1. Pelsmakers Sofie For SusCon © bere: architects

2. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment About me Environmental architect & academic

3. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment About me Environmental architect & academic Mostly public sector work/for RSL’s

4. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment About me Environmental architect & academic Mostly public sector work/for RSL’s Co-founder of not for profit building organisation ‘Architecture for Change’

5. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment About me Environmental architect & academic Mostly public sector work/for RSL’s Co-founder of not for profit building organisation ‘Architecture for Change’ Author of ‘The Environmental Design Pocketbook’

6. Low carbon construction © bere: architects

7. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment contents Why low carbon construction matters

8. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment contents Why low carbon construction matters What is low carbon construction?

9. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment contents Why low carbon construction matters What is low carbon construction? & what it is not

10. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment contents Why low carbon construction matters What is low carbon construction? & what it is not Barriers

11. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment contents Why low carbon construction matters What is low carbon construction? & what it is not Barriers Opportunities

12. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment contents Why low carbon construction matters What is low carbon construction? & what it is not Barriers Opportunities Followed by discussion/exchange of ideas

13. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Why low carbon construction?

14. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Why? BRE (2010) Energy Efficiency in new and existing buildings Buildings responsible for ≈ 50% UK CO 2 emissions

15. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Why? Climate Change Act, 2008 80% CO 2 reduction by 2050

16. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Why? Fuel/energy security: if we manage to reduce our reliance on increasingly imported fossil fuels

17. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Why? energy demand reductions ≈ lower bills and reduced fuel poverty Hamilton(2011), The impact of housing energy efficiency improvements on reduced exposure to cold: the 'temperature take back factor'

18. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Why? SDC 2006, Stock Take: Delivering Improvements in Existing Housing. ≈ 75% of buildings which exist today will still exist in 2050, so a potentially large market

19. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment What is low carbon construction?

20. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment thoughts?

21. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment it is:

22. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment It is: Construction which is energy- efficient through increased insulation & draught-proofing & energy efficient supply systems; which also considers embodied energy.(i.e. what it is made out of and where materials come from)

23. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Let’s pause with supply systems

24. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Energy efficient: MVHR, under floor-heating (30- 40ºC)

25. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment inefficient:

26. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment inefficient: (60-80ºC)

27. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Let’s pause with insulation

28. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment insulation Going to zero carbonInsulation & increased airtightness reduce winter heat loss but also summer heat gains.

29. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment How hot? (2080) © The Environmental Design Pocketbook

30. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Going to zero carbonInsulate new + existing buildings to high standards insulation

31. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Going to zero carbonInsulate new + existing buildings to high standards insulation ….Passivhaus/EnerPHit or similar

32. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Spot the Passivhaus? © bere: architects

33. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Going to zero carbonWe need to think about external insulation (retains thermal mass, reduces thermal bridging & other risks) insulation

34. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Going to zero carbonParticularly in view of the millions of existing houses in the UK that need improving. (7.6 million solid walled dwellings alone) insulation

35. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Going to zero carbon © Anne Thorne Architects

36. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Going to zero carbon © Anne Thorne Architects

37. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Going to zero carbon depth of insulation is substantial © Anne Thorne Architects

38. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment © Anne Thorne Architects

39. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Low carbon construction: what it is not

40. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment It is not ‘Business as usual’

41. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment It is not ‘Business as usual’ (or the usual made slightly more sustainable)

42. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment

43. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment It is not A building with just renewables or other technology stuck on, because:

44. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Energy-efficiency is the first renewable (and lasts for the building’s lifetime)

45. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment It is not A proxy for sustainable design

46. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment because Some environmental impacts cannot be measured in ‘carbon’(CO 2 )

47. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Such as Water use

48. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Such as Water use Biodiversity

49. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Such as Water use Biodiversity Health

50. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Such as Water use Biodiversity Health Comfort

51. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Such as Water use Biodiversity Health Comfort Waste

52. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment For example

53. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment For example while increasing airtightness we need to allow for biodiversity habitats!

54. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment © Architecture for Change biodiversity …because striving for increased airtightness reduces opportunities for birds to nest & bats to roost in gaps & cracks of old buildings.

55. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment © Architecture for Change

56. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment biodiversity We need to be aware of this and actively propose solutions to counteract loss of biodiversity

57. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment One way,… © bere: architects

58. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment For example increased airtightness requires more careful choice of internal finishes to protect occupant health

59. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Off-gassing

60. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment For example Designing to ‘zero carbon’, limits maximum densities considered sustainable to support public transport, walking, cycling & mixed- use communities

61. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment © The Environmental Design Pocketbook

62. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Approx. 100 dw/ha – low energyApprox. 30 dw/ha – ‘zero carbon’

63. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Energy efficiency

64. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment = first renewable

65. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Barriers?

66. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment What are the barriers you experience to deliver low carbon construction?

67. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers

68. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost

69. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost Reduced bills not enjoyed by freeholder

70. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost Reduced bills not enjoyed by freeholder Separate maintenance cost

71. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost Reduced bills not enjoyed by freeholder Separate maintenance cost Lack of incentives for take-up by public

72. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost Reduced bills not enjoyed by freeholder Separate maintenance cost Lack of incentives for take-up by public Lack of consistency in policy

73. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost Reduced bills not enjoyed by freeholder Separate maintenance cost Lack of incentives for take-up by public Lack of consistency in policy Lack of support for SMEs

74. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost Reduced bills not enjoyed by freeholder Separate maintenance cost Lack of incentives for take-up by public Lack of consistency in policy Lack of support for SMEs Lack of skills

75. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment barriers Capital cost Reduced bills not enjoyed by freeholder Separate maintenance cost Lack of incentives for take-up by public Lack of consistency in policy Lack of support for SMEs Lack of skills

76. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Opportunities?

77. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment What are the opportunities to deliver low carbon construction?

78. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Become a specialist. And do it well. 1.specialise

79. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Become a specialist. And do it well. Don’t say you are good at everything. 1.specialise

80. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Become a specialist. And do it well. Don’t say you are good at everything. Create a niche market: Check out competitors; what will give YOU the edge? 1.specialise

81. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Become a specialist. And do it well. Don’t say you are good at everything. Create a niche market: Check out competitors; what will give YOU the edge? Collaborate with other specialists 1.specialise

82. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Become a specialist. And do it well. Don’t say you are good at everything. Create a niche market: Check out competitors; what will give YOU the edge? Collaborate with other specialists Build up a profile as an expert so you are known as such. 1.specialise

83. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Practice what you preach (run your business ethically and exemplary. 2.Be exemplary

84. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Practice what you preach (run your business ethically and exemplary. Reflect this in your company’s sustainability statement with a ‘waw’ factor’. 2.Be exemplary

85. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Practice what you preach (run your business ethically and exemplary. Reflect this in your company’s sustainability statement with a ‘waw’ factor’. Content matters: refuse work that goes against your ethos. 2.Be exemplary

86. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Practice what you preach (run your business ethically and exemplary. Reflect this in your company’s sustainability statement with a ‘waw’ factor’. Content matters: refuse work that goes against your ethos. Look at alternative business structures: not- for profit; a research arm etc 2.Be exemplary

87. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Practice what you preach (run your business ethically and exemplary. Reflect this in your company’s sustainability statement with a ‘waw’ factor’. Content matters: refuse work that goes against your ethos. Look at alternative business structures: not- for profit; a research arm etc Support staff – let them grow & share inside and outside the office. 2.Be exemplary

88. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment To do the above you need to have a clear VISION for your business 3.Have VISION

89. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment To do the above you need to have a clear VISION for your business have a standpoint in the environmental debate: Let your voice be heard. (twitter/blog/opinion pieces etc) 3.Have VISION

90. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment To do the above you need to have a clear VISION for your business have a standpoint in the environmental debate: Let your voice be heard. (twitter/blog/opinion pieces etc) be in it for the long run – build up your profile over time. Not crash and burn. 3.Have VISION

91. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment FOLLOW UP and get feedback on projects as standard practice: you should care enough to want to know how occupants/consumers use/experience it. 4.Get feedback

92. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment FOLLOW UP and get feedback on projects as standard practice: you should care enough to want to know how occupants/consumers use/experience it. Rectify mistakes/issues immediately 4.Get feedback

93. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment FOLLOW UP and get feedback on projects as standard practice: you should care enough to want to know how occupants/consumers use/experience it. Rectify mistakes/issues immediately Share good and bad practice with others. (you will earn an excellent and ethical reputation for this and will lead instead of follow the debate) 4.Get feedback

94. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Be consistent in your message 5.No to fashion

95. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Be consistent in your message do not cave in to pressures or demands you know not to be true or fashionable. (such as the preference for renewables if they are inappropriate) 5.No to fashion

96. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Thank you www.environmentaldesignpocketbook.com www.architectureforchange.com

97. The UK Doctoral Training Centre in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment Over to you