My name is Shanti Srinivas and I am part of the Loughborough University ERBE CDT cohort of 2020. With postgraduate degrees in Chemistry, Software Development and recently Sustainability in Energy Provision and Demand Management from CAT, my career over the years has changed from teaching to IT Network Administration to Doctoral Researcher. I have a keen interest in retrofitting existing buildings and in the use of natural insulation materials in reducing the energy demand and carbon emissions of buildings and creating healthy, comfortable and affordable buildings to live and work in.