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Ep 127 Navigating the Future of Low-Carbon Homes With Emma Fletcher

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Emma Fletcher is Low-Carbon Housing Director at Octopus Energy and the current Chair of the RICS Residential Professional Group Panel. After qualifying in rural surveying, she moved into housing and regeneration, focusing on affordable housing and sustainability. She is passionate about community resilience and has established a district heat network in her village.

In this podcast, we talk about Emma's varied career in surveying, but also what it means to take the opportunity to do the hard work and ultimately turn your passions into a career. We discuss her role as a Low-Carbon Director and what decarbonising means on the housing level, how she set up a community land trust in her village, her experience in rural surveying and her involvement with Residential PGP at RICS.

What is Covered:

  • (00:00) Introduction to Emma and her Low Carbon Housing Role at Octopus
  • (04:39) What decarbonising in housing means
  • (10:12) Zero bills and why you need a funeral plan for your boiler
  • (14:18) Maintaining curiosity and networking with surveyors
  • (16:38) Why Emma set up a community land trust in her village
  • (24:06) The challenges of the rural path in surveying
  • (31:35) Emma’s experience with housing associations
  • (43:35) Chairing Residential PGP at RICS
  • (56:29) How to adapt to all the changes, innovations and new technology

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129 episodes

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Manage episode 466637282 series 3371376
Content provided by Marion Ellis. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Marion Ellis or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Emma Fletcher is Low-Carbon Housing Director at Octopus Energy and the current Chair of the RICS Residential Professional Group Panel. After qualifying in rural surveying, she moved into housing and regeneration, focusing on affordable housing and sustainability. She is passionate about community resilience and has established a district heat network in her village.

In this podcast, we talk about Emma's varied career in surveying, but also what it means to take the opportunity to do the hard work and ultimately turn your passions into a career. We discuss her role as a Low-Carbon Director and what decarbonising means on the housing level, how she set up a community land trust in her village, her experience in rural surveying and her involvement with Residential PGP at RICS.

What is Covered:

  • (00:00) Introduction to Emma and her Low Carbon Housing Role at Octopus
  • (04:39) What decarbonising in housing means
  • (10:12) Zero bills and why you need a funeral plan for your boiler
  • (14:18) Maintaining curiosity and networking with surveyors
  • (16:38) Why Emma set up a community land trust in her village
  • (24:06) The challenges of the rural path in surveying
  • (31:35) Emma’s experience with housing associations
  • (43:35) Chairing Residential PGP at RICS
  • (56:29) How to adapt to all the changes, innovations and new technology

Resources:

  continue reading

129 episodes

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