Katherine Adams has over 20 years’ experience in sustainability, mostly in the construction sector. She has recently finished her PhD at Loughborough University, looking at how a circular economy can be embedded in the building sector. She has undertaken projects on topics such as embodied carbon, waste management, circular economy, measurement and verification at a product, building and organisational level. Examples of current and recent work include a comprehensive guide on embodied carbon for social housing; interpretation of zero avoidable waste and participation on UKGBC’s Whole Life Carbon Task Group for Domestic Retrofit and Materials. She supports the Alliance for Sustainable Buildings Products (ASBP) as a Technical and Research Associate, working on the Climate KIC funded Re-usable Buildings Pathfinders Project with ReLondon, the Reducing Plastics in Construction Group and the Re-usable Product and Building Network. She is also working with Defra and the Green Construction Board Resources and Waste Group on ‘zero avoidable waste’ in the construction sector.