Throughout my travels, studies and experiences I have been able to procure what I hope to be a worldly open-minded perspective. In my efforts to further extend and improve these perspectives, and fully pursue my academic passions, I had the privilege of spending the last three months in a summer placement at BRE, which was … Continue reading “A brief overview about a summer placement…”
The construction industry is keen to ensure that education and training is as relevant as possible to industry needs and based the latest industry practice, whilst academia need support basing assignments and projects on real projects and current industry experience. This blog pulled together by the Constructing Excellence Higher Education Theme Group provides some simple … Continue reading “12 ways you can engage with higher education”
My curiosity with our surrounding environment and general sustainability topics was sparked during my high-school education years. I learnt to understand the growing importance and need for people who care about the environment, the future of our planet and its dwindling natural resources. Ultimately, this drove me to study Environmental Science at the University of … Continue reading “My Construction Role Model: What inspired me to work for BRE”
A couple of years ago I visited The Crystal and I was amazed by some of the innovative and technological solutions that were showcased that could make it possible for us to live on this planet sustainability. This really opened my eyes to the potential that the built environment could have, because of how a … Continue reading “My Construction Role Model: What inspired me to pursue this career at BRE”
As a born and bred Londoner and certified ‘townie’ it was only a matter of time before an interest in the natural environment, sparked from early experiences of being dragged up mountain sides by my parents, took a turn towards the role of the un-natural environment within the world. There are a number of people … Continue reading “My Construction Role Model: Triumph of the city…”
As an engineer, I always think about how we can improve the way things are done. One of the areas that interested me during university was energy and how we can use and produce it more sustainably. Initially, I thought energy use in transport would be where my career would lead. However after seeing the … Continue reading “My Construction Role Model: Elon Musk and energy innovation”
Having a career which leaves a positive and meaningful impact on society is my top priority. From a young age I was aware of the problems we face as a species, to name a few: declining natural resources, environmental degradation and climate change. Learning about these problems inspired me to study Environmental Geoscience at Cardiff … Continue reading “My Construction Role Model: What inspired me to work for BRE”
I knew I was interested in working in the environmental sector since the end of my time at school, however my decision for this was confirmed while at sixth form. It was an area I felt had some of the greatest threats of the 21st century posed against it with the impact of climate change, … Continue reading “My Construction Role Model: The teacher that inspired me”
Hi all! It has been a while since I last posted here, but here I am! However, this will sadly be my last post on this blog. Indeed, my internship at BRE is now finished! It was only five weeks but sincerely, everything happened so quickly, I feel like it was way less. What a … Continue reading “Final Week: Farewell”
Hello, Mathieu here! On Wednesday, I had the chance to go to King’s College in London with Orivaldo, my supervisor, to attend a conference: “Brazil, what’s next? From the turmoil to the near future”. The lecture was opened by the ambassador of Brazil in the United Kingdom, Eduardo dos Santos, who then let room … Continue reading “Brazil, what’s next? Conference report”
