Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Developing an environmental decision making tool Shelter Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council

Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3 Phase 1 & 2 Key findings Next steps Feedback Environmental Assessment Tools Development of an online tool What have we found? What others have to say Where now?

Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Environmental Assessment Tools

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Phase 1 Research BREEAM and LEED Draw comparisons Assess suitability for humanitarian shelter sector

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) –First EAT –UK developed, 1990 –Allows comparison of buildings –Green Building Challenge, 1996 –Based on 10 criteria

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 6.Materials 7.Pollution 8.Transport 9.Waste 10.Water BREEAM Criteria 1.Energy 2.Indoor environment 3.Innovation 4.Land use and ecology 5.Management

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) –US based, developed –Most widely recognised –Designed for hot climates with air conditioning –Used in all US states –Based on 10 categories

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 6.Materials 7.Regional priority 8.Resources 9.Site 10.Water LEED Criteria 1.Awareness and education 2.Energy 3.Indoor environment 4.Innovation 5.Locations and linkages

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 LEED 1.LEED assessor separate  USGBC 2.ASHRAE standards 3.Rewards on improvements BREEAM 1.Trained BREEAM assessor is architect  BRE 2.UK/EU regulations 3.Absolute benchmarks

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Phase 2 –Research and compare EATs 18 found in total With 29 different categories –Assess suitability for humanitarian sector

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 10.EEWH – 7 11.Estidama – 7 12.GBCS – 7 13.BEAM – 6 14.DGNB – 6 15.GRIHA – 6 16.Green Mark – 5 17.HQE – 3 18.Minergie – 3 18 EATs sorted by number of criteria 1.Aspire – 12 2.BREEAM – 10 3.LEED – 10 4.CASBEE – 9 5.Green Star – 9 6.SI-5281 – 9 7.Green Globes – 8 8.LiderA – Star – 7

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 16.Awareness and education Culture Sustainable use Institutional enablers Off-site environment Pollution Preference items (strategic targets) Processes Quality of service Regional priority (extra weight given to existing criteria) Soil water content Sustainable construction Techniques Vulnerability different criteria sorted by frequency 1.Indoor environment quality Energy Water Materials Environmental management Land use and ecology Innovation Site CO 2 emission reduction Management Resources Transport Waste Locations and linkages Socioeconomic experience - 3

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 16.Awareness and education Culture Sustainable use Institutional enablers Off-site environment Pollution Preference items (strategic targets) Processes Quality of service Regional priority (extra weight given to existing criteria) Soil water content Sustainable construction Techniques Vulnerability different criteria sorted by frequency 1.Indoor environment quality Energy Water Materials Environmental management Land use and ecology Innovation Site CO 2 emission reduction Management Resources Transport Waste Locations and linkages Socioeconomic experience - 3

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Indoor environment quality; Energy; Water; Materials; Environmental management; and Land use and ecology.

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Findings of comparison –Regionally specific tools –Generally comprehensive thus complex –Centralised method of certification

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Phase 1 & 2 Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 1 & 2 Outcomes of Phase 1 & 2 –Is another tool feasible with limited time and money; and available skills and human resources? –Is a framework assessment tool the best direction for us?

Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3 Development of an online tool

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3 Compliance or education?

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3 Compliance –Accrediting institute –Training of assessors –Support of sector –Regionally specific

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3 Education –Tool to assist decisions – develop –Large body of vocational and academic knowledge – already available –Tool to assess results – available –Education and training material – available

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3 Education –Tool to assist decisions – develop –Large body of vocational and academic knowledge – already available –Tool to assess results – available –Education and training material – available

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Phase 3 From EAT research Top criteria: Indoor environment quality; Energy; Water; Materials; Environmental management; and Land use and ecology.

Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Key findings What have we found?

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Key findings Direct reliance on local environment Understand decisions of affected people Good programming requires training Focus on continuous resource needs

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Key findings Questions we have –How best to market this concept? –How to include complexities of environment? –When to realistically involve this?

Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Feedback What others have to say

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Feedback Generally positive Needs to be more specific to: –be obvious it’s about shelter; and –define a decision making process.

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Feedback “an endless list of all things I could do if I had bottomless buckets of money”

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Feedback Focus on the local environment –Maintain or improve? –Increase resilience –Ensure humanitarian imperative –Support income generation

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Feedback Still collating feedback Feel free to use computers

Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Next steps Where now?

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Next steps Development of site –Where will this be hosted? –What system to use – Drupal, Wordpress, etc? –Refine usability and navigation

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Next steps Decision making tree(s) –Further research –Consultation –Method of presentation?

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Next steps Collaboration –Assessment tool creators –Training providers –Development sector

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 Key findings Feedback Next steps Thursday 24 th May 2012Shelter Meeting 12a Day 1 is hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council Next steps Discussion –Challenges –Benefits –Opportunities