Younha Rhee
Younha is a Director, Environmental Design and Sustainability, leading the Environmental Design Team at Atelier Ten’s London office. Over her 18 years with the firm, she has specialised in developing strategic sustainability frameworks and delivering complex institutional, cultural, commercial, mixed-use, and masterplan projects across the globe. As a benchmarking practice leader at Atelier Ten, Younha has been leading the integration of multiple benchmarking systems including BREEAM, LEED, and WELL into design and construction processes, utilising these systems as effective design frameworks.
Her portfolio includes projects such as creating a bespoke sustainability brief for British Land, managing the site-wide sustainability management plan for the Chelsea Barracks project in London (Europe’s first LEED Neighborhood Development Platinum project), and completing Space House, London’s largest Grade II listed commercial building to achieve BREEAM Outstanding. Recently, she has been deeply involved in refurbishment projects in London, focusing on applying circular economy principles and net zero carbon emissions targets.
Sessions
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Space House: Retrofitting a Modernist Icon07-Jun-2023Retrofit Agenda Stage
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Portfolio greening through retrofit08-May-2024Retrofit Agenda Stage