Michael Trousdell will help lead the firm鈥檚 smart buildings and sustainability consulting services

WSP has recruited from rival Arup to bolster its environmental and technology teams.

Michael Trousdell has joined WSP as a director to help lead the firm鈥檚 smart buildings and sustainability consulting services.

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Michael Trousdell joins from Arup

He will work within WSP鈥檚 UK building services practice.

Trousdell joins from Arup where he has spent the previous 13 years, most recently within its smart buildings practice as co-lead. 

Before Arup he spent nearly four years as a site manager building four wind farms in Spain and one in Greece.

Based in London, he will be working closely with WSP鈥檚 building performance team delivering net zero design with the firm鈥檚 structures and services disciplines. 

WSP鈥檚 smart buildings team is currently working on a number of projects in the commercial property, residential, hospitality and education sectors and is part of the building services practice that is overseen by head of building services, Nick Offer.

Commenting on the appointment Offer said Trousdell鈥檚 recruitment would help bridge the gap between the firm鈥檚 smart and net zero services.

He said: 鈥淢ichael鈥檚 expertise in smart buildings and energy systems design provides a great combination to assist in closing the energy performance gap that occurs between design and real life operations in buildings.鈥