I’m Emma Porter, founder of The Rebuild Site (launched in 2021 to champion circular economy practices in the UK construction industry), Practice Director at AtkinsRealis (where I lead the Transport Advisory and Consulting Practice) and board member of The Rail Forum and Northern Powerhouse Partnership. Rebuild’s purpose is to encourage everyone to rethink how to better use materials, reclaim materials that are currently being thrown away or down-cycled, and reuse as much excess and ‘nearly-new’ materials as possible, creating value in what is often treated as waste. The surplus materials we pick up go to community groups and charities to help with their building, gardening, crafting and repair projects. We also sell nearly new and surplus materials to trades and members of the public . With an MBA from INSEAD and a background spanning nuclear, civil engineering, rail plant hire and leadership in local economic development, I combine strategic vision and hands-on action to drive tangible, inclusive sustainability across communities