East London Retrofit was founded by Ed Shearer and Douglas Cameron to serve local home owners, landlords, contractors and businesses. Our clients come to us for a range of services including architectural design and structural engineering, and increasingly for low energy upgrades (retrofit services). Higher energy costs, environmental concerns and new regulations place growing pressure on homes and businesses to address energy efficiency. We work extensively in Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Hackney & Haringey & Epping forest though our projects often take us further afield.
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Douglas Cameron
Doug studied Architecture at the University of East London, worked in architectural practices in London, New York and Japan. His projects included the Helter Skelter for the London Olympics, the new concourse roof at Kings Cross Station and New York Ground Zero.
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Ed Shearer
Ed spent 16 years working for Ove Arup & Partners where he led design teams on large, high-profile projects, including Gasholders at Granary Square, Kings Cross, Chiswick Park, Television Centre at White CIty, and the Crossrail station at Liverpool St.​​​
​Design Articles
Ed was heavily involved in the regeneration and redevelopment of the industrial land at Kings Cross. Feel free to browse his articles and interviews.
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Research & Publications
Ed has contributed to published research into decarbonisation of construction which can be seen here.
Decarbonisation & Net Zero
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ed-Shearer
Structural Optimisation
Membrane action benefit in large area ground bearing slabs
Eyre, JR., Shearer, E, Powell-Williams, C.
Industrial Floors '07 | 6th International Colloquium
Vol 2, Ed. P. Seidler, Ostfildern/Stuttgart Germany
Technische Akademie Esslingen, 17 - 19 January 2007​