The board of directors are responsible for translating the wishes of the members into operational objectives and outcomes. The current board of directors are listed below.
Nick Bailey
Professor Nick Bailey is Director of the Urban Big Data Centre at Glasgow University. His research focuses on neighbourhoods and inequalities. He advises on increasing Loco Home’s impact through research and innovation.
Chris Carus
Chris Carus is co-founder and Executive Officer of Loco Home.
He holds two engineering Masters degrees, is a certified Passive House Consultant, accredited Domestic Energy Assessor, PAS2035 Retrofit Assessor and AECB Carbonlite Retrofit graduate. He has completed advanced training in heating system design.
Chris previously worked in manufacturing, including 16 years at Procter & Gamble. In addition, he was for 10 years the Chair of his Community Council. Working for Loco Home bring together Chris’ passion for community engagement with his abilities in engineering to address his deep concern for the climate crisis.
Chris’ postgraduate research led to Loco Home’s foundation.
Beth Mukuski
Beth Mukushi is Head of Support Services at Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. She advises the Executive on effective engagement with the broader third sector.
Kevin Sturgeon
Kevin is a commercial property solicitor, specialising in property factoring and community asset transfers. In his seven years experience he has acted for public bodies such as Historic Environment Scotland, Local Authorities and Housing Associations. Kevin is hoping to bring to the Loco Home Retrofit board a different perspective as he works to uphold the integrity of the board and to ensure smaller details are not lost when wider outcomes or goals are being sought.
Daniel Thomas
Dr Daniel Thomas is a lecturer in computer science and his research focus is on data security and cybercrime. He advises the board and executive on ethical and security considerations that are pertinent to Loco Home’s collection and storage of sensitive personally identifiable information about households and their homes.
Lizzy Westmacott
Lizzy is an architect and Passivhaus Designer. She is an Associate Director and Regional Head of Sustainability at ECD Architects, where her work focuses on affordable housing and retrofit. She was shortlisted for the AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year 2023 award. In her spare time Lizzy enjoys swimming, singing, cycling and hill walking.