Professor Chris Goodier

He is an experienced Civil Engineer, Chartered Builder and Researcher with 28 years’ experience of all aspects of construction, including contracting, consultancy and research. 

Authored books include Design in Modular Construction and the RICS Future of UK Housebuilding, and he is an experienced international expert witness for offsite/modular construction and concrete technology. He has given evidence to the UK government’s Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into MMC, as well as the Scottish Parliament on RAAC.

More recently he has been researching old/aged RAAC (Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete), including its structural performance and durability, in particular in NHS hospitals and has been regularly advising the Office of Government Property - Cabinet Office, DfE, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the DFO/MOD, FCDO, as well as the Scottish and Welsh governments. He is a founder member of the IStructE RAAC Study Group and the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) RAAC Industry Response Group.

He worked previously for Laing O’Rourke Civil Engineering and BRE and was the Lead Expert for construction on the UK Government’s Foresight Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment futures project.