Quick Fire Talks: Buildings and Energy

Lambeth Climate Partnership's second Quick Fire Talk is Buildings and Energy

Our Quick Fire Talks will feature short presentations from Lambeth-based companies and organisations about innovative retrofit, heat network, and energy efficiency projects and networking opportunities designed to foster relationship building and knowledge sharing. 

This event is free to attend and tailored for businesses based in the borough of Lambeth. Whether you're already a member of the Lambeth Climate Partnership or new to our network, we welcome you to join us and contribute to the collective action towards a sustainable future. 

9:30 to 10am - Welcome: Start the evening with a 30-minute networking session to connect with fellow attendees, with morning refreshments. 

10 to 10:10am - Sustainable Ventures Office Tour: Learn about the retrofit which happened at the County Hall building

10:10 to 11am - Quick Fire Talks: Hear from a diverse lineup of speakers, including representatives from green tech, micro/small businesses, medium/large businesses, academia, and the council. They will share their experiences on what worked, what didn't, easy wins, and hard but worthwhile efforts in the realm of buildings and energy.

11 to 11:30am - Networking: Continue the conversation and build connections during the final networking session.

Richard Barwick - Director

Richard’s company, Coombs and Partners (opens in a new window), is a longstanding construction specialist focussed on the delivery of 'whole house' retrofit of houses and apartment blocks. The company is nearing completion of the Government's 'Heat Pump Ready' project, from which many significant learnings are now available. Barwick is also developing a 'smartrisk' management business based on their years of ‘real-world’ experience of improvement and refurbishment.

This will assist landlords and property owners in ultimately achieving considerable savings from deep retrofits. Richard Barwick is a member of the AECB and CIOB.

Jackson Bylett - Programme Lead 

Jackson is the Programme Lead for the South Bank and Waterloo Sustains Us (opens in a new window) initiative, driving efforts to create a greener, fairer neighbourhood with clean air, green energy, and thriving nature – working towards net zero by 2030. With experience spanning the public and private sectors, he has worked on climate policy, flood risk mitigation and community resilience, and environmental planning. Jackson has previously led local authority energy support services and managed a heat network serving over 500 homes and community facilities in an inner London borough. Passionate about climate action, he is particularly interested in the potential of heat networks to support heat decarbonisation across London.

Rebecca Hall - Green Skills Hub Co-ordinator

Rebecca is an experienced project manager who started her career in technology but recently moved in the green sector.  She now runs the London South Bank University Green Skills Hub (opens in a new window), which helps the residents of Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark find good net zero training and jobs. The Hub is a partnership between the local councils, training providers and employers. The LSBU Green Skill Hub especially focuses on helping diverse groups who face barriers to employment or career progression.

Bronwen Rice - Business Liaison and Project Management 

Bronwen started working for Station to Station (opens in a new window) in 2018 and explores and leads on climate-related projects for the Business Improvement District (BID).  So far, they have been successful in being awarded grant funds from the GLA and UKSPF for their sustainability projects over the past few years. In 2023, the BID was chosen by the Grantham Climate Art Prize as one of the destinations for the Climate Art Mural. Bronwen will discuss the 'Green Grants 4 White Goods' project, funded by the UKSPF, which has given out 16 small grants to businesses to upgrade their white goods.

Jo Piskorz - Charity Administration Manager

Jo joined the Rathbone Society (opens in a new window) in early 2022 as the Charity Administration Manager. Jo is passionate about celebrating diversity in all its forms. Through their role at Rathbone, they strive to foster an inclusive culture through visible role modelling so everyone feels a true sense of belonging and purpose. Rathbone was a recipient of the 'Green Grants 4 White Goods' project from Station to Station. 

Sustainable Ventures Officers is set within London’s iconic County Hall. The unique space incorporates sustainable and innovative design, historic features and the inspirational stories of their climate community.