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26/09/2011




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Practical Sustainability

           Kirsten Henson



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Welcome and Introductions




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         Health & Safety
           Attendance register
                Fire Exits
               Rest Breaks
              Smoking Area
        Mobile phones switched off
            Personal Property



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What we’ll cover:
• What sustainability means for the built environment
• Formulation and delivery of a comprehensive sustainability strategy
• Design, specification and procurement to maximise innovation
• Assessing the broader value of sustainable solutions

And what I hope you will get out of it:
• Have a sound understanding of the key principles of sustainability and have the
  confidence to open discussions with clients
• Have a clear picture of the implications of developing a leading approach to
  sustainability
• Understand the key steps in defining, evaluating and delivering sustainable solutions
• Appreciate when, who and how to engage for maximum impact
• Be inspired by the challenge and opportunity that sustainable development
  offers!
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   The Day Ahead
   9:00      Introduction
   9:15      What is Sustainability and what it means for the Built Environment
   10:15 BREAK (15mins)
   10:30     The Business Case for Sustainability
   11:00     Group Exercise: The JRP Sustainability Journey
   11:30     Tackling the Challenge: The need for and approach to developing a
             sustainability strategy
   12:30     Group Exercise: Setting a Vision and KPIs for the business
   13:00 LUNCH (45mins)
   13:45     Design, Procurement and Specification for Sustainability: The Olympic Park
   14:45     Group Discussion: Methods of Engagement and Communication
   BREAK (15mins)
   15:20     Evaluating Sustainable Solutions (including worked example)
   16:20     Some Material Fun
   16:35     Closing Remarks and Session Review
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      What have you got?
  What is the product an alternative to?

  What is it made of?

  Why is it more sustainable than the
  conventional option?

  What might be some of the issues
  associated with selling the solution?

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What is Sustainability? The Definition
The ‘Brundtland’ Definition:
     “sustainable development is development that meets
      the needs of the present without compromising the
    ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
                                   WCED (1987:43) Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, Oxford



       “The Brundtland Commission’s conception of sustainable
                    development brought together
                     equity between generations
                                        and
                      equity within generations.
  Bringing these two ideas together was a political masterstroke.”
                                                    Dresner, S. (2002:2) The Principles of Sustainability, Earthscan, London


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What is Sustainability? The Principals

Four common principles have been identified as underlying the
  generic concept:
•   futurity (concern for future generations)
•   equity (concern for today’s poor and disadvantaged)
•   public participation (concern that individuals should have an
    opportunity to participate in decisions that effect them)
•   environment (concern for the protection of the integrity of
    eco-systems)
    Mitchell, G., May, A. and McDonald, A. (1995:107) Picabue: A Methodical Framework for the Development of Indicators for
                   Sustainable Development International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 2 pp.104-123


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What is Sustainability? The Principals


                The Ecological Footprint tool has been used to
            demonstrate that if current developed-world levels of
             consumption and production were replicated world-
            wide we would need three planets’ worth of resources
                                DEFRA (2005:43) Securing the Future: The UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy, HMSO, London




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What is Sustainability? The Models
The Triple Bottom Line

          Environment

                                                      Environment
                                                                             •   commonly conceptualised
         Sustainable                                  Economy                    using a Venn diagram
         Development                                  Society
    Economy         Society                                                  •   suggests a balance needs
                                                      = Triple bottom line       to be found between the
                                            after Parkin et al. (2003:19)
                                                                                 three elements

                                                                             •   can lead to the tackling of
                                                                                 issues in a
                                                                                 compartmentalised
                                                                                 manner

                                                                             •   Venn diagram has been
                                                                                 modified so the three
                                                                                 areas are nested
                        after Giddings et al. (2002:192)

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What does it mean for the Built Environment?
Global Warming and Climate Change




Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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What does it mean for the Built Environment?
The Energy Gap


                                          The problem with nuclear?


                                              The problem with oil?




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What does it mean for the Built Environment?
Material scarcity and human health impacts
 Assuming rates of consumption remain unchanged:
 • Geochemically scarce metals
   like copper, zinc, lead will be
   depleted in a matter of
   decades
 • Iron, aluminium and steel are
   more plentiful but…
 • EPA places poor indoor air
   quality fourth on the list of
   high cancer risks
 • UK landfill space will run out
   in 8 years time
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What does it mean for the Built Environment?
Water scarcity

 • Water scarcity in England and
   Wales, abstraction licenses will
   become increasingly difficult to
   come by
 • Global picture for water scarcity
   consider (per tonne of product):
    • 60,000l for pulp/paper
    • 283,900l for steel (of which
      75,700l freshwater)


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What does it mean for the Built Environment?
Declining Habitats




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What does it mean for the Built Environment?
The ‘Big Society’

  Develop, support and champion new ways of enabling
  people to give and engage.

  Make it easier and more rewarding for people to give their
  time, expertise and money to good cause.

  Give people the opportunity to ‘own’ their places and
  spaces – create pride and respect

  Contraction and Convergence
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The Business Case for Sustainability

 •   Legal compliance, licence to operate
                                                        Cost Saving
 •   Resource efficiency
 •   Managing reputational risk and ‘future-proofing’
 •   Attracting, motivating and retaining staff         Investment
 •   Access to new markets and funding
 •   Market differentiation, winning new customers

 “The world cannot succeed without business as a committed
 solution provider to sustainable societies and ecosystems”
                                                    WBCSD President Bjorn Stigson



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The Business Case for Sustainability
What are the costs?

  Code for Sustainable Homes

  2010 costs
  • Level 1            <1%
  • Level 2            1-2%
  • Level 3            3-4%
  • Level 4            6-8%
  • Level 5            25-30%
  • Level 6            30-40%

  BUT are people willing to pay more?

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  Source: Communities and Local Government, Code for Sustainable Homes: A
  Cost Review, 2010




The Business Case for Sustainability
What are the costs?
  Retail Example
  BREEAM retail (capital investment required)
  • 0.24% to achieve BREEAM ‘Very Good’
  • 1.76% to achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’
  • 10.1% to achieve BREEAM ‘Outstanding’

  Energy efficiency (improvement over Part L, 2006)
  • 25%: Capital 0.27%; 25 yr NPV -£758,082
  • 44%: Capital 0.90%; 25 yr NPV -£1,053,332
  • 70%: Capital 4.1%; 25 yr NPV -£2,496,463
  • 100%: Capital 14.7%; 25 yr NPV -£2,367,946
  • True Zero Carbon: Capital 26.5%; 25 yr NPV -£517,963
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  Source: Targetzero Guidance On The Design And Construction Of Sustainable, Low
  Carbon Supermarket Buildings, June 2011




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The Business Case for Sustainability
What are the costs?
Commercial Example
• Early input can reduce capital costs for BREEAM/LEED from 10%
  to 3-5%
• Increased rental values of 3-8%, higher sales values of 5-10%




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  1, 2 based
           on post-occupancy studies
  Source: EC Harris; How to Manage the True Costs of Sustainability and realise its value




   Setting out on the Sustainable Path
   Barriers to Change
    •     Lack of data to inform decision making
             Part L compliance vs
             Regulated emissions vs
             Actual energy used
    •     Global nature of issues
    •     Fear of failure
    •     Single purpose design focus
    •     Market failure
    •     Personal behaviour and expectation
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     Setting out on the Sustainable Path
     Overcoming Barriers

    • Broadening the problem definition and evaluation criteria
    • Visionary leadership
    • Regulatory requirements
    • Transparent and upfront engagement with stakeholders
    • Education and training
    • Data collection and publication
    • Promotion of ‘soft-failure’
    • Ownership and responsibility
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    Setting out on the Sustainable Path
    Why does it not work better?

•    By externalising the internalities in a system, the consequences
     can be exported to others
•    By setting narrow boundaries to a system the true impacts of a
     proposed project are masked, or ignored
•    By failing to incorporate the time dependent consequences of a
     proposed project, the long term impacts are omitted
•    By limiting the responsibility of the individuals in a process the
     defence of “it wasn’t my job to consider that” can be invoked

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   Setting out on the Sustainable Path
   Role of Government and Legislation
   • Removal of perverse incentives of regulations, and
     creation of beneficial incentives – feed in tariffs
   • Direct support for R&D and incentives for innovation
   • Creation and dissemination of knowledge through
     experimentation and demonstration projects
   • Creation of markets through government purchasing
   • Training of owners, workers, and educating of
     consumers
   • The problem with planning
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Group Discussion
Where are JRP on their sustainable path?

What are the associated risks and opportunities for JRP?

What barriers to implementing sustainability have you
 experienced? Client, internal, external?
                                                                        Market
How have you overcome                                        Innovation differentiation
                                                  Future-    and new
  these?                                          proofing   markets
                                     Resource
Are JRP a leader, follower           efficiency
  or dinosaur?                       and cost
                          Compliance saving



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                Tackling the Challenge

     • Vision and target setting
     • Structure, responsibilities, communication
     • Reporting and Measurement
     • An Olympic Case Study



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The Road to Success
 •   Vision
 •   SMART Targets
 •   Accountability and Ownership
 •   Reporting & review

 But what about implementation?
 • Team structure
 • Communication
 • Technical support and written guidance
 • Procurement processes and contracts
 • Demonstration projects
 • Replicate process for driving innovation rather than directly translating
    innovations
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The Road to Success




   No different from other management systems:
   • EFQM Excellence Model
   • 6 sigma
   • ISO 14001, ISO 9001

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Tackling the Challenge: Olympic Park




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  The Vision




                  To be the ‘Greenest Games Ever’
                       ‘One Planet’ Olympics




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    The Sustainable Development Strategy
Published in January 2007. Available on-line at
http://www.london2012.com/documents/oda-publications/oda-sustainable-development-strategy-full-
version.pdf

             12 Objectives Areas
             – Carbon
             – Water
             – Waste
             – Materials
             – Biodiversity and Ecology
             – Land, Water, Air and Noise
             – Supporting Communities
             – Transport and Mobility
             – Access
             – Employment and Business
             – Health and Well-Being
             – Inclusion
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The Sustainable Development Strategy
 Identifies a few site-wide measurable targets including:
 Energy:
     Olympic Village to be 25% more energy efficient than 2006 Building Regs
     20% of all energy demands for the immediate post-Games Legacy to be
     derived from on-site renewables
 Water:
     All permanent Venues to reduce water consumption by 40% over current
     industry standards.
 Waste:
     90%, by weight, of demolition materials to be diverted from landfill
 Materials:
     20%, by value, of construction materials to be of a reused or recycled source
 Transport and Mobility:
     50% of materials, by weight, to be transported to and from the Olympic Park
     by rail or water during construction




The Sustainable Development Strategy
Identifies numerous non-SMART targets:
Water:
    – Promote rainwater harvesting/greywater recycling where feasible
Waste:
    – Operate within the ODA’s waste hierarchy of eliminate, reduce, re-use,
        recycle, energy recovery, dispose
Ecology and Biodiversity:
    – Enhancing the ecological value of the Park through integration of habitat
        creation and landscape design
Land, Water, Air and Noise:
    – Waterways planned to be improved for transport, amenity and biodiversity
Supporting Communities:
    – Protect and enhance ‘sense of place’ and ‘sense of ownership’
Health and Well-Being:
    – ODA will provide welfare facilities for a diverse workforce




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            Monitoring and Supporting Project Teams
                                          Project Champions (SPOCs)




                      Energy
Technical Champions




                      Water


                      Waste


                      Materials


                      Biodiversity
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                                            The Ideal Team?




                           Design

                       Procurement


                        Construction


Project Management




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Communication and Engagement

 Design Briefs
 • Detailed sustainability objectives
 Implementation Guides to Project Teams (IGPTs)
 • Targets and assessment tools
 • Reporting requirements against RIBA design stages
 • Advice and guidance but not ‘The Answer’
 Workshops
 • Theme workshops with Design teams
 • Environment and Sustainability workshop prior to contractor start
   on site
 • On going progress meetings and Leadership groups




Communication and Engagement
  Supply Chain Workshops
     • Interpretation of high level objectives into work
       package specifics
     • Drive understanding and ownership
  Procurement
     • Balanced scorecard approach
     • Sustainable option (where identified) stated as the
       preferred option, or invite innovations to be presented
     • Buying power and partnership
  Contracts
  • All contracts contain Olympic Park generic and Project
    specific sustainability requirements
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Balanced Scorecard Approach




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    Development of KPIs and Reporting
•   Contractors ‘self-assure’ using an on-line system
•   Review by Single Point of Contact before going to the Project Board.
•   Executive Management Team challenge Project Team on red and amber
    scores
•   Above all ACCOUNTABILITY




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Group Exercise
In small groups determine a sustainability ‘vision’ for your
business/project.
Consider:
• What does your client want?
• What are your competitors doing?
• What skills do you have?
• How can the be utilised to deliver extra value?
• What might the team structure look like?

Develop 2 or 3 clear targets to help measure progress towards your
vision
Consider:
• Are the targets SMART?
• How will you monitor progress towards non-SMART targets?
• Do they address the most significant (and possibly challenging)
   opportunities and threats?
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              Olympic Successes
     Design, Procurement and Specification




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Areas of Innovation

 • Materials
 • Waste
 • Energy
 • Water
 • Biodiversity
 • Transport


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  Demolition Materials Management System
   1. Reclamation surveys: Identification of reclamation opportunities
   2. Pre-demolition Audits: Quantification of all materials; reclaimed, recycled
      and disposed (hazardous waste)
   3. Project Managers Instruction: Instruction to contractors to reclaim or recycle
      materials
   4. Demolition Activities: Justification report required if PMI cannot be carried
      out.
   5. Recording: Material stockpiles from demolition entered into SMARTWaste




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 Earthworks and Remediation
 Over 3,000,000m3 of soil ‘cut’, of which 2,400,000m3 have been placed

Soil washing 800,000m3. Useful sands and gravel generated (and not so useful
contaminated waste!)




   Chemical stabilisation 50,000m3                Bio-remediation of soils 38,000m3
   Complex sorting 80,000m3




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Recycled Materials
Stockpiles of concrete, mixed masonry, asphalt, blended materials and general fill…
Haul roads and temporary roads                   Gabion fill
50,000m3                                         30,000m3

   •




     Construction Platforms and piling mats
     20,000m3




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  Recycled Materials



       • Capping under permanent roads
       • Structural fill
       • Earth retaining walls




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Reclaimed Materials are now being installed on site!




Reclamation for Use Off-Site




                    Sold for £148,000
             290 tonnes of Carbon saved




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Embodied Impacts / Recycled Content

 Ready Mix Concrete
 375,000m3 poured to date, 400,000m3 expected
 22% secondary aggregates used in ready mix concrete
 24% reduction in embodied energy (30,000 tonnes CO2 saved to
   date – equivalent to almost 4 years of Park operation.)

 Pre Cast Concrete
 Challenging the supply chain sometimes yields great results…
 Is off-site manufacture always the most sustainable option?


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Embodied Impacts / Recycled Content

 Reuse of steel
 3000 tonnes – enough to build that massive roof!




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Embodied Impact / Recycled Content
 Foam-mix
 Replacement sub base for temporary roads
 5000m3 additional site won material used
 25 tonnes CO2 saved
 40% increased recycled content of road construction

 Precast manholes in South Park roads
 45% reduction in carbon footprint
 Approaching zero waste construction

 Plastic kerbs
 Installed on temporary roads
 360,000 plastic bottles
 29 tonnes CO2 saved
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Healthy Materials
• Zero asbestos, lead, CFCs, etc

• Reduce VOCs, Formaldehydes…

• Key risk areas include:
    – Paints, stains and varnishes
    – Adhesives
    – Caulking compounds
    – Carpeting
    – Particle board
    – Ceiling tiles
    – Floor and wall coverings

•Water based form release agents, curing agents, etc


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Responsible Sourcing
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• BCSA Responsible Sourcing of Steel
• BES6001: Responsible Sourcing Certification Scheme




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Waste (or Material?) Management


           Eliminate
                                                        • The most sustainable material is
           Reduce                                         one that is never used!
            Reuse                                       • A material in a structure with no
                                                          engineering purpose is ‘waste’
           Recycle
            Energy          • All buildings have an ‘end of life’ but some
           Recovery
                              materials maintain performance
            Landfill
                            • The sustainable option is not always the
                              obvious one

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Construction Waste Management
• Designing out Waste, Design for deconstruction, Reducing Waste
  through supply chain engagement
• Consolidated on site reduces vehicle movements
• Contractors financially incentivised to segregate waste (>85%
  segregation)
• Achieved 97% diversion from landfill for demolition waste and over
  80% for earthworks
• Just over 90% of construction waste has been diverted from landfill
  to date




Energy: 50% carbon reductions


• Mean - Venues designed to be 15% more energy efficient than
  Part L
• Lean - Combined Cooling and Heating Plant (CCHP) on site
• Green - Biomass gasification, medium scale wind turbine, PV
  lighting




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Water: 40% reduction in water consumption


 • Low flow fixtures and
   fittings (including waterless
   urinals in all Venues)
 • Grey water recycling in
   Aquatics
 • Rainwater harvesting in
   Velodrome and Handball

• Non-potable network for long-term irrigation, media
  centre toilet flushing (and CCHP cooling tower?)

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Biodiversity: 45ha of habitat, 0.4ha living
roofs/walls, 675 bird/bat boxes integrated in
structures and buildings

• Bird boxes integrated into structures and buildings
• Completed brown roof and green wall
• Complex habitat such as wetlands and wet woodlands to be
  developed and integrated with drainage systems




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  Transport: 50% of bulk materials to be
  delivered to site by rail
• Rail deliveries and removals:
   – 95% of raw materials for concrete
   – Over 90% of loose aggregates
   – Majority of kerb stones
   – Precast concrete units
   – Tiles and plasterboard
   – Soils
   3 million tonnes of material            Barge deliveries to date:
                                               – Rebar cages
   20,000 tonnes CO2
                                               – M&E pipe work
   280,000 road movements                      – Waste removal

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                  externalities




Group Discussion
  What are the key points in communicating sustainability?

  • Appreciate the level of understanding of the organisation
    and the people you are dealing with
  • Instil a positive attitude, inspire rather than dictate
  • Know when to let an opportunity go…and know when to
    keep pushing
  • Get in early and find the ‘hook’
  • Avoid jargon, communicate in simple, understandable
    terms that are relevant to specific job functions
  • Use samples and demonstrations to make your point
  • Frame the innovation in terms of the organisations key
    drivers
  • If at first you don’t succeed…consider the bigger picture,
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  Evaluating Sustainable Solutions
  Cost Benefit Analysis
• Enumerates all possible consequences
• Estimates the probability of consequences occurring
• Estimates the benefit or loss to society should each occur (expressed in monetary terms)

Benefits:
• Clarifies choice among alternatives
• Potential to foster an open and fair decision-making process
• Total impact can be summarised using a common matrix

Limitations
• Subject to the same limitations of conventional economic theory
• Valuation of health related benefits and eco system services is not understood in detail
   (not bought and sold on the open market therefore no clearly defined economic value)
• Discount rates – future benefits retain little value in present terms
• Overlooks equity and ethics bottom line myopia – lack of appreciation of complexities
• Vested interest in the ‘right; outcome can lead to constructed CBAs

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Evaluating Sustainable Solutions
Ecosystem Services
                                       Direct Resources:
                                           • Building materials
                                           • Food
                                           • Medicine
                                           • Clothing

Functional Services
   • Maintenance of atmospheric gases
   • Generation and preservation of soils
   • Disposal of wastes
   • Control of pests
   • Cycling of nutrients
   • Maintenance of the water cycle.
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Evaluating Sustainable Solutions
Trade Off Analysis

  • Disaggregated decision making process
  • Keeps each factor in its natural non-aggregated units

  Benefits:
  • Framework does not specify a final decision – it is a
    decision making tool
  • Avoids assumptions about how to translate
    environmental, H&S impacts to monetary value

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   An Example: Olympic Park Concrete




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A Group Worked Example

Remember these?




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A Worked Example
What might be the consideration of plastic vs
concrete kerb stones?
    • Visual
    • Health & Safety – concrete dust, manual handling, plant &
       equipment
    • Recycled content
    • Transportation
    • Local manufacture
    • Wastage rates/damage
    • Laying technique/skills required
    • Cost of material
    • Cost of labour
    • Programme implications
How can we address these consideration?
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  A Worked Example
                                         Estimated                  Actual
                                Concrete       Durakeb   Concrete      Durakerb

 Purchase price                 £2.00          £8.00     £2.19         £8.00
 Installation volume/day        100            480       150           200
 Installer labour               £2.40          £0.50     £4.75         £4.25
 Lifter/JCB                     £1.96          0         Inc
 Kerb race installation         £12.50         £12.50    £12.50        £12.50
 and haunching
 Damage rate                    15%            2%        15%           2%
 Damage costs                   £2.83          £0.42     £2.83         £0.42
 INSTALLED COST                 £21.69         £21.42    £22.36        £25.25
 Per linear metre
 No of days for                  35days         7days    12days        9days
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 A bit of material fun
  What is the product an alternative to?

  What is it made of?

  Why is it more sustainable than the conventional option?

  What might be some of the issues associated with selling
  the solution?



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Kirsten’s Top Tips
1. Seek early clarity on a client’s requirements. Do not chase lowest cost but
   offer best value. Agree the deliverables and deliver them!
2. A sustainable solution depends on:
    • The project location
    • How the client and end users want to inhabit the space
    • What the ownership/client model looks like
3. Interpret complex sustainability objectives into simple deliverables and
   empower the whole team
4. Think differently. Expand your outlook to understand the value of
   sustainable solutions
5. Never underestimate the value of a demonstration project and treat
   occasional failures as valuable learning exercises.
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                  How well did we do?




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Government Policy
 Securing the Future – the UK Government Sustainable
 Development Strategy

 1. Sustainable consumption and Production
     • Sustainable procurement policies
     • Strengthening measures to improve environmental performance of
        products
 2. “Confronting the greatest threat” – climate change and energy
     • 60% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050
     • Zero Carbon Homes by 2016 – really?
 3. Protecting our natural resources and enhancing the environment
     • Enhancing the role of the Environment Agency, integration with
        DEFRA
 4. Creating Sustainable Communities and a Fairer World
     • Sustainability at the heart of land use planning
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Government Policy
Policy is all over the place!
Driven by EU legislation on Climate Change, Waste, Water, Energy
and Biodiversity
3 key departments
• DECC – Department for Energy and Climate Change
http://www.decc.gov.uk/

• DEFRA – Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
http://ww2.defra.gov.uk/

• DCLG - Department for Communities and Local Government
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planningsystem/planningpolicy/planningpolicystatements/




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John Rowan & Partners Sustainable Workshop

  • 1. 26/09/2011 builtfortraining.co.uk Practical Sustainability Kirsten Henson builtfortraining.co.uk 1
  • 2. 26/09/2011 Welcome and Introductions builtfortraining.co.uk Health & Safety Attendance register Fire Exits Rest Breaks Smoking Area Mobile phones switched off Personal Property builtfortraining.co.uk 2
  • 3. 26/09/2011 What we’ll cover: • What sustainability means for the built environment • Formulation and delivery of a comprehensive sustainability strategy • Design, specification and procurement to maximise innovation • Assessing the broader value of sustainable solutions And what I hope you will get out of it: • Have a sound understanding of the key principles of sustainability and have the confidence to open discussions with clients • Have a clear picture of the implications of developing a leading approach to sustainability • Understand the key steps in defining, evaluating and delivering sustainable solutions • Appreciate when, who and how to engage for maximum impact • Be inspired by the challenge and opportunity that sustainable development offers! builtfortraining.co.uk The Day Ahead 9:00 Introduction 9:15 What is Sustainability and what it means for the Built Environment 10:15 BREAK (15mins) 10:30 The Business Case for Sustainability 11:00 Group Exercise: The JRP Sustainability Journey 11:30 Tackling the Challenge: The need for and approach to developing a sustainability strategy 12:30 Group Exercise: Setting a Vision and KPIs for the business 13:00 LUNCH (45mins) 13:45 Design, Procurement and Specification for Sustainability: The Olympic Park 14:45 Group Discussion: Methods of Engagement and Communication BREAK (15mins) 15:20 Evaluating Sustainable Solutions (including worked example) 16:20 Some Material Fun 16:35 Closing Remarks and Session Review builtfortraining.co.uk 3
  • 4. 26/09/2011 What have you got? What is the product an alternative to? What is it made of? Why is it more sustainable than the conventional option? What might be some of the issues associated with selling the solution? builtfortraining.co.uk What is Sustainability? The Definition The ‘Brundtland’ Definition: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” WCED (1987:43) Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, Oxford “The Brundtland Commission’s conception of sustainable development brought together equity between generations and equity within generations. Bringing these two ideas together was a political masterstroke.” Dresner, S. (2002:2) The Principles of Sustainability, Earthscan, London builtfortraining.co.uk 4
  • 5. 26/09/2011 What is Sustainability? The Principals Four common principles have been identified as underlying the generic concept: • futurity (concern for future generations) • equity (concern for today’s poor and disadvantaged) • public participation (concern that individuals should have an opportunity to participate in decisions that effect them) • environment (concern for the protection of the integrity of eco-systems) Mitchell, G., May, A. and McDonald, A. (1995:107) Picabue: A Methodical Framework for the Development of Indicators for Sustainable Development International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 2 pp.104-123 builtfortraining.co.uk What is Sustainability? The Principals The Ecological Footprint tool has been used to demonstrate that if current developed-world levels of consumption and production were replicated world- wide we would need three planets’ worth of resources DEFRA (2005:43) Securing the Future: The UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy, HMSO, London builtfortraining.co.uk 5
  • 6. 26/09/2011 What is Sustainability? The Models The Triple Bottom Line Environment Environment • commonly conceptualised Sustainable Economy using a Venn diagram Development Society Economy Society • suggests a balance needs = Triple bottom line to be found between the after Parkin et al. (2003:19) three elements • can lead to the tackling of issues in a compartmentalised manner • Venn diagram has been modified so the three areas are nested after Giddings et al. (2002:192) builtfortraining.co.uk What does it mean for the Built Environment? Global Warming and Climate Change Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration builtfortraining.co.uk 6
  • 7. 26/09/2011 builtfortraining.co.uk What does it mean for the Built Environment? The Energy Gap The problem with nuclear? The problem with oil? builtfortraining.co.uk 7
  • 8. 26/09/2011 What does it mean for the Built Environment? Material scarcity and human health impacts Assuming rates of consumption remain unchanged: • Geochemically scarce metals like copper, zinc, lead will be depleted in a matter of decades • Iron, aluminium and steel are more plentiful but… • EPA places poor indoor air quality fourth on the list of high cancer risks • UK landfill space will run out in 8 years time builtfortraining.co.uk What does it mean for the Built Environment? Water scarcity • Water scarcity in England and Wales, abstraction licenses will become increasingly difficult to come by • Global picture for water scarcity consider (per tonne of product): • 60,000l for pulp/paper • 283,900l for steel (of which 75,700l freshwater) builtfortraining.co.uk 8
  • 9. 26/09/2011 What does it mean for the Built Environment? Declining Habitats builtfortraining.co.uk What does it mean for the Built Environment? The ‘Big Society’ Develop, support and champion new ways of enabling people to give and engage. Make it easier and more rewarding for people to give their time, expertise and money to good cause. Give people the opportunity to ‘own’ their places and spaces – create pride and respect Contraction and Convergence builtfortraining.co.uk 9
  • 10. 26/09/2011 builtfortraining.co.uk The Business Case for Sustainability • Legal compliance, licence to operate Cost Saving • Resource efficiency • Managing reputational risk and ‘future-proofing’ • Attracting, motivating and retaining staff Investment • Access to new markets and funding • Market differentiation, winning new customers “The world cannot succeed without business as a committed solution provider to sustainable societies and ecosystems” WBCSD President Bjorn Stigson builtfortraining.co.uk 10
  • 11. 26/09/2011 The Business Case for Sustainability What are the costs? Code for Sustainable Homes 2010 costs • Level 1 <1% • Level 2 1-2% • Level 3 3-4% • Level 4 6-8% • Level 5 25-30% • Level 6 30-40% BUT are people willing to pay more? builtfortraining.co.uk Source: Communities and Local Government, Code for Sustainable Homes: A Cost Review, 2010 The Business Case for Sustainability What are the costs? Retail Example BREEAM retail (capital investment required) • 0.24% to achieve BREEAM ‘Very Good’ • 1.76% to achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ • 10.1% to achieve BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ Energy efficiency (improvement over Part L, 2006) • 25%: Capital 0.27%; 25 yr NPV -£758,082 • 44%: Capital 0.90%; 25 yr NPV -£1,053,332 • 70%: Capital 4.1%; 25 yr NPV -£2,496,463 • 100%: Capital 14.7%; 25 yr NPV -£2,367,946 • True Zero Carbon: Capital 26.5%; 25 yr NPV -£517,963 builtfortraining.co.uk Source: Targetzero Guidance On The Design And Construction Of Sustainable, Low Carbon Supermarket Buildings, June 2011 11
  • 12. 26/09/2011 The Business Case for Sustainability What are the costs? Commercial Example • Early input can reduce capital costs for BREEAM/LEED from 10% to 3-5% • Increased rental values of 3-8%, higher sales values of 5-10% builtfortraining.co.uk 1, 2 based on post-occupancy studies Source: EC Harris; How to Manage the True Costs of Sustainability and realise its value Setting out on the Sustainable Path Barriers to Change • Lack of data to inform decision making Part L compliance vs Regulated emissions vs Actual energy used • Global nature of issues • Fear of failure • Single purpose design focus • Market failure • Personal behaviour and expectation builtfortraining.co.uk 12
  • 13. 26/09/2011 Setting out on the Sustainable Path Overcoming Barriers • Broadening the problem definition and evaluation criteria • Visionary leadership • Regulatory requirements • Transparent and upfront engagement with stakeholders • Education and training • Data collection and publication • Promotion of ‘soft-failure’ • Ownership and responsibility builtfortraining.co.uk Setting out on the Sustainable Path Why does it not work better? • By externalising the internalities in a system, the consequences can be exported to others • By setting narrow boundaries to a system the true impacts of a proposed project are masked, or ignored • By failing to incorporate the time dependent consequences of a proposed project, the long term impacts are omitted • By limiting the responsibility of the individuals in a process the defence of “it wasn’t my job to consider that” can be invoked builtfortraining.co.uk 13
  • 14. 26/09/2011 Setting out on the Sustainable Path Role of Government and Legislation • Removal of perverse incentives of regulations, and creation of beneficial incentives – feed in tariffs • Direct support for R&D and incentives for innovation • Creation and dissemination of knowledge through experimentation and demonstration projects • Creation of markets through government purchasing • Training of owners, workers, and educating of consumers • The problem with planning builtfortraining.co.uk Group Discussion Where are JRP on their sustainable path? What are the associated risks and opportunities for JRP? What barriers to implementing sustainability have you experienced? Client, internal, external? Market How have you overcome Innovation differentiation Future- and new these? proofing markets Resource Are JRP a leader, follower efficiency or dinosaur? and cost Compliance saving builtfortraining.co.uk 14
  • 15. 26/09/2011 Tackling the Challenge • Vision and target setting • Structure, responsibilities, communication • Reporting and Measurement • An Olympic Case Study builtfortraining.co.uk The Road to Success • Vision • SMART Targets • Accountability and Ownership • Reporting & review But what about implementation? • Team structure • Communication • Technical support and written guidance • Procurement processes and contracts • Demonstration projects • Replicate process for driving innovation rather than directly translating innovations builtfortraining.co.uk 15
  • 16. 26/09/2011 The Road to Success No different from other management systems: • EFQM Excellence Model • 6 sigma • ISO 14001, ISO 9001 builtfortraining.co.uk Tackling the Challenge: Olympic Park builtfortraining.co.uk 16
  • 17. 26/09/2011 The Vision To be the ‘Greenest Games Ever’ ‘One Planet’ Olympics builtfortraining.co.uk The Sustainable Development Strategy Published in January 2007. Available on-line at http://www.london2012.com/documents/oda-publications/oda-sustainable-development-strategy-full- version.pdf 12 Objectives Areas – Carbon – Water – Waste – Materials – Biodiversity and Ecology – Land, Water, Air and Noise – Supporting Communities – Transport and Mobility – Access – Employment and Business – Health and Well-Being – Inclusion builtfortraining.co.uk 17
  • 18. 26/09/2011 The Sustainable Development Strategy Identifies a few site-wide measurable targets including: Energy: Olympic Village to be 25% more energy efficient than 2006 Building Regs 20% of all energy demands for the immediate post-Games Legacy to be derived from on-site renewables Water: All permanent Venues to reduce water consumption by 40% over current industry standards. Waste: 90%, by weight, of demolition materials to be diverted from landfill Materials: 20%, by value, of construction materials to be of a reused or recycled source Transport and Mobility: 50% of materials, by weight, to be transported to and from the Olympic Park by rail or water during construction The Sustainable Development Strategy Identifies numerous non-SMART targets: Water: – Promote rainwater harvesting/greywater recycling where feasible Waste: – Operate within the ODA’s waste hierarchy of eliminate, reduce, re-use, recycle, energy recovery, dispose Ecology and Biodiversity: – Enhancing the ecological value of the Park through integration of habitat creation and landscape design Land, Water, Air and Noise: – Waterways planned to be improved for transport, amenity and biodiversity Supporting Communities: – Protect and enhance ‘sense of place’ and ‘sense of ownership’ Health and Well-Being: – ODA will provide welfare facilities for a diverse workforce 18
  • 19. 26/09/2011 Monitoring and Supporting Project Teams Project Champions (SPOCs) Energy Technical Champions Water Waste Materials Biodiversity builtfortraining.co.uk The Ideal Team? Design Procurement Construction Project Management builtfortraining.co.uk 19
  • 20. 26/09/2011 Communication and Engagement Design Briefs • Detailed sustainability objectives Implementation Guides to Project Teams (IGPTs) • Targets and assessment tools • Reporting requirements against RIBA design stages • Advice and guidance but not ‘The Answer’ Workshops • Theme workshops with Design teams • Environment and Sustainability workshop prior to contractor start on site • On going progress meetings and Leadership groups Communication and Engagement Supply Chain Workshops • Interpretation of high level objectives into work package specifics • Drive understanding and ownership Procurement • Balanced scorecard approach • Sustainable option (where identified) stated as the preferred option, or invite innovations to be presented • Buying power and partnership Contracts • All contracts contain Olympic Park generic and Project specific sustainability requirements builtfortraining.co.uk 20
  • 21. 26/09/2011 Balanced Scorecard Approach builtfortraining.co.uk Development of KPIs and Reporting • Contractors ‘self-assure’ using an on-line system • Review by Single Point of Contact before going to the Project Board. • Executive Management Team challenge Project Team on red and amber scores • Above all ACCOUNTABILITY builtfortraining.co.uk 21
  • 22. 26/09/2011 Group Exercise In small groups determine a sustainability ‘vision’ for your business/project. Consider: • What does your client want? • What are your competitors doing? • What skills do you have? • How can the be utilised to deliver extra value? • What might the team structure look like? Develop 2 or 3 clear targets to help measure progress towards your vision Consider: • Are the targets SMART? • How will you monitor progress towards non-SMART targets? • Do they address the most significant (and possibly challenging) opportunities and threats? builtfortraining.co.uk builtfortraining.co.uk 22
  • 23. 26/09/2011 Olympic Successes Design, Procurement and Specification builtfortraining.co.uk Areas of Innovation • Materials • Waste • Energy • Water • Biodiversity • Transport builtfortraining.co.uk 23
  • 24. 26/09/2011 Demolition Materials Management System 1. Reclamation surveys: Identification of reclamation opportunities 2. Pre-demolition Audits: Quantification of all materials; reclaimed, recycled and disposed (hazardous waste) 3. Project Managers Instruction: Instruction to contractors to reclaim or recycle materials 4. Demolition Activities: Justification report required if PMI cannot be carried out. 5. Recording: Material stockpiles from demolition entered into SMARTWaste builtfortraining.co.uk Earthworks and Remediation Over 3,000,000m3 of soil ‘cut’, of which 2,400,000m3 have been placed Soil washing 800,000m3. Useful sands and gravel generated (and not so useful contaminated waste!) Chemical stabilisation 50,000m3 Bio-remediation of soils 38,000m3 Complex sorting 80,000m3 24
  • 25. 26/09/2011 Recycled Materials Stockpiles of concrete, mixed masonry, asphalt, blended materials and general fill… Haul roads and temporary roads Gabion fill 50,000m3 30,000m3 • Construction Platforms and piling mats 20,000m3 builtfortraining.com Recycled Materials • Capping under permanent roads • Structural fill • Earth retaining walls 25
  • 26. 26/09/2011 Reclaimed Materials are now being installed on site! Reclamation for Use Off-Site Sold for £148,000 290 tonnes of Carbon saved builtfortraining.com 26
  • 27. 26/09/2011 Embodied Impacts / Recycled Content Ready Mix Concrete 375,000m3 poured to date, 400,000m3 expected 22% secondary aggregates used in ready mix concrete 24% reduction in embodied energy (30,000 tonnes CO2 saved to date – equivalent to almost 4 years of Park operation.) Pre Cast Concrete Challenging the supply chain sometimes yields great results… Is off-site manufacture always the most sustainable option? builtfortraining.co.uk Embodied Impacts / Recycled Content Reuse of steel 3000 tonnes – enough to build that massive roof! builtfortraining.co.uk 27
  • 28. 26/09/2011 Embodied Impact / Recycled Content Foam-mix Replacement sub base for temporary roads 5000m3 additional site won material used 25 tonnes CO2 saved 40% increased recycled content of road construction Precast manholes in South Park roads 45% reduction in carbon footprint Approaching zero waste construction Plastic kerbs Installed on temporary roads 360,000 plastic bottles 29 tonnes CO2 saved builtfortraining.co.uk Healthy Materials • Zero asbestos, lead, CFCs, etc • Reduce VOCs, Formaldehydes… • Key risk areas include: – Paints, stains and varnishes – Adhesives – Caulking compounds – Carpeting – Particle board – Ceiling tiles – Floor and wall coverings •Water based form release agents, curing agents, etc builtfortraining.co.uk 28
  • 29. 26/09/2011 Responsible Sourcing Timber Deliveries - Delivery Booking Module 120 103 96 9999 100 7676 • ISO 14001 80 No. Deliveries 69696969 6567 60 51 51514949 47 4747 • Timber Supply Panel 40 26 23 30 35 4645 46 27 3131 Panel 16 19 19 FSC / PEFC 20 3 14 16 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1414 0 0 0 0 7 0 Non-panel Total 0 M 9 Ap 9 M 0 Ap 0 O 9 D 9 Ja 9 Fe 9 Ju 9 Ju 9 Au 9 Fe 0 0 M 9 Se 9 N 9 M 0 '0 '0 '1 '1 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 l '0 '1 '1 r '0 '0 '0 r '1 b b ar ar n n n ov ec p ay ay ct g Ja 2009 / 2010 • BCSA Responsible Sourcing of Steel • BES6001: Responsible Sourcing Certification Scheme builtfortraining.co.uk Waste (or Material?) Management Eliminate • The most sustainable material is Reduce one that is never used! Reuse • A material in a structure with no engineering purpose is ‘waste’ Recycle Energy • All buildings have an ‘end of life’ but some Recovery materials maintain performance Landfill • The sustainable option is not always the obvious one builtfortraining.co.uk 29
  • 30. 26/09/2011 Construction Waste Management • Designing out Waste, Design for deconstruction, Reducing Waste through supply chain engagement • Consolidated on site reduces vehicle movements • Contractors financially incentivised to segregate waste (>85% segregation) • Achieved 97% diversion from landfill for demolition waste and over 80% for earthworks • Just over 90% of construction waste has been diverted from landfill to date Energy: 50% carbon reductions • Mean - Venues designed to be 15% more energy efficient than Part L • Lean - Combined Cooling and Heating Plant (CCHP) on site • Green - Biomass gasification, medium scale wind turbine, PV lighting builtfortraining.com 30
  • 31. 26/09/2011 Water: 40% reduction in water consumption • Low flow fixtures and fittings (including waterless urinals in all Venues) • Grey water recycling in Aquatics • Rainwater harvesting in Velodrome and Handball • Non-potable network for long-term irrigation, media centre toilet flushing (and CCHP cooling tower?) builtfortraining.co.uk Biodiversity: 45ha of habitat, 0.4ha living roofs/walls, 675 bird/bat boxes integrated in structures and buildings • Bird boxes integrated into structures and buildings • Completed brown roof and green wall • Complex habitat such as wetlands and wet woodlands to be developed and integrated with drainage systems 31
  • 32. 26/09/2011 Transport: 50% of bulk materials to be delivered to site by rail • Rail deliveries and removals: – 95% of raw materials for concrete – Over 90% of loose aggregates – Majority of kerb stones – Precast concrete units – Tiles and plasterboard – Soils 3 million tonnes of material Barge deliveries to date: – Rebar cages 20,000 tonnes CO2 – M&E pipe work 280,000 road movements – Waste removal £10 million inbuiltfortraining.co.uk externalities Group Discussion What are the key points in communicating sustainability? • Appreciate the level of understanding of the organisation and the people you are dealing with • Instil a positive attitude, inspire rather than dictate • Know when to let an opportunity go…and know when to keep pushing • Get in early and find the ‘hook’ • Avoid jargon, communicate in simple, understandable terms that are relevant to specific job functions • Use samples and demonstrations to make your point • Frame the innovation in terms of the organisations key drivers • If at first you don’t succeed…consider the bigger picture, and try again!builtfortraining.co.uk 32
  • 33. 26/09/2011 builtfortraining.co.uk Evaluating Sustainable Solutions Cost Benefit Analysis • Enumerates all possible consequences • Estimates the probability of consequences occurring • Estimates the benefit or loss to society should each occur (expressed in monetary terms) Benefits: • Clarifies choice among alternatives • Potential to foster an open and fair decision-making process • Total impact can be summarised using a common matrix Limitations • Subject to the same limitations of conventional economic theory • Valuation of health related benefits and eco system services is not understood in detail (not bought and sold on the open market therefore no clearly defined economic value) • Discount rates – future benefits retain little value in present terms • Overlooks equity and ethics bottom line myopia – lack of appreciation of complexities • Vested interest in the ‘right; outcome can lead to constructed CBAs builtfortraining.co.uk 33
  • 34. 26/09/2011 Evaluating Sustainable Solutions Ecosystem Services Direct Resources: • Building materials • Food • Medicine • Clothing Functional Services • Maintenance of atmospheric gases • Generation and preservation of soils • Disposal of wastes • Control of pests • Cycling of nutrients • Maintenance of the water cycle. builtfortraining.co.uk Evaluating Sustainable Solutions Trade Off Analysis • Disaggregated decision making process • Keeps each factor in its natural non-aggregated units Benefits: • Framework does not specify a final decision – it is a decision making tool • Avoids assumptions about how to translate environmental, H&S impacts to monetary value builtfortraining.co.uk 34
  • 35. 26/09/2011 An Example: Olympic Park Concrete builtfortraining.co.uk A Group Worked Example Remember these? builtfortraining.co.uk 35
  • 36. 26/09/2011 A Worked Example What might be the consideration of plastic vs concrete kerb stones? • Visual • Health & Safety – concrete dust, manual handling, plant & equipment • Recycled content • Transportation • Local manufacture • Wastage rates/damage • Laying technique/skills required • Cost of material • Cost of labour • Programme implications How can we address these consideration? builtfortraining.co.uk A Worked Example Estimated Actual Concrete Durakeb Concrete Durakerb Purchase price £2.00 £8.00 £2.19 £8.00 Installation volume/day 100 480 150 200 Installer labour £2.40 £0.50 £4.75 £4.25 Lifter/JCB £1.96 0 Inc Kerb race installation £12.50 £12.50 £12.50 £12.50 and haunching Damage rate 15% 2% 15% 2% Damage costs £2.83 £0.42 £2.83 £0.42 INSTALLED COST £21.69 £21.42 £22.36 £25.25 Per linear metre No of days for 35days 7days 12days 9days builtfortraining.co.uk installation 36
  • 37. 26/09/2011 A bit of material fun What is the product an alternative to? What is it made of? Why is it more sustainable than the conventional option? What might be some of the issues associated with selling the solution? builtfortraining.co.uk Kirsten’s Top Tips 1. Seek early clarity on a client’s requirements. Do not chase lowest cost but offer best value. Agree the deliverables and deliver them! 2. A sustainable solution depends on: • The project location • How the client and end users want to inhabit the space • What the ownership/client model looks like 3. Interpret complex sustainability objectives into simple deliverables and empower the whole team 4. Think differently. Expand your outlook to understand the value of sustainable solutions 5. Never underestimate the value of a demonstration project and treat occasional failures as valuable learning exercises. builtfortraining.co.uk 37
  • 38. 26/09/2011 How well did we do? builtfortraining.co.uk Government Policy Securing the Future – the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy 1. Sustainable consumption and Production • Sustainable procurement policies • Strengthening measures to improve environmental performance of products 2. “Confronting the greatest threat” – climate change and energy • 60% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 • Zero Carbon Homes by 2016 – really? 3. Protecting our natural resources and enhancing the environment • Enhancing the role of the Environment Agency, integration with DEFRA 4. Creating Sustainable Communities and a Fairer World • Sustainability at the heart of land use planning builtfortraining.co.uk 38
  • 39. 26/09/2011 Government Policy Policy is all over the place! Driven by EU legislation on Climate Change, Waste, Water, Energy and Biodiversity 3 key departments • DECC – Department for Energy and Climate Change http://www.decc.gov.uk/ • DEFRA – Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs http://ww2.defra.gov.uk/ • DCLG - Department for Communities and Local Government http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planningsystem/planningpolicy/planningpolicystatements/ builtfortraining.co.uk 39