George Adams in lead role for green agenda
Former CIBSE president George Adams, UK engineering of SPIE, has been appointed chair of the Construction Industry Council’s (CIC) green construction panel. This role will see him actively involved in the London Climate Change Partnership. He has also been chosen to lead CIBSE’s active-cities group.
The CIC panel will advise on 12 issues relating to sustainability and climate change. They include climate-change mitigation and buildings, aiming for a low-carbon economy and adaptation design strategy.
George Adams explains, ‘The essence of our work on the green construction panel is speed. We need to move quickly in order to counteract the effects of climate change.
‘That means focusing on the adaptability of buildings and urban environments, looking at how the climate impacts cities and placing a strong emphasis on the people and communities that live in and use buildings.’
