FOOTPRINT podcasts

Metropolis: Mass Timber hybrid extension delivering high-value workspace

Metropolis is the deep retrofit of the Woolworth’s HQ building designed by Richard Seifert. Designed to be net zero in operation the project has also saved an estimated 25,000 tonnes of embodied carbon through building retention, mass timber extension and fossil-free fuel in operation.  Delivering an exceptional product to future occupiers, the design incorporates around 15% amenity space including gardens, roof terraces, shared amenities and end of journey facilities . Come and hear from the team on the particular challenges faced to achieve the project including:

• improvements to building fabric while retaining as much of the historic facades as possible 
• the design, approvals and insurance procedures needed to build out of exposed mass timber
• delivering amenity-rich, sustainable workplaces for occupiers

Speakers

Lauren Lemcke, Senior Cost Consultant - MGAC

Ben Cross, Creative Real Estate Developer

Philip Turner, Director - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Sofi Zickerman-White, Associate Director - LifeProven

William Foster, Partner, London Office Leasing - Knight Frank

UK Retrofit: What can we learn from the US?

In 2019 New York City adopted a unique piece of legislation called Local Law 97 setting out operational GHG emission limits for all buildings in the city, both new and existing.  A first of its kind internationally, the standard sets maximum emission levels by building program and type, which become progressively stricter until 2050, and sets fines for non-compliant owners. As the law comes into effect in 2024, hear from NYC design and engineering experts on the implications of meeting these requirements and the effects they are having on development, covering:

• the history and development of Local Law 97, and what it requires from buildings
• its effect on the approach to design being taken by developers, institutions and the building industry in general
• its relation with energy code requirements and voluntary certifications like LEED
• its specific impact on the development of key ongoing projects

Emily Mansfield, Associate Sustainability Consultant - Calford Seadon

Shanta Tucker, Director - Atelier Ten

Elie Gamberg, Principal - KPF

Measuring Scope 3 carbon in fit out

Businesses are being encouraged to monitor and disclose the results of their carbon emissions, despite the absence of a current legal obligation, highlighting a pressing need for action. For contractors, Scope 3 emissions will likely account for 95%+ of carbon emission so there is no route to Net Zero without tackling Scope 3.

In this session we will explore, with those who have done it, the process of measuring true Scope 3 in the construction industry. Panellists will talk about how about their personal experience tackling the measurement of Scope 3 in their organisations, offer practical guidance and offer a call to arms for the industry to embrace the Scope 3 challenge.

Speakers

Joe Croft, Head of Environmental and Sustainability - Overbury

James Shears, Environmental and Sustainability Manager - Overbury

Lewis Howard, Co-CEO - BRAE

Bob Burgoyne, Associate Director - The Carbon Trust

Concrete: Developments in the supply chain

There are myriad concrete technologies in development around the world, but the majority of these are at the laboratory stage and not ready to deploy. In this session we cover three of those that have made it to the supply chain: GGBS, limestone fines, and calcined clays.

GGBS is a finite resource. What should developers and specifiers know about making the best use of the limited supply to drive down the carbon emissions of concrete?

Limestone fines and calcined clays are abundant resources. They can be used separately or in combination (as "LC3") to deliver carbon savings on a similar level to a high-GGBS mix concrete. Some concretes using these can achieve as much as a 50% lower carbon footprint than ordinary "CEM I" concrete. What are the realities of using these products in the UK and what is the potential to scale production to meet demand?

Speakers

Laura Batty, Senior Associate - Heyne Tillett Steel

Cassandre Legalliard, Product Manager - London Concrete

Will Arnold, Head of Climate Action - IStructE

Gareth Wake, Director - Mineral Products Association

Building with Nature: An opportunity for construction and society

The built environment is a net consumer of materials and a major contributor to climate change. Future generations are concerned about how current decision-makers are seeking to address this, and many children are already considering what their role might be in the future to make a positive contribution.

Speakers

Timothy Clement, Head of Carbon & Environment - Morgan Sindall

Anna Lisa McSweeney, Architect - White Arkitekter

Jenny Bailey, Author - Tales from Mother Earth

 

MMC offsite timber-frame houses delivering on performance, cost, quality and carbon reduction

Countryside Partnership’s development in Hemel Hempstead will deliver 445 low carbon homes. Spencer’s Park is also being used as a monitoring site for Category 2 MMC closed panel timber frame, providing evidence on the benefits of offsite manufacturing, not only for a safer, more pleasant working environment for contractors, but a more environmentally friendly and sustainable solution than more traditional masonry builds.

Speakers:

Joe Giddings, UK Networks Lead - Built by Nature

Simon Horn, Technical Development Manager - Donaldson Timber Systems

Rory Bergin, Head of Sustainability - HTA Design

Rachel Witcherley, Technical Manager, Sustainability - Homes England

 

Portfolio greening through retrofit

In spite of higher complexity and less financial incentives, a few developers have proven that it is possible to make retrofit a main business model. On the other hand, larger developers are looking at new models for portfolio-wide "greening" through energy retrofits, low-carbon extensions, operational hyper-optimisation and product transformation.

Hear from leading UK developers on their emerging strategies to make retrofits a desirable and viable proposition on the market.

Chairperson

Chris Newman, Zero Carbon Design Manager - Mitsubishi Electric

Speakers

Ben Cross, Creative Real Estate Developer

Tim Heatley, Co-Founder - Capital & Centric

Younha Rhee, Technical Director - Atelier Ten

Suki Gilliland, Sustainability Director - Energy - Landsec

ESG Investments: A primer

An increased focus on ESG has given rise to a suite of new regulations, and the financial market is poised to take the lead on climate action in the years ahead. The European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) means that all financial sector entities within the EU, including asset managers, are now required to disclose their ESG performance.

This session will explore the SFDR and the EU Taxonomy, and what they mean to investors, asset managers and developers, discussing how to:

• review and understand the current performance of their assets, funds, and portfolios
• produce comprehensive sustainability strategies for new developments, decarbonisation plans for existing assets, and climate resilience strategies for their portfolios
• reduce risk and abate risk insurance premiums and devaluation
• create opportunity for cost-effective capital funding to access and attract finance

Speakers

Simon Wyatt, Partner, Sustainability - Cundall

Darren Berman, Associate Director - Cundall

Helen Newman, Director of Sustainable Investing - Fabrix

Emily Hamilton, Head of ESG - Savills IM

Julie Townsend, Executive Director - ESG Lead Europe & Asia - PGIM Real Estate