Promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in the construction sector
By Emily Jane Carr, 2023
Fellow’s Profile
Emily Jane Carr
Fellow’s Profile
Emily Jane Carr
Promoting and improving diversity in the construction industry
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Designing initiatives to improve diversity in construction
Countries
Fellowship year
2020
Supported by
Locality
Scotland
Biography
I am a chartered architect with experience in the historic built environment, now working as a design manager for Kier Construction.
I am passionate about creating places that reflect today's society and current values, and preserve and celebrate the heritage of the building's context, while also embracing new technologies to create a more sustainable environment for future generations.
As an advocate for promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in construction, I am one of the Vice-chairs for the newly established Built Environment Changemakers – a group of early career professionals who aim to promote the development of new skills, competencies and opportunities in the sector to inspire the future workforce.
My Fellowship investigates ongoing initiatives promoting women in Sweden's construction sector, as well as documenting barriers women have faced and gateways they have encountered during the Covid-19 pandemic. I believe Covid-19 is the catalyst we need to transform the current face of construction to not only 'build back better' but more importantly, to 'build back EQUAL'.
Ideas
Activity
Tackling construction’s diversity challenge
By Emily Jane Carr, 2023
March 2023 Fellow's update: Emily Carr
Chartered architect Emily Carr (CF 2020) shared her Fellowship findings with her employer, Kier Construction, as part of an EDI roundtable discussion with colleagues from the industry. Emily has also featured in the media several times recently, including BE-ST(Built Environment - Smarter Transformation) and Construction News.
By Emily Jane Carr, 2023
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Kier Construction for endorsing the project even before I joined the company and to BE-ST for their ongoing support as BE-CM Vice-Chair.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Ideas
Activity
Tackling construction’s diversity challenge
By Emily Jane Carr, 2023
March 2023 Fellow's update: Emily Carr
Chartered architect Emily Carr (CF 2020) shared her Fellowship findings with her employer, Kier Construction, as part of an EDI roundtable discussion with colleagues from the industry. Emily has also featured in the media several times recently, including BE-ST(Built Environment - Smarter Transformation) and Construction News.
By Emily Jane Carr, 2023
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Kier Construction for endorsing the project even before I joined the company and to BE-ST for their ongoing support as BE-CM Vice-Chair.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
