LowCarb4Real Knowledge Exchange Plan outline

Knowledge Exchange

Objectives To disseminate the key findings from Stamford Brook & GHA experience To deepen understanding of the problems through engagement with the house building industry To generate solution ideas for addressing the problems and generating change To influence actions for change at all levels –Micro –Meso –Macro

Stamford Brook site Stamford Brook Altrincham © NTPL - Nick Meers Dunham Massey Hall

Predicted Performance (80 m 2 semi) Dwelling Carbon Emission Rate: <20 kgCO 2 /m 2 ADL1a 2006 Target = ~23 kgCO 2 /m 2 Actual Dwelling Carbon Emission Rate: ~24 kgCO 2 /m 2 Measured Performance (80 m2 semi) 25%

Notional vs. Real heat loss Coheating test 2 – winter 2005/06 Measured Predicted Performance Gap

Notional – v – Real heat loss Plot No. Predicted Fabric Heat Loss (W/K) Predicted Ventilation Heat Loss (W/K) Predicted Total Heat Loss (W/K) Measured Heat Loss (W/K) Measured Heat Loss - Adjusted for Solar Gain (W/K) % +104% The question is: Why?

Stamford Brook “accredited detail” As Designed = 42mm gap Ψ value = W/mK Typical As Built - 20mm gap + air gaps – no insulated board Ψ value = W/mK +199% +1,168% on optimum (0.016 to 0.203)

Degradation of performance

And it shows!

So what are the lessons? Micro –Redesign the detail to make it more robust –Communicate to site – drawings & instructions –Inspect –etc Meso –Organisational design & construction quality control processes –Organisational training programmes for each new design & refresh understanding –Supply chain management –Feedback – the next detail, next dwelling, next development Macro –Education and training –Policy and regulatory instruments (eg. Accredited details) –Regulatory processes (current review of building control) Some examples at all levels

Disseminating key findings To compile a set of summaries of key findings –for design –for construction –for process To present findings so as to stimulate debate within the workshops To extend the findings following the workshops; a deeper understanding of: –Cultures –Barriers –Relationships –Ways of tackling the underlying systems problems

LowCarb4Real: The poster collection

LowCarb4Real: The poster collection

Engaging with industry: Principles of workshop design Mix the audience – different perspectives within each workshop Stimulate debate with presentation material backed up by the posters Keep work groups to 5 or 6 covering different issues Focus attention at micro and meso levels Ground activity in the key findings of SB and GHA.

Engaging with the industry Workshop outline

Enabling engagement Each participant needs to; be convinced that there is a serious problem to tackle, believes that the problem presented is solvable, is convinced that they can help to solve it and gets an emotional buzz out of tackling it on the day and afterwards in their organisations. The job of the workshop team will be to enable these criteria to be fulfilled. (Motivational Systems Theory)

The group sessions Groups mixed: designers, constructors, others Each group facilitated by a member of the team. Each task receives a brief introduction including additional and task specific information and examples. Relevant posters from the collection on the walls Facilitator writes up as a poster after the workshop and feeds back within a week.

The group sessions Example of a workshop task: Starter - “Devise a means of ensuring the thermal integrity of every dwelling envelope (as built) that you design for a developer” Facilitator will: Expand on the headline question Stimulate discussion of issues and factors to be taken into account – prompts such as - available skills and knowledge? What tools needed? What checks on likely performance? Help to structure responses and record them.

The group sessions Options could involve two groups who swap question perspectives for the second session (design & construction). Other questions devised relating to –Developer organisation –Driving the supply chain for materials & components and labour –Types of technology – traditional & MMC –Dwelling inspection and testing processes.

Workshop programme design strategy An incremental strategy Workshops 1 and 2 designed to explore Design, Construction and process issues across the board Workshops 3&4 and 5&6 will be refocused following reflection on the first round. Invitation material will carry a general description of the workshops and the general issues to be addressed leaving room for manoeuvre for later rounds.

Audience?

Evaluation The knowledge exchange pyramid

Evaluation Evaluate change in participants –Questionnaires before and after? –Evaluation workshop (selected participants) Evaluate change in understanding –Feedback of workshop product to participants –Invite & analyse comment –Evaluation workshop Evaluate policy & systems change opportunities –Policy attendance at workshop –Advisory group comment and self evaluation –Direct policy input

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