About Chris.twinn
Buildings environmental engineer specialising in zero carbon and retrofit.
Engineer Chris Twinn set up his own specialist practice 10 years ago after 28 years at Arup, latterly as Arup Fellow and director. He delivered his first zero carbon development more than 25 years ago and brings a wealth of experience in practical design, construction, and policy, from years working around the world. Chris is an EDGE think-tank core member, LETI member, Sustainable Development Foundation board member, Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Governance Board member, Honorary Fellow of the RIBA, a CIBSE Fellow and on CIBSE publication and special interest groups.
Chris led the LETI workstream publishing the new guide on “Retrofit at scale: how Many, how Deep, at what Cost” https://tinyurl.com/4xv4hszh
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