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Carbon - a challenge to the professions?

Paul Morrell, Chief Construction Adviser, challenges the construction industry to effectively deliver a low carbon future. This includes reducing costs, sustainable construction, and meeting carbon targets.

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Carbon - a challenge to the professions?

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  1. Carbon - a challenge to the professions? Paul Morrell, Chief Construction Adviser, HMG

  2. The question which urgently needs answering is: how can the construction industry most effectively deliver a low carbon future?

  3. I am laying down the challenge to major Government suppliers to ask them what they can do to take costs out.

  4. Public procurement Sustainable construction

  5. use assem.. Embed. dist. Baseline and carbon budget target -22% on 1990 use -28% on 1990 -34% on 1990 ? m t carbon use ? m t carbon assem.. dist. Embed. (UK production only) -80% on 1990 assem.. dist. Embed. ? m t carbon 2050 2010 2012 2017 2022 2030 2040

  6. A plan for our future

  7. Housing

  8. Non-domestic buildings

  9. Infrastructure • Transport • Energy • Waste

  10. Major projects

  11. 2050Group

  12. 1954: Prediction: The Home Computer of the Future 2004 2004: Reality: Pervasive, mobile technologies

  13. Radium products are remarkable for maintaining themselves at a higher temperature than their surroundings

  14. Detailed execution plan • 1. Whole life carbon • 2.Public programme as test bed • 3-5. Development of integrated supply chain, proposal for suitable building, CCA to find a suitable project • 6. Post-completion energy audits • 7. Voluntary DECs • 8. Capturing best practice from major projects • 9.Existing homes low carbon hub • 10. Local authority renewable energy audits • 11. More rapid cycle times for codes and standards • 12-14. Mapping, review and integration of regulatory regimes • 15-16. Carbon accounting, discount rate • 17. Infrastructure evaluation models • 18. Infrastructure contribution to low carbon economy

  15. Challenge 1:awareness, understanding

  16. Scepticism

  17. How times change...

  18. Dear Chief SecretaryI’m sorry to tell you there’s no money left.

  19. The main assumptions of DECC’s Low Carbon Transition Plan 20% cut in emissions from existing homes by 2020 13% cut in emissions from non-dom buildings by 2020 Zero carbon new homes by 2016 Zero carbon non-domestic buildings by 2019 Smart meters Carbon capture from fossil fuel power stations Bigger smarter grid 1.6gw of new nuclear power stations Other renewable energy sources “Clean” transport

  20. Tesco zero-carbon store, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire

  21. This thing is huge

  22. DATA The Search for Data

  23. Average outside temperature 75º - 125º F...

  24. Zero carbon biomass deliveries?

  25. Challenge 1: awareness, understanding • Challenge 2:skills

  26. Identifying Skills change needs

  27. Sector education, training, quals, CPD Planning Energy/ carbon Environment Power/ fuels Design techniques Production techniques Business operations Change factors Housing Commercial Blg Public Blg Civil Eng Energy New build R & M Offices, Hotels, Supermarkets Education, NHS, Defence, MOJ Road, Rail, Water etc Wind, wave, Nuclear, Groundsource etc Pre 1919 Social Speculative 1920+ New Refurb New Refurb Operative, craft, technical, management and professional occupations

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