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Andrew Arnott

Andrew Arnott

With: University of Edinburgh

Role: Labs Sustainability Coordinator

Since 2006 Andrew has worked in various roles and sectors including: environmental management in industry; a charity providing energy advice to businesses; volunteering in Malawi setting up environmental projects; a private consultancy providing energy and resource efficiency advice to public and private sector; before joining University of Edinburgh in 2015.

Contact: Andrew

Developing efficient and sustainable buildings

A sustainable building is usually an efficient one and when new build and refurbishment projects are designed with future decades in mind, they can save money in running costs, maintenance and redevelopment. With this in mind, the University of Edinburgh is developing guidance on how building and redevelopment projects should be conducted as Andrew Arnott explains.