Created: 18th March, 2025
Robert joined Barker in 2002 and is a Partner based in our Braintree office. A Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, he has over 20 years’ experience of all core building surveying services and provides strategic estates advice to key accounts in the education, commercial, ecclesiastical and public sectors.
An education specialist, he provides the following services: estates and energy strategy, asset management planning, project management and capital funding applications.
Robert works closely with clients to plan and implement energy efficiency and sustainability strategies to save money, reduce carbon emissions and meet ESG objectives.
As a RICS Certified Historic Buildings Professional he provides conservation consultancy for clients with listed and historic buildings.
Robert is an experienced APC Assessor and Chairman and is also an external examiner for Anglia Ruskin University
As a Partner Robert leads the Business Development and Marketing function at Barker, builds relationships with key sector bodies and helps steer the strategic growth of the company.
Email: rgould@barker-associates.co.uk
Tel: 01279 648057
As part of the DfE’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, there is a target for all education settings to have both a sustainability lead and a Climate Action Plan (CAP) in place by 2025. A Climate Action Plan goes beyond energy and decarbonisation to look at the impact education setting can have across four key areas:
1. Decarbonisation
2. Adaptation and resilience
3. Biodiversity
4.Climate education, training and jobs
For schools and colleges, a Climate Action Plan is the foundation a sustainability strategy. Further detail can be added through the following:
• Energy Audits helps to optimise current practices and identify ‘invest-to-save’ projects that save money as well as reduce carbon emissions
• Heat Decarbonisation Plans ensures a focussed approach to reducing carbon emissions across heating systems and can facilitate further access to central government grant funding.
• Net Zero Strategies allows you to set the ambitious target
To help with your sustainability journey Barker have created a Climate Action Plan Template.
