Eden Project – Rio Tinto Partnership

Eden Project – Rio Tinto Partnership

Whilst working at the Eden Project and in association with others, Pete Whitbread-Abrutat developed and managed the Eden Project – Rio Tinto partnership – a high profile, strategic relationship between Eden and the mining multi-national. This process...
Metal supply chains in construction

Metal supply chains in construction

According to the architectural design of the Eden Project’s flagship education centre, The Core, the building required a metal roof. The building explored new territory in sustainable design, construction and use, and the roofing material was no exception. While...
‘101 Things To Do With A Hole In The Ground” book

‘101 Things To Do With A Hole In The Ground” book

While working for the Eden Project’s Post-Mining Alliance, Pete Whitbread-Abrutat co-developed the original concept and was part of the team that produced the best-selling book, ‘101 Things To Do With a Hole in the Ground‘. By focusing on 101 post-mining projects from...
Tropical forest restoration (FORRU); Thailand

Tropical forest restoration (FORRU); Thailand

While employed at the Eden Project Pete Whitbread-Abrutat developed and managed the partnership between Eden and the Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU), based at Thailand’s University of Chiang Mai. FORRU has successfully combined academic ecological research...
Developing the Post-Mining Alliance

Developing the Post-Mining Alliance

While working at the Eden Project as manager of the strategic partnership between Eden and Rio Tinto, Pete Whitbread-Abrutat was instrumental in the conceptual and organisational development of the Post-Mining Alliance – a group based at the Eden Project that aimed to...