refurbishment of the built environment
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Reinventing an industry, imagining a new Profession
‘Built Environment Systems Integrator’
Derek Deighton & Jackie AnsbroTrailblazer Business Futures
©Trailblazer Business Futures 2010
The existing Built Environment in the UK is a massive investment made over generations, much of it of heritage value.
It is replaced at an exceedingly slow rate.
It consumes around 50% of annual UK energy and resources
It is key to leading the reduction in the ‘Resource Intensity of Society’
The investment cannot be replicated.
The capacity isn’t available to increase the replacement rate, or perhaps even maintain it.
It has to use continually less energy and other resources in its maintenance, refurbishment and use.
It is key to leading the education in knowledge and skills required to reduce the
‘Resource Intensity of the BE’
This can be crudely defined as◦ Total BE cost per year/real economic value added
Real Value added is (total national revenue – cost of failure demand).
Understanding this is key to liberating the creativity in knowledge and skills required to reduce the
‘Resource Intensity of Society’
This effort of continual Resource Intensity reduction needs the education of our most talented people, led by our most creative.
It must be achieved on a previously unattained timescale against fast changing targets of CO2 reduction and resource availability.
It depends on a new form of Integrated Learning that liberates creatively at reducing
‘Resource Intensity of Learning’
Leading the best means understanding that sustainability is a journey of continual improvement.
That continual improvement is ‘simply’ improvement in the ‘Quality of the Built Environment’.
And that the ‘Quality of the Built Environment is a major determinant of our Health ad Wellbeing
Of our ‘Quality of Life’
Systems Thinking looks at the Built Environment as an interconnected and integrated whole.
Where the aim is to maximize the ‘value added to society’ that results from its creation, use and deconstruction.
Concentrating on the flow of value through the BE, rather than managing local time and costs
Strengthening
‘The Critical Chain’Goldratt E,M (1997)
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has just published a report, Vision 2050.
This covers all sectors, but it specifically calls for the creation of a new profession of ‘Built Environment Systems Integrator. Vision_2050_FullReport_040210.pdf page26
Leaders who have the knowledge and skills to deliver the Resource Intensity reduction of our
‘Existing and Heritage BE’
‘ BE the best in the BE’©
Personal Technical Susqual GeneralTeam Player Excellent core construction
knowledge and skillsUnderstanding and able to drive construction quality
A good knowledge of the history of the built environment
Effective people manager
Sound project management skills
Able to understand and integrate the environmental and social issues
An appreciation of architecture and architectural skills
Effective communicator
Sound knowledge of contract law and CMD regulations
Able to accept and use the profit motive as a Driver for Continual Improvement
Ability to switch off and relax
Good time management skills
Sound knowledge of building regulations
Good knowledge of LZC Technologies
A commitment to keeping fit
Officer outlook Sound knowledge of planning issues
Good knowledge of new construction methods
A willingness to help and give back to society
Leader Sound knowledge of H & S, equality, diversity and equal opportunity legislation
Good knowledge of new construction materials
A willingness to mentor other aspiring professionals
Committed to CPD Professionally qualified Understanding of passive design
Able to accept and drive change
Aspiring to Incorporated or Chartered Status
Able to work under pressure
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SystemsThinker
One Planet Leader in the Built Environment
Technical Whiz
Built Environment Systems Integrator
DesignAnalysis
ConstructionBuilding ServicesCommissioning
OperationManagement
BE SustainabilityUrban Regeneration
Sustainable Communities
PlanningConstruction Sustainability
BEng etc. BSc etc
BEng, MEng and MSc Built Environment Systems IntegrationFull time , part-time or work-based taught or researched and AP(E)L’ed
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Necessity requires us to reduce the Resource Intensity of the Built Environment by at least an order of magnitude.
The opportunity exists to create a new vision for society’s most important people; Built Environment professionals – and a new profession.
Leaders who have the knowledge and skills to deliver, in a resource constrained world
‘An increasingly sustainable BE’
Derek Deighton & Jackie Ansbro
Trailblazer Business Futures
www.trailblazerbusinessfutures.wordpress.com/trailblazerbf
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