As demand for pre-demolition, pre-refurbishment and material reclamation audits increases, the Audit Team at MI is growing. Olivia started as one of the first MI employees this time last year and now leads an audit team of 4, where she is joined by Bora Malko ,Niko Brewster, and Felix McCabe.
Olivia studied and registered as an Architect in Australia and developed an in-depth knowledge of construction working on projects of all scales from housing to public buildings. Her expertise in reuse and refurbishment projects was developed working with designers such as FIVE MILE RADIUSandOMAandAnna O'Gorman Architect.
Enabling reuse in construction relies on three key aspects (1) knowing what is in your building, (2) identifying pathways, and (3) understanding how to disassemble, move, store & certify materials.
The audit team works hard to digitise your projects prior to deconstruction so these materials can be managed responsibly. September and October have been especially busy months for us, with over 20 audits complete (over 280,000m2!) and several new pilot projects running.
We love Olivia’s collaborative nature, she has recently been representing Material Index at Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN)events in London and loves to engage with the evolving Circular Economy landscape in London. Let us know if there’s any interesting events coming up!
Please reach to Olivia for any audit related queries, or just to say hi 👋
olivia@material-index.co.uk