{"id":110529,"date":"2022-05-09T15:35:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=110529"},"modified":"2022-05-09T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:35:51","slug":"rachel-odonnell-mace-consult-lead-for-retrofit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/rachel-odonnell-mace-consult-lead-for-retrofit\/110529\/","title":{"rendered":"Mace appoints Rachel O\u2019Donnell as consult lead for retrofit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macegroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mace<\/a> has appointed Rachel O\u2019Donnell as consult lead for retrofit, reflecting its commitment to tackling the climate emergency and the building safety crisis<\/h2>\n<p>Rachel O\u2019Donnell has over 17 years\u2019 experience in managing and delivering large programmes across the environmental, nuclear, defence and industrial sectors.<\/p>\n<p>She joins from AECOM as business unit director for the ground, energy and transactions division.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Donnell will lead Mace Consult\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/national-retrofit-strategy-decarbonising-buildings\/108522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retrofit<\/a> new business function and direct its growth strategy, working with the business\u2019 sectors and practice groups.<\/p>\n<h3>Mace is a rare example of a business having an impact on the built environment<\/h3>\n<p>Rachel O\u2019Donnell, consult lead for retrofit, added: &#8220;I\u2019m excited to join Mace\u2019s Consult business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a purpose-led organisation challenging itself and its clients to reduce carbon across built assets and create safer places for local communities, Mace is a rare example of a business able to have a real and significant impact on the built environment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to working across Mace Consult to deliver lasting change for our clients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mace has delivered a range of retrofit services over the last decade, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London retrofit redundant space within Senate House<\/li>\n<li>Delivering decarbonisation measures at pace across Hampshire County Council\u2019s estate,<\/li>\n<li>Supporting the Government\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic through repurposing warehousing to create the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory,<\/li>\n<li>Designing solutions for low-income households across Devon County Council to improve energy efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Improving facilities and behaviours with Northern Trust bank and tackling regional fuel poverty with the Greater South East Energy Hub.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mace has updated its retrofit offering in 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Mace has updated its retrofit offering in 2022 to support clients address the challenge of keeping their assets, estates and places relevant, fit for purpose and in line with national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/mace-jessica-lovell-carbon-reduction-target\/107646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate targets<\/a> and changing building safety legislation, such as the Building Safety Bill 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It has designed an end-to-end suite of services to renew the life and increase the value of existing assets.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Easthope, managing director for Property, UK and Europe, commented:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Against the challenges of addressing the climate emergency and looming building safety changes, all industries and businesses need to reimagine their estates to make them fit for the future. 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