BCO NextGen Webinar | Disruptors: The Net Zero Carbon Opportunity

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We have seen a tide of change over the past year, with organisations, governments, local authorities and now the construction industry declaring climate emergencies and setting targets to be net zero carbon by 2030.

Start Date / Time 17 Mar 2021 14:30
End Date / Time 17 Mar 2021 15:30
Venue Webinar
National Yes
Region London and the South East
Available to Non Members No

Description

Achieving the UK’s Net Zero Carbon target is a challenge that every part of industry and society will need to work together to accomplish. In order for this to happen, every aspect of energy consumption must be considered and minimised.

This presentation and panel discussion seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities we face to meet the required targets.



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Speakers 

Luke Kelly: NextGen Committee member & Project Executive, British Land PLC

Juliette Morgan: Head of Sustainable Development, British Land PLC

Melanie Eddis: Climate Change Partner, ERM

Andrew Waugh: Founder & Director, Waugh Thistleton Architects

Neil Thomas MBE: Founder & Director, Atelier One

Philip Kite: Director, Ramboll

Stephen Smith: Executive Director SHEQ, Multiplex

 

Speaker Biographies

Juliette Morgan: Head of Sustainable Development, British Land PLC

Juliette is responsible for sustainability across British Lands’ 4.5m sq ft development pipeline, standing assets and refurbishment schemes. She has a specialist interest in low carbon construction materials and reducing embodied carbon. Her studies in this field include a CISL course in Sustainability Leadership (University of Cambridge) and Bamboo U alumnus – building with bamboo. She has led British Land’s move towards timber construction in CLT (cross laminated timber). 

Prior to this she asset managed 2m sq ft at Regent’s Place (£2bn) repositioning the asset with a central focus on sustainability and long-term stewardship. Previous experience is in the US on $800m development schemes in technology districts and has a background in consulting to government and developers in real estate for technology companies.


 

Melanie Eddis: Climate Change Partner, ERM (Environmental Resources Management)

Melanie is a Partner at Environmental Resources Management (ERM) with responsibility for leading a range of climate change services. For more than 20 years, Melanie has specialised in climate change, including greenhouse gas accounting, carbon offset projects, portfolio carbon footprints, reporting strategies and assurance. Melanie has extensive experience in quantifying and auditing emission reductions achieved from renewable energy projects, and the generation of carbon offsets through investment in wind, solar and other low carbon initiatives. She has experience across a range of sectors, particularly manufacturing and oil and gas, at both asset and corporate level. For more than 10 years, Melanie led accredited GHG verification and assurance services within ERM's certification and verification business, ERM CVS.


 

Andrew Waugh: Founder & Director, Waugh Thistleton Architects

Andrew is a founding director of Waugh Thistleton Architects, a practice dedicated to designing buildings and places of the highest architectural quality that acknowledge their impact on the environment. He is a world-renowned spokesman for low-impact materials and a regenerative approach to architecture. Fusing sustainability and design, Andrew is a passionate proponent of low carbon construction and the benefits of innovative technologies. A pivotal player in the global uptake of engineered timber, he was responsible for the design and delivery of Murray Grove, the project that spearheaded the international movement in tall timber buildings. 
Believing that engineered timber on a global scale can make a vital difference to our planet, Andrew lobbies and lectures internationally, communicating the urgent need for change to mitigate the climate crisis. He has previously been a guest critic at Yale, Harvard, Parsons and The University of Cambridge, and a visiting professor at Sheffield and Arkansas. Andrew is on the steering committee of Architects Declare. Andrew was awarded the RIBA President’s Award for Research for his work on pioneering CLT and has contributed to numerous acclaimed research papers and articles.


 

Neil Thomas MBE: Founder & Director, Atelier One

Neil Thomas is the Director and Founder of Atelier One, which has been described as ‘the most innovative engineering practice in the UK’. This innovation covers high-level research and implementation for materials in an enormous scale and variety of projects, often providing specialist advice to larger consulting practices. Collaborations with Architects, Artists, and Designers have resulted in many interesting built projects such as Gardens by the Bay, London 2012 & Sochi 2014 Olympics Opening Ceremonies, Cloud Gate with Anish Kapoor and ‘The Claw’ Stage for U2’s 360 Degree World Tour, with Mark Fisher.

Neil holds a number of high profile posts in the UK & US educational service, most recently being a Visiting Professor to Yale and MIT, and has co-written a book titled ‘Liquid Threshold’ which gives insight to the complex challenges of a number of extraordinary projects. Neil has also been appointed by Leeds University as a member of a Steering Group to develop a new Architectural Engineering course.
In 2014 Neil was elected Royal Designer for Industry for excellence and innovation in structural design and for sustained ingenuity as a structural engineer in collaborations to create ground-breaking public art. Later the same year, Neil received an Honorary RIBA Fellowship for both the excellence and the inventiveness of his contribution to Architecture over the past 25 years. In 2015 Neil was awarded Fellow of the Institute of Structural Engineers and in 2016 was honoured with an MBE on the Queen’s 90th Birthday for contributions to Architecture, Design and Engineering. 


Philip Kite: Director, Ramboll

Philip Kite is a director of Ramboll and a chartered building services consulting engineer with over 35 years experience in the industry. He has a vast knowledge of MEP systems with particular expertise high performance buildings. He has a wide experience in the office sector working with both developers and end users complemented by a diverse experience across many other sectors.


Stephen Smith: Executive Director SHEQ, Multiplex

Stephen is an experienced environmental engineer and occupational health and safety professional who has worked in numerous market sectors in contracting, engineering and consulting. His career to date has seen him work across Australia, the Middle East, Europe and Canada. In his role as Executive Director SHEQ, Stephen provides strategic and technical leadership to Multiplex European, Middle Eastern and Canadian regional businesses, driving long-term value creation, business resilience and organisational excellence in sustainability, occupational health, safety, quality and worker welfare. Stephen is currently a member of the World Green Building Council Corporate Advisory Board, BCO ESG Committee, UK Green Building Council Leaders Network and a founding member of Building Responsibly– an initiative to promote the rights and welfare of workers in the engineering and construction industry. Stephen is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), a Certified Environmental Practitioner, an Estidama Pearl Qualified Professional, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI), a Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (FIIRSM) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).