Principal - John A. Herbert
Mr John A. Herbert is the principal and founder of Kelcroft
E&M Limited - a multi-discipline built environment
consultancy headquartered in Hong Kong SAR.
He has more than twenty four years international construction industry
consulting experience, the last twelve years as an independent
consultant. Educated in the United Kingdom, and a Hong Kong permanent
resident he has a passion for engineering, and problem solving. His
dedication, professionalism, and thoroughness is evidenced with an
unrivaled litigation free track record.
He manages construction projects both large and small, with experience
in healthcare, data centres, residential, institutional, industrial,
fitting out, and commercial sectors executed across three continents.
A pioneer, he develops creative and innovative solutions for complex
engineering problems helping organisations achieve their objectives and
goals.
Areas of specialist expertise include:
- energy usage, modelling and energy efficiency
- mission critical environments, and data centres
- Legionnaires disease risk prevention
- renewable energy
- law of contract
- Computational Flow Dynamics (CFD)
John Herbert is often invited to present at international conferences, in the last year he has been invited to speak at conferences and seminars across Asia.
June 2008 John presented at Climate Change Conference (above photograph) in Hong Kong.
August 2007 John was an expert panelist at the Managing Data Centres Conference organised by RFP
May 2006 John was an expert energy at the Building Services Professional Energy efficiency seminar held in the Marriot Hotel in Hong Kong.
Other Positions
Chairperson and member of Executive committee of Hong Kong Sustainable Development Forum
(HKSDF)
http://www.hksdf.org.hk
Executive Director of Hong Kong Association of Energy Services
Companies (HAESCO) http://www.haesco.hk
Member of the Beam Society Executive Committee
www.hk-beam.org.hk
Member of Advisory board for China Power, Oil and Gas Conference in 2007 and 2008, organised by Penwell Corporation.
Member of the IPPF (Independent Power Producers Forum). advisory board.
Member of Judging panel for International Urban Planning and Design Competition held in November 2007http://www.designinghongkong.com/
Blog
http://www.johnherbert.hkExperience Record
| year | firm | position |
| to present | Kelcroft E&M Limited
Built environment consultant |
Founder, CEO |
| 1994-1998 | M&E Consulting Engineers | Founder & Technical Director |
| 1993-1994 | R. W Gregory (Far
East)
Consulting Engineers |
Senior Project Engineer |
| 1989-1993 | R. W. Gregory
& Partners (UK)
Consulting Engineers |
Project Engineer |
| 1986-1989 | Mid Glamorgan County
Council
Land and Buildings Dept. |
Engineer |
| 1980-1986 | McCann &
Partners
Consulting Engineers |
Trainee Engineer |