Paul Astle

Paul Astle is the Decarbonisation Lead within Ramboll’s Buildings division. In this role, he focuses on cutting carbon in Ramboll’s own designs, alongside driving industry initiatives to decarbonise the buildings sector and acting as a regular speaker and writer on low-carbon design.

Paul leads Ramboll’s decarbonisation strategy within Buildings, helping our more than 4,000 designers cut carbon, use resources wisely and deliver projects that benefit both the environment and the communities we serve. He drives industry initiatives to decarbonise key materials, especially concrete, and promote consistent, high-quality whole-life carbon assessment so that genuine carbon reductions are achieved. As a regular speaker and writer on low-carbon design, he shares practical insights on decarbonisation, carbon assessment and innovative materials. Paul’s background spans civil engineering, two years in the oil industry, a master’s in engineering for sustainable development and over 15 years designing building structures.