Jonathan Clarke, owner and principal also sits on the editorial committee at English Heritage (for whom he has written energy information papers which have recently been published), presented to over six different local authorities, the Institute of Historic Buildings Control (IHBC), the Victorian Society as well as at Birmingham and Oxford Brookes Universities. Here are some of his qualifications:
- Gives lectures to local authorities, universities and RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) on energy and historic buildings.
- Spent more than 3 years converting a 200 year old barn in a Conservation Area (Milton) near Banbury to be an energy efficient home (EPC Band C).
- Has an MSc in Historic Conservation 22,000 word dissertation: “Conserving Heat in Historic Houses”.
- Consultant to English Heritage on energy issues for traditional houses.
- Spent considerable time studying historic houses in North America to understand how they did and have been carefully adapted to “hang onto the heat”.
- An affiliated member of The Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE), who he formally represents at English Heritage.
- Recently elected to be a full member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), which exists to establish, develop and maintain the highest standards of conservation practice. Full membership is only open to historic environment conservation professionals.
- Fully licensed SAP (Domestic Energy) assessor (NHER) scheme in Milton Keynes and is a fully qualified Home Inspector.
- A full member of the Association for Environment Conscious Building.