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The Surveyor Hub PodcastAuthor: Marion Ellis
The podcast for surveyors who love what they do! You know you are a surveyor when you can't hold a conversation without thinking about property. From buildings and construction to the legal issues and of course what it's all worth. Join Marion Ellis a chartered surveyor as she explores what it means to be a surveyor with guests who share their career highs and lows and the geeky stuff that makes us tick. Vist www.lovesurveying.com or connect with Marion @love_surveying or on https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-ellis-love-surveying-surveyor-hub/ Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Ep 127 Navigating the Future of Low-Carbon Homes With Emma Fletcher
Thursday, 13 February, 2025
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: Octopus Energy https://octopus.energy/ Connect with Emma Fletcher on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmafletchercambridge/ Book: Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey https://www.amazon.com/Map-Nation-Biography-Ordnance-Survey/dp/1847082548 Learn more about RICS Residential Professional Group Panel https://www.rics.org/about-rics/corporate-governance/professional-group-panels/residential-property Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thesurveyorhub The Surveyor Hub Community - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.love.surveying/
