Energy Digital Magazine August 2024 | Page 110

FABIO MERCURIO TITLE : GLOBAL HEAD OF STRATEGY , SUSTAINABILITY & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT – SMART BUILDINGS
CLAIRE BROWN

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FABIO MERCURIO TITLE : GLOBAL HEAD OF STRATEGY , SUSTAINABILITY & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT – SMART BUILDINGS

COMPANY : ABB INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : ZÜRICH , SWITZERLAND
Fabio has been driving strategic initiatives in industrial sectors , specialising in power and automation , for more than 18 years . He is now Global Head of Strategy , Sustainability & Portfolio Management – Smart Buildings at ABB , the company ’ s largest division with more than US $ 3bn in revenues .

CLAIRE BROWN

TITLE : PHD RESEARCHER , DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND SENIOR RESEARCHER
COMPANY : TYNDALL CENTRE , THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER AND TURNER & TOWNSEND
INDUSTRY : EDUCATION AND CONSTRUCTION
LOCATION : GREATER MANCHESTER , UK
A PhD Researcher at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change and a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester , Claire is an expert looking at heating and cooling demands in homes and buildings . For her research , Claire uses virtual modelling software to trial different climate conditions on buildings to understand how this affects user thermal comfort and what modifications and improvements can be made .
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