SUSTAINABILITY ON THE DEFRA ESTATE John Hives FRICS Head of Capital Development & Sustainability Estates Division Presented at - Procurement Solutions for the Public Sector 12 th June 2007

Recent Developments Offices Whitehall – Developer Build – Office space for in Central London  BREEAM Excellent  Award RICS sustainability building of the year Bespoke - Mills Building, Weybridge – New Build Offices and procedures rooms  BREEAM Excellent  Award– 2006 RICS South East Region Sustainability building of the year  2006 BRE Bespoke BREEAM building of the year award Laboratory - Stewart Stockman Lab, Weybridge – New Build High Containment Laboratory  BREEAM Very Good  Finalist for 2006 Building Construction Industries (BCI) Major Project Award  2006 Prime Ministers Better Public Buildings Award

Nobel House Refurbishment Project Natural Ventilation within Nobel House

Nobel House - Sustainability Targets PERFORMANCE AGAINST OTHER GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES OGC Achieving Excellence in Construction Procurement Guide 11: Sustainability : Socio – economic - environmental Building a Better Quality of Life – A Strategy for More Sustainable Construction (Defra, April 2000) OGC Common Minimum Standards

Nobel House - Sustainability Targets Performance against set targets Achieve BREEAM Excellent (score over 70%) Achieved – scored 79.7% Minimise waste to landfill Achieved –total recycled for project was close to 68% - far in excess of target 100% timber from verifiable sources Achieved – 100% provided from FSC,PEFC or other verifiably sustainable sources

Nobel House - Sustainability Targets Performance against set targets (cont) Use Refrigerants with zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and zero Global Warming Potential (GWP) Achieved (main chillers – ammonia (zero ODP/GWP) Consider Alternative energy sources Achieved – introduced small Tri-generation (CHP) Plant – waste heat from CHP used to supplement boilers in winter and provide energy for absorption chiller in summer Encourage contractor to comply with ISO Achieved – Overbury obtained as result of project and Atkins achieved during the period they worked on Nobel

Nobel House - Sustainability Targets Performance against set targets (cont) Use Sustainable Materials - selected on the basis of: Economic value Manufacturers location Products environmental benefit Recycled material present at manufacture Recyclable at end of life Degrees of success with notable materials such as Sheep’s wool insulation (internal walls and partitions) Carpets with high degree of recycled materials etc Eco-friendly paint Recycled old carpet for charity Zero – formaldehyde MDF

Nobel House – Lessons Learned Appoint a Sustainability Champion Establish a Sustainability Charter Target BREEAM Excellent (new build & Refurbishment) Set High (but Achievable) Recycling Targets Manage Timber Procurement using a Timber Register Encourage Alternative Sustainable Materials Undertake Regular Sustainability Audits of Contractor Focus on Renewable Energy Sources (Including Microgeneration) Encourage Whole Life Cycle Costs

Defra Estates Approach to Sustainability Defra Estates continues to embrace Sustainability in the management of its estate through: OGC Achieving Excellence and OGC Common Minimum Standards Cross Government Sustainability Target Targets where possible in excess of BREEAM Excellent (Major New Build and Refurbishment Projects Consider low carbon and microgeneration technologies in line with acceptable pay back periods If at all possible consider an invest to save approach – whole life cycle costing. Undertakes pre and post occupancy evaluations – (did what it said it would do on the tin!) Seeking alternative Environmental Measurement Methods for smaller Projects The above covers the majority of recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4 in the NAO report

DEFRA - Building for The Future The Alnwick Solution

DEFRA - Building for The Future The Alnwick Solution LEAN - Reduce all energy demands/uses CLEAN - Meet energy needs from low carbon fuels GREEN - Generate electricity onsite USER FRIENDLY – Give user CONTROL COMFORTABLE – sensible internal environment SUSTAINABLE