2050 Group

Who we are?

The 2050 Group comprises of 16 young to the industry professionals, who all represent a wide range of disciplines across the built environment. The group was established in February 2010 to feed into the Innovation and Growth Team review led by the Construction Industry Council and Paul Morrell, Chief Construction Advisor to the Government.

Group’s Vision and Objectives

The 2050 group's vision is to provide a collaborative forum and platform for members of all construction disciplines and professional bodies to develop ideas, share knowledge and promote advancement of sustainable industry initiatives with a view to achieving a carbon neutral construction industry by the year 2050.

The 2050 Group believe that knowledge sharing, strategic planning and collaborative consultation are key to achieving the group's vision. The overall goals of the 2050 Group are:

1. Promote shared knowledge and sustainability initiatives
2. Be an active forum for “young” to the industry professionals to collaborate
3. Develop and review strategic scenarios for the future of the construction industry
4. Offer unique perspectives and critical thought leadership to challenge the construction industry
5. Contribute to the Low Carbon Construction Action Plan and assist in its delivery
6. Disseminate information to help positively shape the future of the construction industry

Group’s Work and Publication

Over the course of the year, the 2050 Group has worked together closely to determine how they envisage and what they would like the construction industry to be like in the future, with a particular focus on the period 2020 – 2050.

The Group fed into the Low Carbon Construction IGT Final Report, which was issued on 29th November 2010. You can download the full copy of the final report here. A more detailed version of the 2050 Group’s report can be downloaded here.

The continuation of the Group was supported by Government in its response to the Low Carbon IGT report which was published on the 22nd June 2011. It stated “Government is also very keen to maintain the valuable dialogue with future industry leaders which the production of the IGT report provided a focus for. BIS will therefore continue to support the 2050 group alongside the Construction Industry Council (CIC) to ensure that the future leaders of the construction industry have a clear voice in driving forward low carbon and sustainable construction methods.”

A full copy of this response can be downloaded here

The Group is currently working on its next publication.

Group Members

Hannah Collie – CIC, Group Coordinator
Louise Clarke – CIRIA
Jon Elms - ESA Design, CIAT
John Griggs – Principal Science Officer, CIPHE
Nathan Jarman – Turner and Townsend, RICS & G4C
Richard Keane – Cummins Turbo Technologies, BIFM Lead
Anastasia Kiochou – Turner and Townsend
Robert MacDonald – Zero Carbon Hub, NHBC
Emma Nicholson - Rider Levett Bucknall, CIOB
Vicky O’Farrell – Ranne Interiors, BIFM Deputy
Dr Kieran Owens – Creagh Concrete Products Limited, ICE
Antonio Pisano – Marcel Mauer, RIBA
Mark Renshaw – Elliott Wood Partnership, IStructE
Anna Whitehead – BIID
Morwenna Wilson – Argent, CIBSE

Contact Details

For further information or if you are interested in joining the group, please contact the Group Coordinator, Hannah Collie on hcollie@cic.org.uk or 0207 399 7409.