Leading decentralised energy consultancy HermeticaBlack have appointed Jason Robinson as Strategic Director for Real Estate and Regeneration.
Aligning with HermeticaBlack’s industry leadership in the investment, development and asset management of energy and infrastructure, Jason will boost the company’s real estate practice in embedding net zero into development planning and delivery.
Jason joins HermeticaBlack from his role as Director of Special Projects at London’s largest new regeneration scheme at Old Oak Common. While at Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), he led the commercialisation and preparation for delivery of a new district heating network that will capture low carbon heating from data centres. The project has recently been named as one of the Government’s six new UK heat network zones and HermeticaBlack are key advisers.
Across a successful career in the property sector, Jason has played an intrinsic role in leading large urban regeneration projects, including the successful environmental and social legacies of two Olympic Games – most recently the trailblazing regeneration scheme in Stratford that accompanied London 2012. He has also led the delivery of major regeneration projects in Australia and the Middle East.
He will use this expertise to support HermeticaBlack’s clients across the real estate and infrastructure sectors, in embedding decarbonisation into their development and asset management strategies. His work will allow them to translate broad net zero objectives into effective and practical development approaches, whilst navigating their implications on project strategy and delivery.
Jason’s appointment comes alongside a period of expansion for HermeticaBlack as they support increased decarbonised energy activity in the real estate and investment markets, and respond to the growth of higher standards in sustainable investment and adoption of net zero policy.
Chris Holmes, Managing Director at HermeticaBlack said of Jason’s appointment:
“We’re thrilled to have someone with Jason’s expertise, commitment and background delivering world-class urban developments join the HermeticaBlack team.
“Jason’s passion for high quality urban design alongside decarbonising the property industry aligns with HermeticaBlack’s leading position in developing and delivering energy efficient projects, and we’re looking forward to seeing him bring his considerable skillset to bear.”
Jason Robinson, Strategic Director for Real Estate and Regeneration at HermeticaBlack said:
“It’s fantastic to be joining HermeticaBlack, whose commitment to decarbonisation in the real estate sector and more widely, aligns with my own dedication to high quality regeneration and delivering social and environmental value alongside the economic.
“With the new UK Government coming in full of ambition for the low carbon energy and housing sectors, it’s clear the future of real estate and regeneration is to bring high quality development in line with net zero and social aims from the very outset – something I saw first-hand at OPDC.
“For me, HermeticaBlack is the ideal organisation at which to progress this ethos and exercise my expertise in originating, planning and delivering large-scale regeneration. Exciting times lie ahead and I look forward to leveraging my expertise to help our industry solve our net zero challenges.”
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