Chris Twinn
Director, Ove Arup & Partners
Chris Twinn is the co-founder of Arup’s sustainability group in building engineering.
With a background in architectural engineering, his professional qualifications were in building services, before moving into multi-discipline design, building physics and sustainability. He has spent some 30 years in the industry concentrating on the design and delivery of environmentally aware and sustainability related projects and has a special interest in the planning system with its ability to help shape the future sustainability resilience of our communities.
Chris continues his direct involvement in design work from individual homes through to large scale urban masterplanning, and has been responsible for the first homes to achieve Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, as well as numerous Ecotowns and cities here in the UK and across the world.
Among the many projects he has been involved in are: Kingspan Lighthouse, Barratt Greenhouse, Hanham Hall Carbon Challenge, Dongtan EcoCity, BedZED, Gallions Park, Ashford ZED, Zero carbon Thames Gateway, Portcullis House, Kings Cross Central, and Stratford City.
Chris is a member of CABE’s design review panel, the RIBA sustainable futures committee, BRE Global Sustainability Board, and numerous other professional committees. He is a regular advisor to UK Central and Local Government and similarly is in increasing demand from around the world.
