Through MIET I manage the full lifecycle of commercial and industrial workplaces: decommission, fit-out, and relocation. When coordination is what makes or breaks the outcome, that's the work I stay close to.
Commercial and industrial interiors
Bob Dowbiggin
Client advocate for commercial and industrial interior projects
I work as an independent client advocate. For more than twenty years I've been on the ground with air quality, lighting, energy reduction, and intelligent building solutions: one person accountable from the boardroom to the site walk.
- On the ground
- 20+ yrs
- Track record
- Satisfied clients since 2004
I walk your site, work with the trades when that's what the job needs, and own the outcome end to end.
For more than twenty years that has meant air quality, lighting, energy reduction, and the messy middle of commercial and industrial interior projects, usually under MIET, Competitive Quality Imports Limited, or RCI Solutions, depending on what your building actually needs. I stay neutral on vendor selection: your requirements drive the work, and I stay accountable for delivery even when the project runs through one of my operating businesses.
How I organise the work
I run three operating businesses that cover commercial and industrial interior projects: workplace moves, technical environments, and energy reduction. When your project spans more than one lane, I keep a single thread of accountability.
This is where I source direct from manufacturers and stay accountable for indoor air quality, lighting, sensors, and specialist environments, without the four-layer supply chain.
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RCI Solutions
Reduce · Conserve · Innovate
RCI is my energy-reduction lane: site audits, grants and incentives, and the ROI case I need your CFO to understand, because I've seen too many good projects die in the boardroom.
I'm not your GC, and I'm not a layered supply chain.
I step in when outcomes get split between designers, contractors, and vendors, and someone needs to hold the thread from site walk through delivery.
I take on turnkey interior work up to roughly $500K for clients who don't have in-house facilities expertise, with a consistent record of satisfied clients since 2004.
Read my full story
“What I focus on is taking from a conventional standpoint how you address interiors. I'm a client advocate, and that's unique out there.”
Notes from the field
I write short, practical pieces from real projects: what goes wrong in buildings, what I tried, and what actually held up after move-in.
Energy Reduction
How to turn an energy audit into a boardroom-approved project
Most energy audits never become projects. I've taken a lot of them across the finish line. Here's how I package grants, scope, and ROI so a CFO actually says yes.
May 19, 2026
Coming soon
Indoor air quality
The two things commercial tenants complain about most, and what actually fixes them
Air quality and lighting are still the loudest complaints I hear. I write about what fixes them in the real world, not on a spec sheet.
In progress
Coming soon
Client advocacy
Why the people responsible for your building aren't talking to each other
I've watched the accountability gap open on fit-out after fit-out. Here's what I do differently when I'm the one holding the bag.
In progress
Upcoming events
Here's where I'm planning to be in person. If we cross paths, I'd like to meet you.
Have a building issue or a contemplated upgrade?
I start by helping you qualify and quantify what you are dealing with, then I work with you toward a clear solution. Turnkey delivery is where I stay most accountable from start to finish; a la carte support on specific scopes is always an option if that fits your team better.