"In 1999 you would have been hard pushed to find an agent taking sustainability seriously. That we now have them backing our proposals in 2008 is an encouraging sign. However, there are still lofty ideas at corporate level that are not being seen through to reality by many clients, who still remain under commercial pressures.

" In the next 10 years, we would like to see EPC's actually change the mindset of clients so that they see sustainability as an investment and not an added cost. In addition, swith new build only accounting for 1-2 per cent of building stock, we must start treating existing stock with the same seriousness."

Stuart Barlow, Director of Sustainability & Technology, 3DReid