Kaitlyn works with ICLEI’s Sustainable Economy and Procurement team to support cities in enabling and promoting more circular systems. As an architectural engineer with dual masters in international cooperation and urban development, she advises local governments in transitioning to a low carbon and resource-wise built environment by leveraging public procurement, energy and material efficiency, and urban planning approaches to cover the entire construction value chain. She has a background in research in the nexus between sustainable, healthy buildings and equitable urban development.