As leader of Arup's Sustainable Materials Consulting practice, Frances promotes low carbon, healthy, and circular design of our built environment. She co-leads coalition-building efforts as part of Arup's long-time partnership with the Ellen McArthur Foundation. She has also served on the Carbon Leadership Forum board, ASCE/SEI SE 2050 committee, USGBC MR TAG, and C2C Advisory Group.

Most recently, she has helped to launch All for Reuse, an initiative to generate the demand and infrastructure for economical reuse of materials in commercial tenant improvements.