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 Skanska AB () is a multinational construction and development company based in Sweden. Skanska is the fifth-largest construction company in the world according to ''Construction Global'' magazine. Notable Skanska projects include renovation of t ...

. In 2013 she founded Sustainpolis.

Education

Daniella Abreu graduated from two Brazilian universities with one degree in civil engineering from

Federal University of Santa Catarina The Federal University of Santa Catarina ( pt, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC) is a public university in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. Considered one of the leading universities in Brazil, ...

(UFSC) and a post grad course in political science from

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Santa Catarina State University ( pt, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, UDESC) is a State Public University in Brazil. It was established in 1965. UDESC is located in Santa Catarina (Brazil), Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil, primar ...

(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 , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

and finished her PhD in civil engineering ''Sustainable Assessment for Geotechnical Projects''. During her studies, she volunteered for

Engineers Without Borders The term Engineers Without Borders (EWB; french: Ingénieurs sans frontières, ISF) is used by a number of non-governmental organizations in various countries to describe their activity based on engineering and oriented to international development ...

, volunteered for the

Institute of Civil Engineers The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the United Kingdom. Based in London, ICE has over 92,000 members, of whom three-quarters are located in the UK, wh ...

, and started to work as senior environmental and sustainability advisor for the Civil Engineering operating unit of

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 Sustainpolis, a Belgium-based company specialized in promoting partnerships for international sustainable projects. In 2019, she founded INICIS, the National (Brazilian) Institute for Intelligent and Sustainable Infrastructure and Construction. In 2020, she was appointed Secretary of State for Internacional Affairs for the Government of Santa Catarina, in Brazil

Additional activities

She was guest lecturer at:

City University of London City, University of London, is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City Univ ...

, 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 ''Construction News'' is a monthly publication, plus digital and events services, primarily targeting the United Kingdom construction industry. History Early history The magazine was first published as ''Labour News'' on 30 August 1871, having ...

. 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 Chatham House, also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute headquartered in London. Its stated mission is to provide commentary on world events and offer solutions to global challenges. It is ...

. She is listed on the ‘Top 500 Influences and Players Active on Twitter in the Built Environment’.

Publications

* ''Sustainable Assessment for Geotechnical Projects''
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* ''Embedding sustainability into geotechnics''. Part A: methodology
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* ''Why is sustainability important in Geotechnical Engineering?''
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* ''Sustainable Geotechnical Design''
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References

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