LMC Meets - The #ChooseToChallenge series, Jade Lewis

In this interview of our #ChooseToChallenge series we spoke to Jade Lewis, Chief Executive at Sustainable Energy Association. The key role of SEA is to help deliver innovative policy solutions to help achieve a low carbon, secure energy future for the built environment; driving real transformation across the sector, providing a strong input into the Zero Carbon agenda.

Watch the full interview below.

With her 20-year experience working with the Government and across the industry on some of the biggest challenges in the sustainable energy field, Jade spoke to us about advocacy and the importance of building trusted relationships across the industry.

We asked Jade what she feels needs to be challenged to change the construction industry for the better. As well as highlighting the need for long term government policy, Jade thinks the key element to improve the sector is ensuring health and wellbeing is put at its core.

“What I would really love to see is health and wellbeing put at the centre of all the decisions. I think this will help with buildings, with the regulations” says Jade “it will help deliver what we need but also improve the construction sector as a whole.”

Although challenging the industry and the status quo is an integral part of her job, Jade set herself a personal challenge for the year ahead. In line with International Women’s day 2021 campaign, Jade highlighted the need to encourage more women to join the construction industry – and committed to personally supporting this cause.