We are excited to welcome three new members of the BWCE team, strengthening our capacity to deliver both community renewables and home energy assessments.
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John Malone has joined as Renewable Energy Project Developer, working for our partner RenewEV.
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Rowena Bashforth & Alex Bell have both joined as Retrofit Associates for our Home Energy Service.
We welcome them to our growing team. More about each of them below.
John Malone, Renewable Energy Project Developer
John is a renewable energy engineer and project manager specializing in community-owned renewable energy.
He has been involved in the renewable energy sector for 30 years. Prior to joining RenewEV, John was Development Director of Energy4All, supporting the development and operation of community renewable energy co-operatives across the UK. During more than 15 years with E4A, he worked on wind and ground-mount and roof-top solar projects. He was the E4A representative on the boards of 5 E4A co-operatives.
John now supports a wide range of Community groups across the UK on large scale projects.
Rowena Bashforth, Retrofit Associate
Rowena is a Retrofit Associate surveyor in the BWCE Home Energy team, who will be helping to deliver the new Home Energy service by providing homeowners with expert and impartial advice on the most appropriate retrofit measures for their home.
Rowena has been in the sustainable building industry for 3 years and is passionate about low carbon building and energy efficiency, with experience of retrofit, thermal image surveying and heritage craft. She is a qualified Retrofit Coordinator and a Futureproof approved builder. Rowena has also been involved with environmental organising and energy efficiency workshops in partnership with Transition Bath. Community empowerment, accessibility and trust in retrofit are important to her.
Alex Bell, Retrofit Associate
Alex is one of our Retrofit Associates in the BWCE Home Energy team, who will be helping to deliver the new Home Energy service by providing homeowners with expert and impartial advice on the most appropriate retrofit measures for their home.
Alex is an experienced architect who has lived and worked in Bath for nearly 30 years. After running a successful local practice he retrained, first as a Passivhaus Designer, then as a Level 5 PAS 2035 Retrofit Coordinator. Wanting to make a more positive impact, he now undertakes energy efficiency and retrofit advice for domestic and commercial clients in his new practice. His past project experience includes work for public and private sector clients covering education, offices, rail, healthcare, industrial, retail and residential. He has worked on Listed Buildings and is an RIBA Conservation Registrant, plus an RIBA Client Adviser.