Robert Knight

Chairman – Constructing Excellence South West

Robert_Knight_2 Robert is a Chartered Construction Manager, Surveyor, Environmentalist and Corporate Construction surveyor with over 30 years managerial experience in the Development, Construction, Civil engineering, House building and Mixed use urban regeneration businesses.

He is currently Chairman of the UK Construction Clients Group, Chairman of Constructing Excellence SW, The President of the Bristol Constructing Excellence Club & represents UK Construction Clients on the Governments Strategic Forum for Construction.
Robert is the Operations Director of igloo regeneration where he has responsibility for the Operational delivery, Procurement, Design and Construction of igloo's direct developments across the UK which have included the successful delivery of igloos Award winning mixed use regeneration schemes at Bermondsey Square in London and Porth Teigr in Cardiff where he and the team were responsible for the BBC Roath Lock Studios which achieved BREEAM Outstanding, making it the first industrial building (post construction) in the UK to achieve this standard.

Roberts’s contribution and commitment to sustainable development has resulted in him representing the Development industry on various Sustainability forums which influence environmental outcomes through developments. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England and also contributes to United Nations Environmental programme as a member of their College of Observers.

Robert has regularly commented in the media on urban regeneration and Sustainable developments and has spoken on these issues plus Innovation in finance, Value Management, Procurement, Project delivery, Collaborative working and Supply Chain Integration and Community engagement / Localism on a number of occasions.