Keynote: Task Force on Zero Carbon Schools Work in Progress, the Future Challenges
speaker: Robin Nicholson, Chairman on Task Force on Zero Carbon Schools
Robin Nicholson is a senior member of Edward
Cullinan Architects, which he joined in 1979. Previously he had worked
for Jim Stirling and taught at the Bartlett and PNL. He was a
Vice-President of the RIBA (1992-1994), Chairman of CIC (1998-2000) and
a founder member of the Movement for Innovation Board (1998-2001); he
continues to help develop the Design Quality Indicator.
Robin
is a CABE Commissioner, where he chairs the Enabling Programme and
leads on climate change and was appointed Joint Deputy Chairman in
December 2008 He is Chairman of the industry think-tank, The Edge
(1996-). He was awarded a CBE for Services to Architecture in 1999. In
2007 he joined the Board of the NHBC
and was appointed non-executive Chairman of NHBC Services in January
2008. In June 2008 Robin was appointed chair of a zero carbon task
force advising ministers on zero carbon schools.