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OUR PEOPLE

UKBCSD has brought together a diverse range of individuals to steer and drive change across the built environment sector, with a firm belief that the inclusion of people and the promotion of diversity of thought, provides a strong basis for cross-sector sustainable solutions.

BOARD DIRECTORS

Because UKBCSD believes in the power of our membership’s voice, we invited a number of leaders from our member businesses to join our Board, putting them firmly at the centre of debate.
Jason Longhurst
Chairman and Chief Executive, UKBCSD
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Jason Longhurst
Chairman and Chief Executive, UKBCSD
Jason, Chair of UKBCSD and NED advisor, collaborates with SMEs focused on Clean Growth and Sustainable Development in the UK's Green Economy. Having held various Director/Board positions, he drives growth and sustainable projects across public and private sectors. As the UK Head of Sustainable Investment & Partnerships at Prologis UK, Jason leads initiatives in innovation, market disruption, and sustainable growth while enhancing the company's global reputation in industrial and logistics real estate.
David Smith
David Smith
Director of Strategic Partnerships South East Consortium
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David Smith
Head of Business Partnerships, South East Consortium
David has worked in housing for over 10 years, with vast experience in Decarbonisation. He leads SEC’s team responsible for initiatives focused on influencing solutions for the sector’s future. David has also led the development of the Sustainable Homes Matrix, driving forward a network aiming for One Sustainable Public Estate.
Joseph Daniels
Chairman, ELIXR
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Joseph Daniels
Chief Executive, Project Etopia
Joseph Michael Daniels is a renowned sustainable technologist, entrepreneur, and founder of Etopia. He built the first net-zero connected buildings across four continents and raised £40 million before turning 30. Overcoming homelessness at 15, Joseph won Best Documentary Film at the London Film Awards. In Q3 2022, he retired to establish ELIXR, a next-generation incubator supporting social impact entrepreneurs. ELIXR currently houses eight organizations with an eight-figure valuation. Joseph also serves as Special Advisor to BEIS Construct Zero and Chair of Decarbonisation and the Next Gen Board at the UKBCSD.
Ashley Dunseath
Strategic Advisor - Development and Regeneration
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Ashley Dunseath
Strategic Advisor - Development and Regeneration
Ashley has extensive public and private sector experience, offering strategic advice for infrastructure and real estate development in both public and private sectors, utilizing commercial, financial, technical, and operational expertise to build sustainable value propositions. As the leader of UKBCSD's Clean Growth portfolio. An advocate for sustainability in all projects and collaborate on clean growth development initiatives across the construction industry, Ashley helps clients implement their clean growth strategies and deliver sustainable solutions with market-leading multi-sector teams.
Claire Weir
Partner at Cushman & Wakefield, Logistics & Industrial
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Claire Weir
Partner at Cushman & Wakefield Logistics & Industrial
As a Partner in Cushman & Wakefield's Project & Development Services division, Clare specialises in overseeing new builds, redevelopments, and fit-outs throughout the UK's Midlands and North regions covering pre-development technical due diligence, land acquisition, pre-lease negotiations, corporate strategy advice, feasibility analysis, and master planning. She's a Chartered Building Surveyor with a variety of multi-sector experience.
Lynda Thwaite
Lynda Thwaite
Group Director Brand, Communications & Impact, Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM)
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Lynda Thwaite
Group Director Brand, Communications & Impact, Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM)
Lynda, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, has extensive experience in a wide variety of leadership roles across both public and private sectors. Sitting on construction and civil engineering company SRM’s Executive Leadership Team she champions Construction, Community, Ethics, Equality, Social Value and Climate issues.

Advisers

We have selected independent specialists to work with us, supporting our programmes and events and working alongside the Board. All have developed their expertise over a number of years, bringing their enthusiasm, skills and knowledge- share to UKBCSD.
Michael David
Sustainable Homes Advisor
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Michael David
Sustainable Home Advisor
Michael influences policy and cross-sector thinking to enable sustainable growth to be implemented and mainstreamed. Given his housing background, he is keen to promote the sustainable delivery of homes but his vision is much wider than that, encompassing infrastructure, logistics, commercial as well as residential development in order to enable strategic, sustainable placemaking.
Chris Carr
Joint Managing Director, Carr & Carr (Builders) Ltd
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Chris Carr
Joint Managing Director, Carr & Carr (Builders) Ltd
Chris is also Managing Partner in Carr Development Consultancy Ltd, advising Councils on how to engage with SME Developers and is Director and Board Member of Federation of Master Builders. His extensive experience includes working with the NHBC as a Council Member, the Zero Carbon Hub and a number of Local Authority housing, construction and skills advisory panels. He is also an English Council Member of the CITB.
Emma Drake
Emma Drake
Strategic Communications Advisor
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Emma Drake
Strategic Communications Advisor
Emma is Founder of Henbe Communications and supports clients in the built environment sector with communication strategy and delivery helping clients create places people want to be and buildings they love to use. She leads the communication programme for UKBCSD. Emma has extensive experience working in the sector supporting some of the most prominent companies and projects including UK government housing programmes, major infrastructure and housing-led developments and new towns and large-scale places, innovative businesses in modular housing, property development and housing finance, start-ups and R&D firms in this space.
Chris Walker
Chris Walker
Strategic Communications Advisor
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Chris Walker
Strategic Communications Advisor
Chris is Managing Director of Be The Best Communications, a data-fuelled PR and public affairs agency helping B2B and B2G clients to tell their story better.
Be The Best has a proud track record in delivering high-impact campaigns in national and sector media, which inform and influence the decisions of Government committees and departments, including Number 10.

programme boards

UKBCSD is working on three core programmes in 2021, combining knowledge, experience, innovation and policy, to provide structured advice and road maps for the built environment sector.

Each programme is chaired by a specialist in their field, leading a working group drawn from the membership to bring forward tangible, workable, practical solutions to the sustainability issues facing our industry and, by default, the wider community and economy.

Mainstreaming the SDGs

A corporate climate change panacea.
Pledges and platitudes on the climate crisis must end, now. Only committed sustainability outcomes, locked into policy and pathways will generate the necessary transformation.
This programme will inform COP26, the Net Zero transition and green economics at the highest levels of policy, investment and government.

Clean Growth

It is vital that we deliver future growth and investment in the economy, whilst being able to evidence a reduction in green-house gas emissions and revitalisation of natural environments and communities. UKBCSD is piloting a Clean Growth Strategy that will guide this process.

Smart Construction

Plan Smarter, Build Smarter, Live Smarter right now, construction lacks efficiency and futureproofing. Technology, at times, is evolving faster than the very buildings that use it.

Together, we will champion smart construction; making buildings better, forever.

MEMBERS

Our boards are there to represent our members and ensure that their voices are heard.

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