With a passion for sustainability from a very young age Lucy Lyons, CEO of Kestrix - a new and innovative construction software that maps how heat escapes from buildings – has always questioned why, as an industry, construction isn’t better a decarbonisation. In this podcast, with Women in BIM Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve, Lucy shares her long-term passion and why this is the foundation upon which she has built Kestrix. Born from a need to support the sustainable retrofit of aging housing stock to improve the way we live, particularly in an age when fuel poverty is a colossal issue, Lucy knows that huge steps must be taken to improve this for so many of us – and she is ready to take these steps! The actions of individuals are important, but we can’t take action to decarbonise construction alone, we must unite to take on the fight as a collective! And the best weapon to ready ourselves for this fight is data.

How much can you save if you have better data? Could it be enough to save a planet?

Join the core team of Women in BIM Rebecca de Cicco, Vicki Reynolds, Katya Veleva, Jenni Barrett, Gergana Staykova and (in spirit) Nicole de Cicco for their first ever episode as they introduce themselves, discuss the reasons for the group as well as the challenges and opportunities facing women in BIM.

Women in BIM - Episode 1 - Meet the women in BIM

Women in BIM are a not for profit initiative aimed at supporting and growing the number of women in BIM and digital related roles. Our key objectives are to enable a future construction industry where diversity is no longer an issue. Our work focuses on drawing young women into BIM and digital related careers, helping to support women working on BIM projects today, championing and drawing visibility to female leaders in the BIM space in order to grow a more diverse industry. Now in our 10th year we have members and regional representation located all over the world driving this agenda. Our database of women who work in BIM and digital are aimed to support industry events in enabling more female representation. We also aim to provide information and practical advice to support industry and government address diversity issues and how this can support the digitisation of the construction industry. 

WIB Podcasts Sponsored by Vectorworks. Vectorworks seeks to build intuitive, powerful, and practical software solutions for design professionals around the globe. They strive to provide a design space that inspires and empowers designers to create experiences that will transform the world.

How much can you save if you have better data? Could it be enough to save a planet?

Women in BIM (WIB)

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