23 February 2024
A workshop with practitioners to build consensus on trends & challenges in digital building enablement.
My 2023 roundtable with rating bodies explored integrated retrofit strategies, highlighting the Project-Operations Gap and the need for effective buildings.
My May 2023 roundtable with key developer/owner/operators explored retrofitting strategies, emphasising sustainability and operational insights.
Welcome to my blog, a record of my active engagement across the smart buildings ecosystem. Here, I focus on bringing diverse stakeholder groups together for common good and share perspectives from my ongoing work and insights. This includes my facilitation of the international Start With Smart Group.
Learn more about my background below, or connect with me on LinkedIn.
Justin Kirby is a leading industry commentator, connector, and facilitator with over two decades of experience in catalysing stakeholder engagement and business transformation. He is a passionate advocate for bridging the persistent gap between the design-and-build phase and the long-term operational life of a building. This is the central mission of Start With Smart Group, a community he recently launched to bring together a global network of forward-thinking professionals.
Justin’s work applies the same strategic and entrepreneurial drive he used as the Executive Director of the Digital Buildings Council (DBC), where he helped to establish a collaborative platform for industry leaders and facilitate key initiatives, including the crucial Review of The RIBA Smart Buildings Overlay.
A respected voice in the field, Justin has been appointed to the Editorial Guidance Panel for Build in Digital magazine, and was nominated to the prestigious Digital Construction Power Players 2025 list by Digital Construction Plus, which he contributes to and helps judge their Digital Construction Awards partnership with Digital Construction Week. He is adept at turning complex industry challenges into clear, actionable conversations and initiatives.
Connect with him on LinkedIn or get in touch there.
