Amy Hield

Biography

Arts education and extensive community work coupled with training in building energy science, bring a diverse perspective to the multi faceted factors of retrofit. My focus: balance of risks to people, culture and place (local and global), my interest: creative, empowering solutions to building energy efficiency improvement which nurtures cultural and social capital and ecology.

Research and scholarship

Sustainable Rural Futures Studentship (SURF)

The re-development of rural village halls for sustainable futures: an analysis of participatory decision making tools and their capacity to nurture sustainable communities.