1. ALAN SEARLE MUIR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED £60 million per annum turnover on new buildings Part of J W Muir Group plc Muir HomesHOUSE BUILDER Muir Timber SystemsOFF SITE MANUFACTURER Muir Property InvestmentsLANDLORD Hermiston SecuritiesDEVELOPER Muir LeisureOPERATOR

2. SUSTAINABILITY Lowering CO2 Emissions Fighting Climate Change Lowering Resource Usage Government Legislation Targets / Timescales Committees / Think Tanks / Research Construction Industry Planning & Building Regulations Advisory Bodies BRE CIRIA Professions Manufacturers Universities

3. BREEAMAssessment Model ECOHOMESDomestic Rating System GREEN GUIDESCarbon Ratings - Materials - Systems ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES - EPC (Domestic) - SBEM (Commercial) Developing Extra Layer of Assessors, Advisors, Consultants, COST

4. Effectiveness of Current Regime WE HAVE: New Buildings1% of built environment, well insulated Existing Buildings99% of built environment, poorly insulated THIS MEANS THE ENERGY SAVING COST/BENEFIT IS: New Build= High Investment / Low Return Refurbishment= Low Investment/ High Return Continental Europe – Refurb / Improvement Higher Priority COMING SOON – Carbon Emissions Tax / Rate Rebates / Variable Energy Tariffs

5. PRIVATE HOUSEBUILDERS (MAJORS) Still building to 2006 regs in some cases Sales very price sensitive Houses currently difficult to afford 0 out of 8 selling ‘sustainability’ All developing improved products to meet 2007 and 2008 regs Driven by regulation not consumer demand Only 13 practices registered in Scotland as ‘EcoHomes’ Assessors

6. COMMERCIAL / PUBLIC SECTOR COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS LEADING OFFICES CLOSE BEHIND BREEAM ‘EXCELLENT’ OR ‘VERY GOOD’ COMMON 2008 ‘CREDIT CRUNCH’ 2010 ‘CARBON CRUNCH’ TYPICALLY -Travel Plans -Cycle Storage -Insulation -Passive Solar -Heat Recovery -Air Tightness -Heat Pumps -SUDS

7. OFF SITE EXPANDING / DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS CONCRETE SYSTEMS TIMBER SYSTEMS STEEL SYSTEMS PLUS POINTS: FAST LOW WASTE LOW EMBODIED CARBON INNOVATIVE MINUS POINTS: LONG LEAD TIME TRANSPORT & CRANEAGE EXPENSIVE ‘SYSTEM’ CONSTRAINTS

8. SELF BUILD POPULAR IN REMOTE LOCATIONS GAS FOR HEATING NOT AVAILABLE SMALL BUSINESSES TERRITORY 10 OR MORE YEARS AHEAD OF MAINSTREAM OFTEN TIMBER FRAME INNOVATIVE DESIGNED FOR LIFESTYLE NOT COST

9. ALMA, SHETLAND TIMBER FRAME & EXTERNAL CLADDING SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE HIGH INSULATION LEVELS AIR TIGHTNESS HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATION AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP / UNDERFLOOR HEATING PASSIVE SOLAR GAIN LOW ENERGY LIGHTS / APPLIANCES COST 8% OF BUILDING COST RETURN 10 YEAR PAYBACK AT CURRENT PRICES