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SUSTAINABILITY ON THE DEFRA ESTATE

SUSTAINABILITY ON THE DEFRA ESTATE. John Hives FRICS Head of Capital Development & Sustainability Estates Division Presented at - Procurement Solutions for the Public Sector 12 th June 2007. Recent Developments.

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SUSTAINABILITY ON THE DEFRA ESTATE

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  1. SUSTAINABILITY ON THE DEFRA ESTATE John Hives FRICS Head of Capital Development & Sustainability Estates Division Presented at - Procurement Solutions for the Public Sector 12th June 2007

  2. Recent Developments • Offices - 3-8 Whitehall – Developer Build – Office space for in Central London • BREEAM Excellent • Award - 2005 RICS sustainability building of the year • Bespoke - Mills Building, Weybridge – New Build Offices and procedures rooms • BREEAM Excellent • Award–2006 RICS South East Region Sustainability building of the year • 2006 BRE Bespoke BREEAM building of the year award • Laboratory - Stewart Stockman Lab, Weybridge – New Build High Containment Laboratory • BREEAM Very Good • Finalist for2006 Building Construction Industries (BCI) Major Project Award • 2006 Prime Ministers Better Public Buildings Award

  3. Natural Ventilation within Nobel House Nobel House Refurbishment Project

  4. Nobel House - Sustainability TargetsPERFORMANCE AGAINST OTHER GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES • OGC Achieving Excellence in Construction Procurement Guide 11: Sustainability : • Socio – economic - environmental • Building a Better Quality of Life – A Strategy for More Sustainable Construction (Defra, April 2000) • OGC Common Minimum Standards

  5. Nobel House - Sustainability TargetsPerformance against set targets • Achieve BREEAM Excellent (score over 70%) • Achieved – scored 79.7% • Minimise waste to landfill • Achieved –total recycled for project was close to 68% - far in excess of target • 100% timber from verifiable sources • Achieved – 100% provided from FSC,PEFC or other verifiably sustainable sources

  6. Nobel House - Sustainability Targets Performance against set targets (cont) • Use Refrigerants with zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and zero Global Warming Potential (GWP) • Achieved (main chillers – ammonia (zero ODP/GWP) • Consider Alternative energy sources • Achieved – introduced small Tri-generation (CHP) Plant – waste heat from CHP used to supplement boilers in winter and provide energy for absorption chiller in summer • Encourage contractor to comply with ISO 14001 • Achieved – Overbury obtained as result of project and Atkins achieved during the period they worked on Nobel

  7. Nobel House - Sustainability Targets Performance against set targets (cont) • Use Sustainable Materials - selected on the basis of: • Economic value • Manufacturers location • Products environmental benefit • Recycled material present at manufacture • Recyclable at end of life • Degrees of success with notable materials such as • Sheep’s wool insulation (internal walls and partitions) • Carpets with high degree of recycled materials etc • Eco-friendly paint • Recycled old carpet for charity • Zero – formaldehyde MDF

  8. Nobel House – Lessons Learned • Appoint a Sustainability Champion • Establish a Sustainability Charter • Target BREEAM Excellent (new build & Refurbishment) • Set High (but Achievable) Recycling Targets • Manage Timber Procurement using a Timber Register • Encourage Alternative Sustainable Materials • Undertake Regular Sustainability Audits of Contractor • Focus on Renewable Energy Sources (Including Microgeneration) • Encourage Whole Life Cycle Costs

  9. Defra Estates Approach to Sustainability • Defra Estates continues to embrace Sustainability in the management of its estate through: • OGC Achieving Excellence and OGC Common Minimum Standards • Cross Government Sustainability Target • Targets where possible in excess of BREEAM Excellent (Major New Build and Refurbishment Projects • Consider low carbon and microgeneration technologies in line with acceptable pay back periods • If at all possible consider an invest to save approach – whole life cycle costing. • Undertakes pre and post occupancy evaluations – (did what it said it would do on the tin!) • Seeking alternative Environmental Measurement Methods for smaller Projects • The above covers the majority of recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4 in the NAO report

  10. DEFRA - Building for The Future The Alnwick Solution

  11. DEFRA - Building for The Future The Alnwick Solution LEAN - Reduce all energy demands/uses CLEAN - Meet energy needs from low carbon fuels GREEN - Generate electricity onsite USER FRIENDLY – Give user CONTROL COMFORTABLE– sensible internal environment SUSTAINABLE

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