AECOM Technology Corporation announces Claire Bonham-Carter as director of sustainable development for DMJM H&N and EDAW

Based in San Francisco, California, she will be responsible for implementing sustainability throughout every practice line and in the daily business operations for these entities.

Claire Bonham-Carter

She has also worked with design teams to improve sustainability strategies for new developments and planning projects.

DMJM H&N specializes in facilities design, technology, and management services, and EDAW offers landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental and economic planning services. Both are operating brands of

AECOM an international provider of professional technical and management support services.

Claire Bonham-Carter has extensive experience in both strategic and implementation levels and for a range of public-sector clients as well, including local, regional and national governments. She is currently working on national planning policy guidance on climate change and advising on renewable energy opportunities in new schools for the UK government.

She has advised the Greater London Authority on renewable energy, in particular, producing the London Renewable Toolkit - Integrating Renewable Energy into New Developments: Toolkit for Planners, Developers and Consultants.

She has also worked for major developers, particularly in the residential sector, providing sustainability advice with a focus on a low-carbon approach. She was an independent director of the Islington housing Management Company from 2003 to 2005, and championed sustainable refurbishment.

Bonham-Carter is a member of the UK government's Renewable Energy Board subgroup on micro-generation.

Original story at Architecture Week