Ms. Vimal Karpe

Headquartered in Hong Kong, IXO Partners was founded in February 2023 by two civil engineers specialising in structural engineering (the ‘inside’) and façade design (the ‘outside’). IXO Partners provides design-for-decarbonization engineering for traditional stakeholders, governance for alignment to carbon commitments, research to advance technological and product innovations, and advisory relating to carbon target adoption and property risks in the face of a changing global climate. By leveraging significant depth and breadth of expertise across the design-through-construction-through-operation building lifecycle and by intersecting at all segments of the building industry; IXO not only ensures upstream investment decisions are practical & quantifiable but also broadens the scope for downstream decarbonization. Vimal is responsible for the ‘inside’ stream at IXO: structural design and consulting. By discipline, main structure represents majority (upto 80%) of the embodied carbon for the new build projects. It also plays a key role in building climate resilience for both existing and new buildings. Vimal’s deep understanding of structural materials, specifications, construction methodologies, material innovations and integrated design is derived from first-hand experience on local and international projects across APAC, India, UK, US and the Middle East. In Hong Kong, she advocates for sustainable urban development as a member of the Decarbonization and Resilience committee of the Urban Land Institute. Vimal advises clients on practical and actionable strategies to minimize life-cycle carbon and improve climate resilience.