Design and Sustainability Advisory Group

 The Design and Sustainability Advisory Group has an important role in helping us deliver our statutory objectives around improving design and embedding sustainability in development. The group provides impartial advice to the HCA Board of how the HCA performs against its statutory duty and how it can continue to improve its policies and procedures relating to the delivery of design quality and sustainable development.

The members of the group are:

• Dru Vesty - Chair and HCA Board member
• David Birkbeck - Chief Executive, Design for Homes
• Andrew Drury - Managing Director, HATC Ltd.
• Tom Jestico - Architect and founder of architectural practice Jestico + Whiles
• Nick Johnson - Deputy Chief Executive, Urban Splash
• James Pargeter - Director, Drivers Jonas Deloitte
• Neil Smith - Group Head of Research and Innovation, NHBC
• Chris Tinker - Group Board Director & Regeneration Chairman, Crest Nicholson

Design and Sustainability Advisory Group Terms of Reference - PDF (14 KB)