Speaker

Rayya’s drive for the shaping of a better future within the places we live and work has defined the impacts of her contributions to projects and the resulting built environment. Her work in the region for the past 12 years has touched on different scales, bus stops, to buildings, to masterplans and cities, giving her the experience and understanding of how each component of a city system works. Across these projects, Rayya has covered a vast array of topics, from wellbeing, net zero energy, carbon and water, circular economy, outdoor comfort and ecology. Rayya is a founding member of the Jordan Green Building Council and a technical advisor the World Green Building Council (on Health & Wellbeing and Sustainable reconstruction frameworks). She lectures at Heriot- Watt University in Dubai and frequently speaks at conferences.