Board
Chair
Neil was an academic and also a film maker, before becoming a building labourer in 1989 for 4 years, and then setting up his own award winning ecological and conservation building company. In 1999, Neil set up Natural Building Technologies (NBT), a company that sells and develops ecological building materials and systems for the mainstream construction industry in the UK. Neil is now Managing and Technical Director. Neil also runs NBT Consult which is a network of sustainable building experts.
Website: http://www.natural-building.co.uk
Vice-chair
Pete Halsall is a sustainable community developer, with a background in property development, construction and environmental engineering. He is co-founder and Managing Director of BioRegional Quintain Ltd., where he has successfully led the company in securing developments at Middlesbrough (development agreement with EP) and Brighton (JV with Crest Nicholson). Pete is passionate about regeneration, sustainability and architecture. He is a graduate of Bath University and has worked in the UK, Spain and the US.
Website: http://www.bioregional-quintain.com/
Director
Jon Bootland is Director of the Sustainable Development Foundation, which works to accelerate the uptake of sustainability in the built environment. The SDFoundation particularly focuses on building clients and funders, with current programmes including SHINE - the learning network for sustainable healthcare buildings, and The Good Homes Alliance. Jon is also an Associate at Forum for the Future, an Advisor to the Academy for Sustainable Communities, and a Special Advisor for Sponge (the sustainability network for young professionals). Jon was previously an Associate Director at CIRIA (the Construction Industry Research and Information Association), where he led on the development of their sustainable construction work, and prior to that was Director of Regeneration and Policy at The Prince's Foundation.
Website: http://sdfoundation.org.uk
Jonathan Kingerlee is Chief Executive of the Kingerlee Group of companies. Based in Oxford, the Group is a fifth generation family business operating in the construction and property development sectors. Construction projects undertaken include work for clients such as schools, universities and colleges, health authorities, housing associations along with corporate bodies and private individuals. Property development is mainly in the quality residential sector with brown field and conversion projects of particular interest. Other business interests include property and equity investment portfolios, bespoke joinery and the supply of environmentally friendly and low carbon building materials.
Website: http://www.kingerleehomes.co.uk/
Robert Lowe is a physicist with a broad interest in the field of buildings, energy and sustainability. He has directed numerous laboratory, field and desk studies relating to climate change and the energy and environmental performance of housing. These included the Stamford Brook project, which has trialled an enhanced energy performance standard for new housing. In February 2006 he joined the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies at University College London where he holds the chair of Energy and Building Science. He is a member of the FMNectar Consortium which supports the DCLG in the development of UK building performance standards and was involved in the development of the 2006 revision of Part L of the Building Regulations.
Website: http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/
Adrian has a background in development planning, research and strategic management consulting, mostly with RSLs and local authorities. He has been active in promoting energy-efficient regeneration and construction for over 20 years, setting up new models to deliver effective user-centred solutions. He currently leads Greenoak's sustainable development work which seeks to promote inclusive and flexible design, as well as pushing affordable environmental performance into the mainstream agenda.
Website: http://www.greenoakha.org
Director of Radclyffe Associates
Fuelled by a desire to emulate the efficiency of Australia's Northern Territory termite mounds, Simon uses natural materials and construction methods to create contemporary family homes, concentrating on the wellbeing of the inhabitants.
Website: http://www.radclyffe.biz
