He has been a partner in Eclipse Research Consultants since 1984. He specialises in environmental and sustainable development issues within the construction sector and beyond. He helps Construction Best Practice produce its series of Best Practice Profiles on how leading-edge construction companies manage change and performance improvement initiatives. He is currently collaborating, through Go-East (the Government Office for the Eastern Region), on the development of a sustainable construction strategy for the East of England and with the Centre for Construction Innovation on rolling out best practice on sustainable construction through the North West Development Agency. He was one of the originators of MaSC.