Clara Bagenal George was named CIBSE Building Performance Engineer of the Year in 2019
Founder of the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) Clara Bagenal George MCIBSE has been made an MBE in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours.
Bagenal George, who is a CIBSE member and a chartered engineer, received the honour for her significant contributions to the built environment and climate change.
In May 2017, she launched LETI, which has brought together more than 1,000 built environment professionals to drive London towards zero carbon. The voluntary group includes developers, engineers, architects, planners, academics, sustainability professionals, contractors and facilities managers.
Bagenal George also serves as a CIBSE Stem Ambassador and contributes to the CIBSE Knowledge Generation Panel. In addition, she is a technical adviser to Homes England, a Greater London Authority design advocate for good growth, and part of the core team developing the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard.
At Elementa, where she worked for nearly 10 years until joining Etude in April, Bagenal George established a Women in Engineering group, displaying a commitment to diversity and equality in the industry, said CIBSE.
In 2019, she was named CIBSE Building Performance Engineer of the Year for her leadership in mechanical, environmental analysis and sustainability consulting projects at Elementa Consulting.
Bagenal George, who has a MEng in architecture and environmental design from the University of Nottingham, was part of the team of authors on LETI’s Climate Emergency Design Guide, the CIBSE TM65 embodied carbon of building services series, and the second edition of RICS’ Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment.
