The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has reaffirmed it's commitment to sustainable construction by recruiting the services of two members of design and engineering consultancy, Atkins.

Atkins will donate Tony Iles, the Associate Director of its Environmental Management team, and sustainability consultant Piotr Berebecki to CIC for a six month period from November 2007. Both men will work at CIS for three days a week.

Mr Iles' first priority will be to lead the CIC's response to the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) draft sustainable construction strategy, which will involve the co-ordination of members' views and input, liaison with the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) and overseeing the drafting process. The next stage will be to help the CIC support BERR in implementing the strategy.

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Graham Watts Chief Executive of CIC said: "Tony and Piotr will be a great asset to CIC in the key area of developing and implementing the sustainable construction strategy, as well as helping shape CIC priorities in relation to Climate Change and other environmental policies.”

Keith Clarke, Chief Executive of Atkins and Deputy Chairman of CIC said: "Atkins' corporate responsibility policy is to share our expertise in areas which are fundamentally important to society, and this is a prime example. It is crucial that we develop a common way forward on sustainability between Government and the design community."

(NS)