Daniella abreu cumplea os
Dr. Daniella Abreu, is a Brazilian civil engineer and entrepreneur. She was sustainability manager for international infrastructure and building projects in Europe, USA and Latin America at the Swedish multinational construction and development company Skanska. In 2013 she founded Sustainopolis.
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Education
Daniella Abreu graduated from two Brazilian universities with one degree in civil engineering from Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and another one in political science from Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). During her studies, she became the first female president of the company EPEC (Escritório Piloto de Engenharia Civil), worked as mathematics assistant lecturer for Curso e Colegio Energia, worked for the companies Prosul and RCD.
Daniella Abreu continued her studies at The University of Birmingham and finished her PhD in civil engineering Sustainable Assessment for Geotechnical Projects. During her studies, she volunteered for Engineers Without Borders, volunteered for the Institute of Civil Engineers, and started to work as senior environmental and sustainability advisor for the Civil Engineering operating unit of Skanska in the UK regarding tenders for roads, tunnels and energy facilities.
Career
After having completed her PhD, she was promoted as sustainability manager of the building operating unit of Skanska UK: tenders and construction of educational, health care and commercial buildings.
She moved in 2011 to Skanska ID, the international infrastructure development operating unit of Skanska: sustainability strategy, corporate responsibility and sustainability management for infrastructure projects (up to two billion dollars) in Europe, USA and Latin America.
In 2013, she left Skanska and founded Sustainopolis, a Belgium-based company specialized in promoting partnerships for international sustainable projects. Sustainopolis’ main project is baseEUcities a platform developed to bring together cross-sector stakeholders to support European cities with a view to move ‘from projects to outcomes’ and achieve joint economic goals sustainably. From 27–29 October 2015 had been organized their first sustainability fair in Brussels.
Additional activities
She was guest lecturer at: The University of Birmingham, City University of London, King's College London.
She volunteered to support projects at: The Westminster Sustainability Business Forum, C40, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Programme.
She was a member of the low carbon editorial board for Construction News.
She was a judge for the Construction News Specialist Awards in 2013 and 2014.
She is an advisor for the Livable Cities Project.
She is an advisory board member for World Cities Network.
She is a member of Chatham House.
She is listed on the ‘Top 500 Influences and Players Active on Twitter in the Built Environment’.