An Era of Expansion: Construction at the University of Cambridge 1996–2006

David Adamson is a consultant on sustainable construction, and lectures at the University of Cambridge. He was Director of Construction Policy for UK HM Treasury between 2006 and 2007, and Director of University Estates at the University of Cambridge from 1998 to the end of 2005. David was educated in Edinburgh and at King’s College, Cambridge, and then served around the world in the Royal Engineers, commanding a field regiment and serving as a staff-officer in NATO HQ Europe. He has previously co-authored Change in the Construction Industry 1993–2003, Routledge, 2006 and two books on the underground use of foamed concrete. He is a visiting professor at UCL and UAE.