Peter is the key employee with RDE and was also the founder back in 2002. He is qualified as a Building Surveyor (Grad Dip 2019 Dist. from UWE) and also a Retrofit Co-ordinator (Level 5 2020 – Retrofit Academy) and Domestic Energy Assessor (Level 3 – Stroma). 

Peter has been undertaking individual and community building surveys since 2002, focusing on the whole building approach that captures all sustainability issues. The community surveys have been focused on working through the Renew Wales and DTA Wales networks and RDE has assisted over 100 community organisations across Wales with understanding and upgrading their premises.

Peter served as Sustainability Chair and Director for the STBA and now works part-time for them as Project Associate. Here he has been responsible for a number of BEIS funded projects and has helped author the Level 3 Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings for CITB (a key qualification in the new PAS2035). He has also created a UK leading survey tool for assessing buildings using the Whole House Approach.

Peter serves on two British Standards Institute Steering Groups. These are focused on setting professional standards for retrofitting domestic properties in the UK.