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Sustainable Estate Development

Sustainable Estate Development. Graham Bell, Depute Director, Estates & Buildings Department. Sustainable Development. Context Our Approach Project Example What’s next. Why adopt sustainability ?... External Drivers.

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Sustainable Estate Development

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  1. Sustainable Estate Development Graham Bell, Depute Director, Estates & Buildings Department

  2. Sustainable Development • Context • Our Approach • Project Example • What’s next

  3. Why adopt sustainability ?...External Drivers • Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (42% climate emissions reduction by 2020) • Funding and Research Council pressure • EU Emissions Trading Scheme • UK Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) (tax costing nearly £1m per year) • EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive / EPCs • Edinburgh Standards for Sustainable Building • …plus rising standards every 3 years as a result of EU legislation and the Sullivan Report

  4. Why adopt sustainability ?...Internal Drivers • Utilities Policy 2003 – adopted BREEAM • Contain rising energy costs / reduce maintenance burden • Universities & Colleges Climate Commitment /- promote ourselves as pro-active agents • Universities that Count / Green League - benchmarking Student and Staff expectations • Strategic Plan 2012-2016 – infrastructure enabler/social responsibility theme • Social Responsibility and Sustainability Strategy 2010-2020 • Climate action plan 2010-2020 • Estates Strategy 2010 – 2020 • Keep well out of the Courts!

  5. Project Management Process Map C3: Update Brief & Sustainability Strategy AB13: Establish Sustainability Strategy

  6. Sustainability Strategy Template (T46) Covers BREEAM sustainability criteria: • Location and orientation of building • Renewable energy; energy consumption; renewables; CO2; • Whole Life Costing • Ventilation; water usage • Construction waste • Transport • Adapting to climate change • Materials selection • Pollution prevention • Ecology and biodiversity • Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS)

  7. Case StudyKing’s Buildings Library - Approach Construction based on: • Sustainability principles • Selection of team / contractor • Workshop to start • Life time approach • set best practice standards • Establish sustainability guidelines for design team / contractor • Maximise efficient use of energy, materials

  8. Case StudyKing’s Buildings Library - workshop

  9. Case StudyKing’s Buildings Library – external wall options • Traditional masonry construction: not used (slow, inflexible) • Timber kit construction: considered for ground floor use • Engineered timber kit construction: considered for use at upper levels • Solid wall construction: considered for areas requiring fire protection • Lightweight cladding construction: not used (higher maintenance cost) • Terracotta construction: not used (outwith budget) Comparison and assessment of forms of construction to achieve most sustainable form of construction:

  10. Case StudyKing’s Buildings Library – design development

  11. Environmental Sustainability… the results The industry benchmark / one way we signal what we seek from Design Team and Contractor: • Target Outstanding: 1 • Certified Excellent: 2 • Target Excellent: 3 • Certified Very Good: 5 • Target Very Good: 6

  12. 12 cylinder Jenbacher Engine High Efficiency Low NOx Boiler 75 cubic metre Thermal Store Environmental SustainabilityCHP: low carbon energy source • Three Energy Centres • 12% emissions reduction • 8,500 tonnes CO2 less / yr • Moved EPC score up by 2 • Generate £1m+ savings / yr

  13. Environmental SustainabilityZero Waste Scotland / WRAP Complying with further expectations from Government / funders: • Corporate Target • Corporate Policy • Measurement • Procurement • Supply Chain • Reporting … complementing our 67% Waste Recycling on campus

  14. Social and Cultural Sustainability Emphasis on re-using existing buildings for new purposes: e.g. Old Royal High School becomes the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation

  15. Sustainable DevelopmentWhat’s next? • BREEAM Education standard • Challenging Carbon Targets – how far can we go? (scattered estate) • Rising Energy Costs / consumption – business driven • Carbon footprint – 2025 Estates Study • Guidance on aspirations / expectations

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