Biography
Nick is an Associate Director for Upstream Sustainability Services, part of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Professional and Advisory Group. Within Upstream, he leads the Development and Regeneration team.
Nick has 5 years experience working for central government on sustainability strategies for UK city regions and mixed use developments, most recently as Head of Environmental Strategy for the Thames Gateway at the UK Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG).
He has experience in leading the development of sustainability strategies for large urban areas focusing particularly on water use, waste and flood management as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation, providing crucial advice to carefully balance demands across these sectors.
He has been responsible for developing and managing collaborative partnerships across the public and private sectors on sustainability projects, including nationally important energy schemes, energy infrastructure planning, as well as provision for large housing and mixed use developments.
Most recently his work has been focussed on providing sustainability advice to support the development of 50 acre multi-tenanted Sustainable Industrial Park in East London. The site seeks to bring together industrial sectors in a more efficient and sustainable way, to release additional value and incorporate cutting edge corporate research and development facilities.
Nick has also been providing strategic and project specific advice to a number of clients on embedding sustainability into the decision making process to drive innovation and secure sustainable buildings through new build and refurbishment. Nick joined Jones Lang LaSalle from the Department for Communities and Local Government in August 2008 in order to strengthen Upstream Sustainability Service’s capabilities in development and regeneration.
