Michela Ravaglia

Head of Partnerships and Sustainability

Michela combines technical expertise with industry leadership and practical delivery experience across the built environment. A Chartered Architect and Passivhaus Designer, she has an MIT specialism in Sustainable Buildings Design and Construction Management from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

Now at Preoptima, a prop-tech company focused on sustainability, Michela works at the intersection of technology, data and implementation, supporting industry and local authorities with better digital tools for whole life carbon action.

Her experience spans real estate development, contracting, architectural practice and consultancy, where she has led net zero carbon, circular economy, low-energy design and ESG strategies across corporate, portfolio and project levels for both private and public sector clients.

Michela is also a recognised voice in the sector, contributing to industry research, policy and the development of emerging standards and best practice. She sits on the LETI Steering Group, where she co-led the Operational Carbon in Whole Life Carbon Assessment paper and led LETI’s response to the Government’s Future Homes and Future Buildings Standard Consultation 2023. She is an expert contributor to the UKGBC Net Zero Forum for Non-Domestic Retrofit, Energy and Carbon Forum, and Policy Forum, contributing to work on embodied carbon, Future Homes Standards, nature policy, resilience and adaptation, and domestic and commercial retrofit. She is also an expert contributor to the NLA Circular Economy Special Interest Group, a member of The Edge Debate, and sits on the Re-London Advisory Board for DIME (Data Infrastructure for Material Exchange).