Adapting the city

Building & Infrastructure Iain Grant Buildings Management Director, Bruntwood Building Retrofit

C40 Cities

The Key Issues For property owners; the preservation of asset value and ensuring that buildings are fit for purpose; For occupiers; ensuring that staff productivity is not impaired and where possible enhanced How do we measure our success Adaptation is a here and now issue

The Importance of Time (aka The Commercial Imperative) Includes the differences between Strategy and tangible implementation Short term mitigation and long term adaptation Time horizon over which our investment plans are predicated

Building Retrofit – the key challenges ? From 37% of UK emissions in 2009 to zero by 2050; principally from the existing building stock Heritage buildings How do we choose which buildings to adapt and what happens to those that we reject ? Funding

VRF Market Market Volumes Installed VRF in Use Kw Cooling Capacity

VRF Market Growth of Heat Recovery systems 12% 40% 48% 27% 73% Why? Flexibility Efficiency Cost Cooling only Heat Pump Heat Recovery

How do we fund ? Has to be sustainable Stand alone adaptation doesn’t work financially, build in to current investment plans Inclusive rents may be the solution (Green Deal et al) Ultimately a move away from P & L funded costs to balance sheet investment

The Opportunities GM wide strategy We have a GM wide Governance Structure Technology exists today Large number of organisations keen to become involved, but haven't yet built an effective coalition for change

Adapting the city