About Thomas Dempsey
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Thomas is a Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Builder working in property management, urban development design, cost control, finance, corporate transformation and contracts administration. He is active within his professional institutions. His interests include how science and technology can improve our buildings and the spaces we create. He recently completed 10 years an elected member board member of RICS International Governing Council. He has worked in the infrastructure, transport, communications, power and energy sectors. A futurist he believes in the value of integrating strategic systems with science. He has worked with innovative marine power technologies prototyping energy platforms. He manages a multidisciplinary property and estate management practise. He enjoys engageing with others exploring ways to make a difference. That inevitably means adapting sharing and developing practical ideas that end users value and can rely upon.
Featured articles and news
Editor's broadbrush view on forms of electrical heating in context.
The pace of heating change; BSRIA market intelligence
Electric Dreams, Boiler Realities.
New President of ECA announced
Ruth Devine MBE becomes the 112th President of the Electrical Contractors Association.
New CIAT Professional Standards Competency Framework
Supercedes the 2019 Professional Standards Framework from 1 May 2025.
Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds
Free exhibition at the RIBA Architecture Gallery until 31 May.
PPN 021: Payment Spot Checks in Public Sub-Contracts
Published following consultation and influence from ECA.
Designing Buildings reaches 20,000 articles
We take a look back at some of the stranger contributions.
Lessons learned from other industries.
The Buildings of the Malting Industry. Book review.
Conserving places with climate resilience in mind.
Combating burnout.
The 5 elements of seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke.
Shading for housing, a design guide
A look back at embedding a new culture of shading.
The Architectural Technology Awards
The AT Awards 2025 are open for entries!
ECA Blueprint for Electrification
The 'mosaic of interconnected challenges' and how to deliver the UK’s Transition to Clean Power.
Grenfell Tower Principal Contractor Award notice
Tower repair and maintenance contractor announced as demolition contractor.