Kevin McCloud is best known for Channel 4’s Grand Designs and for his annual coverage of the Stirling Prize. He admits to having had an unhealthy obsession with buildings since childhood: he studied the history of them at Cambridge, has designed everything in and around them, has lit them and written about them. He now champions issues such as context, the historic environment and sustainable construction, often in his feisty column in the Sunday Times in which he takes on planners, architects and developers. He also writes for Grand Designs magazine. Mainly for getting rid of the capital ‘A’ from architecture, Kevin was awarded two honorary doctorates in 2005, from Plymouth and Oxford Brookes. He is a recalcitrant patron of several architectural and sustainable charities, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Foresters, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a WWF Ambassador.

Isabel Allen trained as an architect before joining The Architects’ Journal as Buildings Editor in 1996. She became the Editor of the AJ in 1999 and published a book, ‘Structure as Design’ the following year. She was a member of the Stirling Prize jury between 2003 and 2006. In 2005 she spearheaded the critically acclaimed relaunch of the AJ and was subsequently named PPA (Periodical Publishers Association) Editor of the Year and BSME (British Society of Magazine Editors) Editor of the Year. She was also made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Isabel is currently Hab’s Design Director and a consultant to the London Development Agency.

A chartered surveyor with over 20 years experience in the UK property sector, Mike Roberts runs Vertigo Sustainable Design Consultants. He previously spent most of his career with Colliers CRE and its predecessor businesses Gooch Webster and Gooch and Wagstaff, during which time his roles included Head of Office Agency and Development, Managing Partner/Director and Head of Strategic Consulting. Mike established the Sustainability Action Team at Colliers CRE and was responsible for Colliers becoming a founding member of the UK Green Building Council. He is currently a non-executive director at Lime Technology Ltd and a board member of the Green Building Council.

Following a degree in economics, Chris qualified as a Chartered Accountant and later gained an MBA from Cranfield Business School. Chris lived and worked overseas before returning to the UK in the late ‘80s. He has broad experience in managing large and small manufacturing and service companies both in the UK and overseas. Chris has worked with Kevin McCloud for over a decade, bringing a strong financial and business approach.

Sahra Gott has worked with Kevin McCloud for 12 years. She is responsible for Hab’s communications and PR and is very good at rolling up her sleeves, getting her hands dirty and generally sorting stuff out.