Energy Design Advisory Service

Responsible for management and delivery of energy and environmental design advice on major UK Government funded project for 10 years. EDAS was a UK Government funded initiative hosted in Scotland jointly by the RIAS and the University of Strathclyde which aimed to improve the design and energy performance of buildings by making advanced simulation modelling available to the construction industry in Scotland.

My role was to provide a knowledge transfer link between the industry and academics across Scotland who were researching innovative design technologies and at the same time providing access to best practice design advice available through government research sources, translating the needs of the industry to academics and crafting the analysis outcomes into design language. I was responsible for a team of 25 EDAS industry Consultants and one administrative staff member.

Outcome (independently verified): Provision of energy, environmental, sustainability and materials/systems selection design support at a fraction of the true cost to over 1200 construction projects (around 650 companies), resulting in savings in energy consumption and running costs (estimated by independent evaluation) of £17m p.a., and cumulatively, £172m (285,000 tonnes of displaced CO2) to 2008.

Government investment in Scotland: £5m over 10 years with matched funding from industry users of the scheme.

Outcome (independently verified): Provision of energy, environmental, sustainability and materials/systems selection design support at a fraction of the true cost to over 1200 construction projects (around 650 companies), resulting in savings in energy consumption and running costs (estimated by independent evaluation) of £17m p.a., and cumulatively, £172m (285,000 tonnes of displaced CO2) to 2008.