y ▁L ect urer ▁for ▁the ▁J oint ▁Cont ract s ▁Trib unal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Chair man ▁of ▁J CT ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁Inter dis cipl inary ▁Design ▁for ▁the ▁Bu ilt ▁Environment ▁master s ▁programme ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁and ▁contributed ▁a ▁chapter ▁on ▁Ch anging ▁Const ruction ▁Culture ▁to ▁a ▁book ▁based ▁around ▁papers ▁given ▁on ▁the ▁course . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁B IM ▁' Am b assador ▁for ▁G row th ' ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁C IC ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁government ' s ▁Building ▁Information ▁Mod elling ▁Ste ering ▁Group ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁how ▁the ▁UK ▁can ▁achieve ▁economic ▁growth ▁by ▁explo iting ▁its ▁B IM ▁success . ▁This ▁continued ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁B IM ; ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁B IS ▁Low ▁Car bon ▁Const ruction ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁G row th ▁Team ▁which ▁produced ▁the ▁key ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁report ▁recomm ending ▁government ▁ad option ▁of ▁B IM ▁- ▁an ▁initi ative ▁carried ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁government ' s ▁Chief ▁construction ▁advis er ▁Paul ▁Mor rell . ▁Sax on ▁produced ▁a ▁report ▁for ▁government ▁on ▁G row th ▁through ▁B IM , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁C IC ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁guide book ▁' B IM ▁for ▁Const ruction