Journey to zero carbon education buildings George Martin Head of Sustainable Development Willmott Dixon Member Zero Carbon Task Force

The elephant in the Boardroom ! CARBON

34% cut by 2020; 80% by year budgets; independent Committee; annual report to Parliament Extensive enabling powers Climate Change Act November 2008 Climate Change Act November 2008

2008 Budget Already have all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016 All new schools to be zero carbon by 2016 Ambition for all new public sector buildings to be zero carbon by 2018 Ambition for all new non- domestic buildings to be zero carbon by 2019

Route maps Funding incentives where HEFCE will link capital funding to performance against carbon management plans

Re-Thinking …………….. Re-Thinking the way that we procure, design, construct, maintain and use education buildings

Developing the brief Procurement Conceptual design Detailed Design Construction Post-occupancy evaluation Re-Thinking the delivery of ZC buildings Contractor part of team from the start

Developing the brief Procurement Conceptual design Detailed Design Construction Post-occupancy evaluation Re-Thinking the delivery of ZC buildings Sustainability & Partnering workshops

Developing the brief Procurement Conceptual design Detailed Design Construction Post-occupancy evaluation Re-Thinking the delivery of ZC buildings Sustainability & Partnering workshops Intense

Developing the brief Procurement Conceptual design Detailed Design Construction Post-occupancy evaluation Re-Thinking the delivery of ZC buildings Soft Landings

Better briefing, design, handover and building performance in use

Post Occupancy Evaluation Commitment to Publish – warts and all

“Sustainable Procurement is a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment”. Procuring the Future – June 2006 Definition from the Sustainable Procurement Task Force Sustainable Procurement…?

“Sustainable Procurement is a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment”. Procuring the Future – June 2006 Definition from the Sustainable Procurement Task Force Sustainable Procurement…?

Sustainable Procurement Challenge – Flexible Framework Benchmarking how well you are addressing your sustainability issues against how well others are addressing theirs Procurement journey

The Carbon Hierarchy Source: HEFCE January 2010/01 adapted from the DCSF Zero Carbon Task Force and Parkin

Carbon Hierarchy Halve the demand, double the efficiency and halve the carbon in the supplies and you are down to one-eighth of the emissions Bill Bordass – Member of the DCSF Zero Carbon Task Force

Elizabeth Fry Building Constructed by Willmott Dixon 1993/4 and occupied in January 1995 The Probe Team measured energy performance and user satisfaction: 23 POE studies see

Performance of Higher Education Buildings

DEC rating B (26 to 50) 49

Unregulated Energy Use includes: plugload, server rooms, security, external lighting, lifts etc. Special Functions include: trading floors, server rooms, cafeteria etc. Extra occupancy & operating hours Actual – Real energy use Special functions Design forecast Forecast Regulated CO Part L 2 Unregulated CO 2 Inefficiencies From BMS Regulated Energy Use includes: fixed building services, heating, hot water, cooling, ventilation, lighting Energy use - the full picture Reference: Aedas Architects 2010

Design………

OrientationDesign………

Christ the King School, Knowsley OrientationDesign………

Christ the King School, Knowsley Orientation Radiant heaters Design………

Value Engineering St Francis of Assisi Liverpool

Value Engineering or do you mean Cost Cutting? In particular be wary of cost cutting on: Fenestration and rooflights: Especially where rooflights are central to the daylighting and/or ventilation strategy. St Francis of Assisi Liverpool

Daylighting Courtesy: Willmott Dixon

What does the future look like? Aufkirchen ‘passivhaus’ School, Munich Kingspan ‘Lighthouse’ BRE Innovation Park Air tightness < 1 m3/hr per m2 Heating requirement < 15 KWh/m2a Primary energy demand < 120 KWh/m2a

International Digital Laboratory, University of Warwick – BREEAM Excellent What does the future look like? Courtesy: Edward Cullinan Architects

…………. and more measurement EPC DEC to evidence performance……………….

…………. and more measurement EPC DEC Embodied Carbon to evidence performance……………….

Embodied Carbon

Building Carbon Footprint

UWE R Block Extension UWE R Block Extension 2010 Carbon negative at end of construction!

In conclusion ………………….

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." Re-Thinking…………………. Albert Einstein

The Journey – Leadership from Government

The Journey – Leadership from industry

Never Waste a Good Crisis Develop a New Generation of Leaders We must develop a new generation of leaders who can communicate their vision and drive change in culture and behaviour Adopt New Business Models that Promote Change Business models are fundamental to changing behaviour. We must move away from models that encourage short term thinking and find ways to incentivise long term value creation Procure for Value All customers in the chain need to professionalise their procurement to achieve best value, rather than focusing on lowest price. Andrew Wolstenholme October 2009

Criteria Client commitment to making it a sustainable projectYes 2. BREEAM DesignVery Good Excellent Outstanding 3. Sustainability workshopYes 4. Energy Performance Certificate - RatingCCBBA 5. Recycled content by value> 20% > 25% >30% 6. Waste - % diverted from landfill>70%>80%>85%>90%>100% 7. Sustainability healthchecks & POEYes 8. WLC & LCA undertaken-Yes 9. Considerate Constructor Scheme - Score>32 >34 10.Directly associated community projectYes Willmott Dixon’s Ten point criteria for a ‘sustainable’ project Continuous improvement

Lessons Learned - ZC Buildings Journey 1.Leadership 2.Re-Thinking/sustainability workshops ……from ‘inception’ 3.Sustainable Procurement (decisions based on whole life costs) 4.Partnership approach – inclusive from the start 5.Integrated design team, contractor, client, user & supply chain 6.Carbon Manager on every project………………with ‘clout’! 7.Building to be part of the curriculum and engage users 8.Transparency – learn from mistakes and publish, warts and all! 9.Post Occupancy Evaluation & Soft Landings Framework 10.Incentivise performance and celebrate success

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