Meet the commissioners: Rebecca Rees

2023-02-23T06:00:00

Rebecca Rees discusses the need for procurement reform, workforce diversificiation and her love of the Eden Project biomes

Building magazine is 180 years old this year. What lessons about the built environment should we take from the past?

That what we build now will impact our children more than it does us: sustainability isn’t just about embodied carbon or reduced waste – true sustainability comes from thoughtful and meaningful design that ensures each building serves the community within which it is placed for decades. The past has shown that a building that does not need to be demolished after 50 years OR that proves to be a catalyst for anti-social behaviour is the most sustainable one.

Who or what has had the most positive impact on construction in the past couple of decades?

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