Alan Yates

Alan is the Technical Director of BRE EAM (BRE\'s Environmental Assessment Method) and leads the development and operation of the family of environmental assessment tools for evaluating the sustainability of buildings.  He is responsible for the technical development of the methods and for a wide range of research and consultancy projects relating to the environmental and wider sustainability impacts of residential and commercial buildings both within the UK and internationally.  In the past he worked on the development of BRE\'s Environmental Management Toolkits for existing buildings.

Alan is an architect with over 15 years experience in the design and development of environmentally sensitive buildings.  Much of this time has been spent working at a strategic level with Government and the construction industry to improve understanding, acceptability and performance.  He sits on both the ICE Environment and Sustainability Board and the RIBA Sustainable Futures Committee.