The trend report.
The Net Zero numbers: offices.
A FEASIBILITY STUDY INTO THE DESIGN, DELIVERY AND COST OF NEW NET ZERO CARBON BUILDINGS
WHO? Developed by Hoare Lea, as Partners to UKGBC’s Advancing Net Zero programme.
WHY? Establish the real-world cost implications for achieving new Net Zero buildings to improve the industry’s collective understanding.
WHAT? The commercial office calculations.
Baseline The baseline design represents current standard practice in high-rise office buildings, and is modelled on a new 16-storey BCO Grade-A city building, with a steel frame structure.
Intermediate The intermediate design features a hybrid steel-frame and CLT deck. The façade design more significantly incorporates orientation, glazing and facade considerations, among others.
Stretch The stretch scenario changes to a full timber structure and features mixed-mode ventilation. Glazing ratios are reduced but remain double rather than triple.
On the radar.
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PARIS-PROOF TARGETS
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) is growing in awareness, due to the need to reduce the reliance on green electricity as a sole method of reaching net zero carbon. ‘Paris-proof’ EUI for a building typically means an average of a 60% reduction in energy use.
Talk to – EimearMoloney@hoarelea.com
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GOV INVESTMENT IN LOW ENERGY HOMES
BBC News reported on the Welsh Government committing to 20,000 new low-carbon social homes for rent by 2026. The piece cited Rhiw Cefn Gwlad, the net-positive social housing scheme in Bridgend, as an example of success.
Read more – bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58078894
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WHOLE LIFE ZERO CARBON FOR LATER LIVING
The UK’s first net zero carbon scheme in the later living sector is being developed at West Byfleet, Surrey, and will be the first to use the UKGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework Definition.
Let’s talk – MarkWilkinson@hoarelea.com
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LONDON’S COMMITMENT TO CHANGE
New London Architecture has announced its Net Zero programme panel comprised of experts from across London’s built environment industry who will oversee a year-round programme of activity, research, and policy responses.
Talk to – AshleyBateson@hoarelea.com
Conversation kickstarter.
“We all recognize the need to do more, work harder, share knowledge, collaborate, and find a way to reverse the climate tide. This is not a race worth running alone.”
Will Bax, CEO, Retirement Villages Group
“You cannot adapt to lost cultures, traditions, and history. You cannot adapt to starvation.”
Vanessa Nakate, Founder of the Rise Up Movement, speaking at the Youth4Climate summit in Milan
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Kaizen corner.
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Hoare Lea is...
Thinking about.
Inclusive innovation.
A key aspect of catalysing and enabling research in practice is by promoting an inclusive and open culture of innovation and working collaboratively with other organisations. Our Applied Research and Innovation team’s initial research areas are on climate change and resilience, nature-based solutions, biodiversity, circular economy and whole life carbon analysis.
Talk to – SamWilkinson@hoarelea.com
Talking about.
The digital opportunity.
As part of our firm’s internal Digital Engineering Week, we explored the digital opportunity with a panel of industry experts. Together, we explored how insights provided by data will help steer the future of engineering and project delivery by working towards a construction industry that’s efficient, human-centric and planet-positive.
Talk to – TomCollins@hoarelea.com
Caring about.
Our Net Zero Carbon journey.
As a firm, we have undertaken an assessment of our net zero carbon building strategy to ensure our offices are net zero carbon well in advance of our World Green Building Council pledge deadline of 2030. Publishing our carbon reporting on an annual basis will promote transparency and support our principles of open disclosure and continual improvement.
Read more – hoarelea.com