Green Design Show

Sustainability in Practice – Hospitality Fitouts

How can sustainability become the new norm, not the outlier, in hospitality & retail fitouts? This panel brings together leading voices across design, strategy & environmental leadership to explore exactly that.

Frequent tenancy churn, fast-moving trends, and short design cycles mean hospitality and retail fitouts are a major contributor to construction waste. This discussion will unpack the barriers – cost, education, and ingrained industry habits – and explore strategies to reduce material waste, design for reuse, align with market demands, and embed sustainability across the entire process.

Jared Ingersoll, Head of Sustainability at FODA Strategy and a former chef, applies a unique systems-thinking approach to sustainability, grounded in real-world implementation and long-term change.

Angela Spillane, founder of Studiospillane, brings over 25 years of experience in commercial interiors, with a focus on user experience and cultural identity.

Lauren King, Strategic Lead at Urbancore, works at the intersection of business and design to deliver high-impact projects that are both meaningful and measurable.

Whether you're designing a café, retail space or hotel, this session will offer tangible insights and bold thinking to help make sustainable fitouts standard practice.