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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for Sustainability
Achieving Sustainable Achieving Sustainable Buildings and Estates: Buildings and Estates:
Making Use of Guidance from Making Use of Guidance from the Scottish Funding Councilthe Scottish Funding Council
Courtney PeytonCourtney Peyton
Managing Director, ThirdwaveManaging Director, Thirdwave
66thth May 2008 May 2008
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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for SustainabilityFulfilling Part of a National Fulfilling Part of a National
(and Global) Agenda(and Global) Agenda
80% reduction in emissions by 205080% reduction in emissions by 2050
= 3%/pa or 15% by 2012= 3%/pa or 15% by 2012
University of GlasgowPage 16, High Performance Buildings 1. The Business Case for Universities and Colleges, March 2008
Buildings contribute 50%+ emissionsBuildings contribute 50%+ emissions Sullivan Report urging higher Sullivan Report urging higher
standardsstandards New Built Environment DirectorateNew Built Environment Directorate EPCs requirement in place and rollingEPCs requirement in place and rolling Buildings and Climate Change Buildings and Climate Change
consultation due out in Juneconsultation due out in June
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Leadership from the SFC Leadership from the SFC
Guidance for Sustainable Buildings & EstatesGuidance for Sustainable Buildings & Estates
Removal of Ring Fencing (CapEx and Maintenance) Removal of Ring Fencing (CapEx and Maintenance)
Commitment to CaSPr Commitment to CaSPr
Post Occupancy StudyPost Occupancy Study
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What Characterises Sustainable What Characterises Sustainable High Performance Buildings & High Performance Buildings &
Estates?Estates? Low energy and water consumption, and limited Low energy and water consumption, and limited
carbon footprintscarbon footprints Natural lighting and ventilation to provide striking, Natural lighting and ventilation to provide striking,
comfortable and healthy environments for userscomfortable and healthy environments for users High adaptability through smart layouts and High adaptability through smart layouts and
modular structuresmodular structures
University of Dundee's Queen Mother BuildingPage 8, High Performance Buildings 1. The Business Case for Universities and Colleges, March 2008
High use of renewable, non-toxic High use of renewable, non-toxic and recycled materialsand recycled materials
Dramatically heightening the Dramatically heightening the effective use of what we have / effective use of what we have / how we use ithow we use it
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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for SustainabilityMaking the Necessary Step Making the Necessary Step
Changes: what the guidance Changes: what the guidance supportssupports
Addressing Existing Building StockAddressing Existing Building Stock
Commissioning New BuildingsCommissioning New Buildings
Working at the Estate-wide LevelWorking at the Estate-wide Level
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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for SustainabilityAddressing Existing Building Addressing Existing Building
StockStock
The need and opportunity to improve the The need and opportunity to improve the legacylegacy
Rising costs (energy, water, Rising costs (energy, water, materials, labour) demand materials, labour) demand increased efficienciesincreased efficiencies
Mitigation Demand - Changeover Mitigation Demand - Changeover rate in UK fabric not fast enough rate in UK fabric not fast enough to focus solely on new buildto focus solely on new build
Adaptation Demand - Our Adaptation Demand - Our climate is changing and will climate is changing and will continue to do socontinue to do so
Our buildings hold cultural valueOur buildings hold cultural value
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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for SustainabilityCommissioning New Commissioning New
BuildingsBuildingsBuildings for the FutureBuildings for the Future
Designing for the climate we will inheritDesigning for the climate we will inherit
New technologies, materials, concepts create New technologies, materials, concepts create
opportunities for greater efficiencies and flexibilityopportunities for greater efficiencies and flexibility
University of Glasgow, Wolfson BuildingPage 23, High Performance Buildings 1. The Business Case for Universities and Colleges, March 2008
Great advantages and canny Great advantages and canny specification tradeables in clever specification tradeables in clever sustainable design (designing the sustainable design (designing the demand side out of the equation)demand side out of the equation)
Smart liaisons with own research Smart liaisons with own research teamsteams
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Working at the Estate-wide Working at the Estate-wide LevelLevel
Co-location and scale brings unique Co-location and scale brings unique opportunities:opportunities:
Team skills and learning grow from Team skills and learning grow from repeated workrepeated work
Synergies between waste out and Synergies between waste out and resources inresources in
CHP & district heating schemes can CHP & district heating schemes can be more efficient than stand-alone be more efficient than stand-alone micro-renewable requirements micro-renewable requirements
‘‘Economy of Scale’ purchasing of Economy of Scale’ purchasing of sustainable materials / kitsustainable materials / kit
Consistent responses from Estates Consistent responses from Estates breed confidence in staff, students, breed confidence in staff, students, stakeholdersstakeholders
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Buildings Shape a Financial Buildings Shape a Financial Legacy too…Legacy too…
£1 x £5 x £200 rule£1 x £5 x £200 rule Risk Risk
Cost risesCost rises LiabilityLiability Flexibility & AdaptationFlexibility & Adaptation Health & SafetyHealth & Safety Ability to tradeAbility to trade
ReputationReputation BrandBrand
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Key Issues in GuidanceKey Issues in Guidance
Layout & FlexibilityLayout & Flexibility BiodiversityBiodiversity Materials Materials WaterWater Pollution and ToxicityPollution and Toxicity
Energy in Use and EPCsEnergy in Use and EPCs RenewablesRenewables Waste & RecyclingWaste & Recycling Transport & Travel PlansTransport & Travel Plans
University of Edinburgh, new Informatics Building
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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for SustainabilityTimelines for Refurbishment Timelines for Refurbishment
and New Buildsand New Builds
High Performance Buildings 2. The Process of Delivery for Universities and Colleges, March 2008. Thirdwave, SUST, HEEPI
InceptionInception AppraisalAppraisal Strategic Brief Strategic Brief
DevelopmentDevelopment Design & Design Design & Design
TeamTeam ProcurementProcurement TenderingTendering CommunicationCommunication ConstructionConstruction Monitoring, Monitoring,
Management & POEsManagement & POEs
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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for SustainabilityLinks to High Performance Links to High Performance
Buildings GuidanceBuildings Guidance HPB guidance commissioned from Thirdwave HPB guidance commissioned from Thirdwave
by SUST: Lighthouse and HEEPIby SUST: Lighthouse and HEEPI
University of Hertfordshire, De Havilland CampusPage 23, High Performance Buildings 1. The Business Case for Universities and Colleges, March 2008
UK-wide guidanceUK-wide guidance 2 volumes - Business Case & 2 volumes - Business Case &
DeliveryDelivery Delivery organised around processDelivery organised around process Useful checklists Useful checklists Consistent and compatible w SFCConsistent and compatible w SFC SFC directly involved in feedback SFC directly involved in feedback
of HPB work of HPB work Importance of SFC guidance high-Importance of SFC guidance high-
lighted and discussed at HPB lighted and discussed at HPB launchlaunch
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University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford
Strategy for Estates DirectorateStrategy for Estates Directorate New Biochemistry LaboratoryNew Biochemistry Laboratory Ashmolean Museum RenovationAshmolean Museum Renovation
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ThirdwaveThirdwaveThe Business Case for SustainabilityThe Business Case for SustainabilityThirdwave: Current Activity with Thirdwave: Current Activity with
Scottish UniversitiesScottish Universities
Helping Universities address:Helping Universities address:
Governance: Mission and Vision clarificationGovernance: Mission and Vision clarification
Corporate/Organisational Responsibility: Structure, Corporate/Organisational Responsibility: Structure,
Language, Strategy, ImplementationLanguage, Strategy, Implementation
Carbon Management: Structure and ApproachCarbon Management: Structure and Approach
Sustainable Development: Identification of Sustainable Development: Identification of
appropriate contextappropriate context
We are developing processes and protocols that identify We are developing processes and protocols that identify
organisational values and enable performance to focus on internal organisational values and enable performance to focus on internal
rater than external driversrater than external drivers
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