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Duncan leads Buro Happold’s sustainability and climate change consultancy services. He has significant technical and business knowledge and is well respected within the sustainability industry, being nominated one of the ‘Top 50 Stars of Sustainability’ 2013, Building Magazine.

As an experienced sustainability consultant, Duncan has operated successfully at all scales within the built environment, from buildings through to masterplanning and strategic consultancy. He is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Physicist with over 20 years experience of business leadership in energy, carbon and sustainability. He has worked with leading UK and international clients to deliver successful policies, strategies and projects across a wide range of sectors including retail, commercial property, social housing, public sector and finance.

He sits on steering groups and soundings boards for the UKGBC Delivering Building Performance task group, Open City Green Sky Thinking and is a regular speaker at sustainability thought leadership events organised by the Aldersgate Group, London First and CBx. As an experienced sustainability consultant, he is currently leading Buro Happold’s work in a number of innovative areas including climate change resilience and designing to maximise health, wellbeing and productivity.

Duncan has a MSc in Energy Systems and the Environment from the University of Strathclyde and a BSc Hons in Physics & Astronomy at the University of Sheffield.