition Association. He is a Fellow of the Chartered institute of Waste Management. “I look forward to continuing my longstanding

campaign for the rightful recognition of the demolition industry’s commitment to reducing waste and promoting reuse and recycling of demolition resources across the whole industry” he says.

Academic Publications:

Adams, K.T., Phillips, P.S. and Morris, J.R. (1999), A Radical New Development for Sustainable Waste Management. Resources, Conservation and Recycling.

Adams, K.T., Phillips, P.S. and McClatchey, J. (2000), The Impact of Best Value on the Management of Municipal Solid Waste. Institute of Wastes Management Scientific and Technical Review.

Phillips, P.S., Adams, K.T., Read, A.D. and Green, A. (2000), The UK Draft Waste Policy and Waste Minimisation: Regional Trends in Waste Minimisation Strategies.

Morris, J.R., Adams, K.T., Phillips, P.S., Sinclair, J. and Read A.D. (2000), The Landfill Tax and the Environmental Body of Landfill Tax Credit Scheme in East Anglia. Environmental and Waste Management.

Adams, K.T., (2008), Briefing: Waste Strategy for England and the Construction Sector. Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management.

Hobbs G., Adams K. & Blackwell M., (2011), Understanding and Predicting Construction Waste. Proceedings of the ICE – Waste and Resource Management.

Adams K.T, Osmani M, Thorpe T, Thornback J (2017) Circular Economy in Construction: Current Awareness, Challenges and Enablers. Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management.

Hart, J., Adams, K., Giesekam, J., Tingley, D. D., & Pomponi, F. (2019). Barriers and Drivers in a Circular Economy: the Case of the Built Environment.

BRE Publications:

Material resource efficiency in construction: BRE 2015

Dealing with Difficult Demolition Wastes: A Guide. BRE 2013

Saving money, resources and carbon through SMARTWaste. BRE 2012.

Good Building Guide Part 1 and 2: Construction and Demolition Waste

IP 9/03 Best Practice in Timber Waste Management