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Page 1: UK sustainable development strategy - March 2005

Sustainable Design and Construction Drivers

Kate MillsSenior Sustainability Consultant, BRE

[email protected]

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UK sustainable development strategy - March 2005

Principles: • Sustainable consumption and

production

• Climate Change and Energy

• Protection of Natural Resources & Environment enhancement

• Creating sustainable communities

• Regionally developed

And three key themes:

• Involving people

• Government leading by example

• Getting serious about delivery

Page 3: UK sustainable development strategy - March 2005

Legislation

• “Duty to prepare “community strategies”, for promoting or improving the economic, social and environmental well being of their areas, and contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in the UK” – Local Govnt in Scotland Bill (2003)

• “Any person or body creating a Regional Spatial Strategy or a Local Development Plan must exercise the function with the objective of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development” – Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

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The drivers

• Scottish Executive Guidance “Choosing Our Future: Scotland’s Sustainable Development Strategy” - 12: Making the Links: Built Environment

•Scottish Executive Construction Procurement Manual - Sustainable Development section of website - Applies if audited by Auditor General for Scotland

•Sustainable Development Policy Into Practice: New Buildings – Scottish Executive April 2006

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The drivers

• Communities Scotland – Sustainable Housing Design Guide and Housing Quality Assessment Programme

• SPP 1 – inclusion in development plans of measure to promote sustainable development

• SPP 3 – energy efficiency and use of resources• PAN 72 – local materials• PAN 67 – sustainability of housing developments• PAN 63 – provision of space of recycling

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The drivers

• SUDS requirements under Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

• Architecture and Design Scotland (www.ads.org.uk)

• BREEAM for Schools

• NEAT for NHS

• BREEAM for offices, industrial units, retail

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The drivers

• SE support Considerate Constructors Scheme

• Guidance from the Architecture Policy unit www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Arts-Culture/arch/initiatives

• SUST and RIAS Sustainable Design Accreditation Scheme

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The drivers

• Tougher building regulations – consultation March 06

• Raise levels of energy performance, incentivise the use of low and zero carbon technologies, inc micro-renewables and promote low energy lighting in new home

• Energy Performance Directive of Buildings Directive

• Ability to dry washing indoors - building regs

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Other Legislation and Policy Drivers

• Energy White Paper – 60% CO2 reduction by 2050

• Better Building Summit – Code for Sustainable Building (CSB)

• OGC’s - Achieving Excellence in Construction Suite

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Other drivers

• Strategic Environmental Assessment for public sector strategies, plans and programmes

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Stakeholder pressure and accountability

• Environmental policies, statements and EMS

• Competition between developers?

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Future drivers

• Future revision of Scotland’s Climate Change Programme

• Scottish Sustainable Procurement Action Plan (end 06)

• PAN 45 – planning issues for micro renewables

• SE consultation on site waste management plans and recycled content targets

• SBSA, Planning Group and Architecture Policy Unit publications on use of natural building materials

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Code for Sustainable Buildings

• “National” Code for Sustainable Buildings

• Government and the building industry to adopt a single Code for Sustainable Building………….and that this be based on BREEAM / EcoHomes

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The Code - What is it?

• Single Code for Sustainable Homes, with clear minimum standards for key resource efficiency (energy, water, waste and use of materials).

• Plus optional Liveability elements, (Lifetime Homes, Security, Soundproofing, Private External space, Daylighting, Home User Guide).

• Five performance levels from basic “one star” up to carbon neutral “five star”• Scoring minimum of 30, up to a level of 100• Must do criteria augmented by optional “tradeable” elements

• Manifesto Commitment - from April 2006 all new homes receiving central funding will meet the new CSB.

• No plans for “Non-Domestic CSB”….and…

• Only in England!

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Response to the Code - What’s happening here?

March 06 - public consultation on extending certain Standards, due into force in May 2007

March 06 - SBSA report “Sustainable development policy into practice: new buildings”

• Existing and proposed measures to promote the sustainable development of new buildings

• Regulatory standards and guidance • Conditions of public funding and guidance

Contact:-Dr Linda Sheridan

Scottish Building Standards Agency

Building (Scotland) Act 2003 led the UK by introducing powers to make building regulations to further the “achievement of sustainable development”

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Industry benchmarking

• First survey of 13 of UK’s largest listed house-builders

• More than 50% of them lag behind best practice

• The leading companies demonstrated that sustainability can be integrated into mainstream business practices

• Public disclosure on sustainability is lacking.

WWF in conjunction with Insight Investment January 2004

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Why - UK Property industry overview

• 8 % UK GDP• 1.5 m people employed• 170,000 Companies• 90 m tonnes of waste• CO2 emissions related to construction- 60%• Aggregate consumption - 260 m tonnes / yr• Timber consumption - 60% of UK total• Buildings responsible for > 50% of UK CO2

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UK Energy Use by Buildings

Industrial9%

Offices4%

Hotels3%

Retail5%

Others7%

Sports2%

Health & Education

7%

Housing63%

Housing

63%

Source BRE

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Why?

• Policy into practice• Remit• Knowledge and training• Policy, systems and processes• At the start• Time and budget• Setting the brief• Getting the right integrated team• Informed clients

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Why?

• Conservative constructors• Contracts for engineers• Speculative development• Quantitative benchmarks and targets• Monitoring• Accountability

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Kate [email protected]

www.bre.co.uk