News, Articles & Events
November 2022 - Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Launch of the Call for Evidence
Opportunity for industry to contribute to the development of the NZCBS, by submitting data on operational energy and embodied carbon, or offering modelling resources.
Opportunity for industry to contribute to the development of the NZCBS, by submitting data on operational energy and embodied carbon, or offering modelling resources.
Click here for more details:
May 2022 - Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Project launch
The UK NZCBS is a unique initiative bringing key players in the Built Environment to work collaboratively towards a single standard for Net Zero buildings. It is aimed at new and existing buildings, and covers both operational and embodied carbon. There are many ways to get involved and follow progress.
Click here for more details:
April 2022 - CIBSE-LETI Net Zero FAQs Launch
Providing the language to facilitate a unified and collaborative transition to net zero, designed to drive real progress by providing clarity on what net zero means for buildings, in practice and in detail, this document is free to download.
The FAQs were developed by CIBSE and LETI, and are supported by the IStructE, RIBA, RICS, the BRE, Good Homes Alliance and Whole Life Carbon Network.
Click here for more details:
November 2021
- Interview on LETI and its beginnings
Podcast for
Building Magazine
Short podcast with Clara Bagenal-George, who initiated LETI, on how it all started and how we all work together/
Short podcast with Clara Bagenal-George, who initiated LETI, on how it all started and how we all work together/
Click here to listen to the podcast:
October 2021
- It’s time for regulation to reduce embodied carbon
Article for
Building Magazine
Short article on the Part Z initiative and the wide industry support it is receiving, arguing for regulation of embodied carbon in buildings.
Short article on the Part Z initiative and the wide industry support it is receiving, arguing for regulation of embodied carbon in buildings.
Click here to read the article:
September 2021
- What does zero mean?
Article for CIBSE Journal
Having a set of commonly agreed, clear and comprehensive definitions for ‘net zero’ buildings is necessary for investment, specifications, trusted and consistent reporting, certification and, ultimately, regulations.
There has been great progress on this in the past few years – first with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) framework, and then the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) one-pager on operational carbon (energy use), which is supported by CIBSE. As a next step, LETI and the Whole Life Carbon Network (WLCN) recently produced a full set of definitions, including operational, embodied and whole-life carbon.
There has been great progress on this in the past few years – first with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) framework, and then the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) one-pager on operational carbon (energy use), which is supported by CIBSE. As a next step, LETI and the Whole Life Carbon Network (WLCN) recently produced a full set of definitions, including operational, embodied and whole-life carbon.
The LETI-WLCN definitions provide principles, but it is difficult to cover, in a succinct and clear way, the range of situations that a building and its energy supplies may face in practice. CIBSE will now be working with LETI to produce a set of FAQs on these definitions, to support clients and project teams, and bring consistency in how definitions are applied. Clarifications will be provided, along with illustrations of a range of situations.
In addition, CIBSE could decide to adopt the LETI-WLCN definitions.
Engagement with industry is essential on such an important topic, to create the best possible set of definitions for us all to work from.
Please send your thoughts on the definitions, what you think the FAQs should cover, and what position you think CIBSE should adopt, at JGodefroy@cibse.org
Also, look out for events and a survey in the next few weeks, when we will be collating views.
Also, look out for events and a survey in the next few weeks, when we will be collating views.
Click here to read the article:
August 2021
- CIBSE Climate Action Plan
annual update
In 2019 I led the production of CIBSE's first Climate Action Plan, mapping activities in the areas where CIBSE have a duty and the ability to act as professional institution. CIBSE committed to review the plan regularly, and the second annual update has now been published.
It includes important and exciting updates, of which:
- A commitment to introduce mandatory CPD on climate change and safety
- New and upcoming guidance on several topics including heat pumps, energy benchmarks, embodied carbon
- A new award for work on embodied carbon.
Get in touch if you have comments or would like to get involved with CIBSE climate activities.
The CIBSE climate action plan is here:
August 2021 - New Project - Good Homes Alliance overheating guidance
for retrofit
This responds to demand from designers, housing associations, environmental health officers, and other parties concerned with overheating risk, particularly when retrofitting the existing housing stock. The aim is to produce simple practical guidance to help identify and mitigate the risk of overheating in energy retrofits, informing design options and mitigation measures.
Following the guidance and tool we created for the Good Homes Alliance on overheating in new homes, Susie Diamond (Inkling) and I are really pleased to be appointed to create a version for retrofits.
The project is co-funded by the BEIS funded REFINE project on radical decarbonisation of social housing through whole house energy retrofits, and by the National Energy Foundation. The REFINE project is one of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrators led by Warwick District Council and Oxford Brookes University with Enhabit and Sarah Wigglesworth Architects.
Get in touch if you would like to find out more.
June 2021
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Publication of report on the Future of SAP
SAP is the calculation methodology used to estimate and regulate the energy and carbon performance of new homes and the existing housing stock across the United Kingdom, from small works to large new developments. It is a central tool for those developing, implementing and tracking policies on energy, fuel poverty and carbon emissions and is being used by the whole building industry.
Our 25 recommendations are split into five areas:
In the past few months, on behalf of CIBSE I worked as part of a team led by Etude on the future of SAP, a project commissioned by BEIS (the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy).
The team included CIBSE, Elementa, Levitt Bernstein, WSP, UCL, Clarion Housing Group and Etude.
Our report makes recommendations on improving SAP and RdSAP so they are fit for Net Zero.
SAP is the calculation methodology used to estimate and regulate the energy and carbon performance of new homes and the existing housing stock across the United Kingdom, from small works to large new developments. It is a central tool for those developing, implementing and tracking policies on energy, fuel poverty and carbon emissions and is being used by the whole building industry.
Our 25 recommendations are split into five areas:
- Better align SAP/RdSAP and its strategic objectives
- Improvements to the methodology
- Improvements to SAP/RdSAP and its ecosystem for Net Zero
- For a better evaluation of energy use
- Support to decarbonisation of heat and electricity.
January 2021
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Launch of Woodknowledge Wales Building Performance Evaluation Guide & Toolkit
I am really pleased to have worked once again with Susie Diamond, Inkling, on behalf of the Good Homes Alliance, to produce new resources on Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) for Woodknowledge Wales.
- Information for clients and project managers to gain an overview of the benefits of BPE, what the main BPE techniques can do, how to procure it, and the main activities to plan throughout a project from design to occupancy
- Guidance on the main BPE techniques available
- Tools for day-to-day use on projects, complemented by more detailed guidance, examples and references.
Do get in touch if you would like to find out more on how to apply it on your projects or discuss it with clients!
The guide and toolkit are freely available to download here:
July 2020
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ASBP-CIBSE webinar on embodied carbon in building services
This event was part of an ASBP webinar series on embodied carbon, with previous sessions on design tools, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tools and datasets, and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Video recordings of these previous webinars are available for free in the ASBP resources section.
For this webinar, the ASBP teamed up with CIBSE to focus on building services, covering:
For this webinar, the ASBP teamed up with CIBSE to focus on building services, covering:
- Why it is important to consider the Embodied Carbon of Building Services
- The significance of Building Services Embodied Carbon, especially for Retrofit and Fit-out
- The synergies and conflicts between Embodied and Operational Carbon
- Where to find Embodied Carbon data on Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing equipment (MEP)
- What guidance is available.
The other speakers were Jane Anderson, from ConstructionLCA, and Louise Hamot, from Elementa Consulting.
For more information and to watch a recording:
July 2020
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Talk at IET event - Responding to COVID-19: Healthy Living and Housing
This event was the first in a series organised by the IET on responses to covid-19. It examined how our lived environments impact our health, specifically how indoor environments are a critical part of the health and wellbeing of older people, though an issue that attracts little attention. This includes factors such as comfortable temperatures in summer and winter, indoor air quality, and acoustic comfort.
I presented the approach advocated in CIBSE TM40 for healthy and comfortable indoor environments, and some of the uncertainties and knowledge gaps in our understanding of how environmental factors contribute to health outcomes in the elderly. I also highlighted areas where the pandemic has highlighted existing knowledge and the importance of good housing design.
The other speakers were Dr. Helen Crampin, Innovation Lead at InnovateUK, Annalise Johns, Housing Lead at the Connected Places Catapult, Richard Miller, Associate Director at the Connected Places Catapult, and Dr Sophie Taysom, Independent Consultant at Keyah Consulting.
For more information and to watch a recording:
July 2020
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Talk at Carbon Coop AGM - How do we make homes zero carbon ready?
Carbon Co-op has long talked about the need for ‘2050 Retrofits’, but what does it mean today to aim for a home fit for a ‘climate safe’ future? Is it an 80% cut in carbon emissions? A ‘net zero’ home? And why bother at all if we transition away from gas to electric only homes and the grid is completely decarbonised?
The discussion explored some of these terms and concepts and what they mean for the work Carbon Co-op does. It covered why the minimum required by building regulations is not enough, what performance targets we should be using , and the design strategies and services available to homeowners to make ambitious energy and carbon targets a reality.
The other speakers were Marianne Heaslip from Urbed, John Palmer from the Passivhaus Trust and Lois Hurst from Heriot-Watt University.
For more information and the recording:
July 2020
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Talk at Happold Foundation City Conversation on Infrastructure and Health
This Conversation explored the links between cities infrastructure, density and health in a post-covid world. It covered the local and international scale, with panelists from Europe, Africa, America and Asia.
My presentation covered approaches to design for health and quality, including a look back at core public health principles and historic approaches to urban planning for health, as well as new developments in planning for urban climates.
The panel also included Dr Priti Parikh from UCL, Dr. Sandile Mbatha from eThekwini Municipality, South Africa, Isha Kulkarni from Engineers Without Borders, Monica Lakhanpaul from UCL, Professor Dragan Savic from the KWR Water Research Institute, Netherlands, and Kathleen Hetrick from Buro Happold.
For more information:
June 2020
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Tutorial on Good Homes Alliance overheating guidance
The tutorial was part of the Good Homes Alliance series on Delivering Healthy Homes.
My presentation covered the Good Homes Alliance early stage overheating guidance and assessment tool, which I developed in collaboration with Inkling.
The tool is available for free - do send us your comments if you have used it!
For more information:
May and June 2020
- Lectures on net zero carbon at the Engineering Club Furlough College
The talks were part of the Green Recovery module within the Furlough College "mini-masters".
For more information on the talks and the Furlough College:
May 2020
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Talk at ACAN Open Meeting: Collaboration
Across Disciplines
Event organised by ACAN, the Architectural Climate Action Network.
The other speakers were Carlotta Conte, from Dark Matter Labs, and Jonathan Atkinson, from the Carbon Coop.
To watch the recording of the event:
April 2020
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Webinar: CIBSE Climate Action Plan
- Overview of the CIBSE Climate Action Plan: what it covers, what CIBSE are already doing, and plans for future guidance and activities
- Update and progress since the plan was launched in July 2019
- Opportunities to get involved, including guidance on low-carbon heat, demand management, embodied carbon, and plenty more.
Do get in touch for comments or to get involved with the CIBSE work streams on climate action.
Link to the recorded webinar and slides:
April 2020
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Webinar
"Does collaboration work? What does building performance evaluation data actually tell us?"
The presentation is based on my research for Innovate UK about the influence of procurement routes on building performance.
The webinar is part of the Construction Collaboration Challenge for 100% Net Zero Carbon Project Delivery.
More details on the research project I presented can be found on my Services & Projects page, under Building Performance and Post Occupancy Evaluation.
Link to the recorded webinar:
March 2020
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Publication of CIBSE TM40 Health and Wellbeing
TM40, the CIBSE guidance on Health and Wellbeing in Building Services, was published 3 March 2020.
I am the lead author of it, and owe huge thanks to the steering group (Marcella Ucci from UCL, Sani Dimitroulopoulou from Public Health England, Alan Fogarty from Cundall and Keith Miller from GIA), as well as everybody who offered thoughts and comments along the way.
You can find the publication, a free downloadable executive summary, and a free webinar here:
March 2020
- Presentation at Futurebuild - How to mandate change for zero carbon?
Presentation available on Futurebuild Colab (search under Futurebuild 2020 - Arena - Day 2):
November 2019
- Presentations and session chair at CIBSE Build2Perform
Details:
October 2019 - Launch of Heritage Declares
Over the last few months I havebeen involved with a Heritage Declares, a group of heritage practitioners who want the heritage sector to react more quickly and effectively to the climate and ecological emergency. It is distinct from other sustainability initiatives within the sector in that we are a grassroots movement that aims to push the environmental crisis to the top of the heritage agenda.
In October 2019 we launched a Declaration, setting out ten principles for a more sustainable sector. Both individuals and organisations can sign the Declaration, as an expression of their commitment.
We believe that the heritage sector can play a crucial role in shaping public opinion and action on climate and ecological issues.
Heritage also has much to offer a more sustainable world, for example in terms of preserving and reusing existing buildings, promoting traditional and sustainable construction and land management techniques, and reducing air- and car-based tourism in favour of greener alternatives.
In October 2019 we launched a Declaration, setting out ten principles for a more sustainable sector. Both individuals and organisations can sign the Declaration, as an expression of their commitment.
We believe that the heritage sector can play a crucial role in shaping public opinion and action on climate and ecological issues.
Heritage also has much to offer a more sustainable world, for example in terms of preserving and reusing existing buildings, promoting traditional and sustainable construction and land management techniques, and reducing air- and car-based tourism in favour of greener alternatives.
Do feel free to get in touch if you have comments or want to find out more.
Please read our Declaration, sign, and share!
October 2019 - Presentation at the Fit for the Future conference on Low Carbon Heating
Fit for the Future is a network for environmental practitioners in the heritage and charity sector. This event was organised with the Centre for Sustainable Energy, and looked at how the UK will work towards decarbonising heat in the building sector.
Speaking as CIBSE Technical Manager, I gave a summary on the implications of low-carbon heat for buildings and for the energy system, an overview of the options available and key considerations to select the most suitable option for your site.
The other speakers were Jenny Hill from the Committee on Climate Change, and Ben Humphries and Wendy Bishop from Architype.
Details here:
September 2019 - Article for CIBSE Journal on
Permitted Development Rights
In recent months, government has made a raft announcements meant to deliver quality and sustainable homes and places, and to protect homeowners and renters.
However, it has also repeatedly extended Permitted Development Rights (PDRs), which allow the creation of homes by converting other buildings (e.g. offices, warehouses) without requiring planning permission.
There is growing evidence that this is leading to homes with shocking standards of safety, accessibility, quality and sustainability. Some homes have hardly any daylight and ventilation. In addition, it is very questionable whether PDRs have allowed the promised improvements in housing supply, affordability, and local authority resources.
Government must listen and review the policy, to stop creating a legacy of homes that are a risk to safety, health, and sustainability objectives.
Click here to read the article:
Click here to sign the petition for Parliament to debate the impact of PDRs:
September 2019 - Interview about
overheating
on BBC You and Yours
Interviewed on You and Yours as CIBSE Technical Manager, on the topic of overheating and what can be doneto architectural and engineering design to create comfortable homes and limit the need for air-conditioning
Available here, starting at 32:00:
July 2019
- CIBSE & Green Register training on overheating
The training course is aimed at professionals from a range of backgrounds, including engineers and architects. It provides a background on climate change, regulations and existing overheating assessment methods, as well as design and operational guidance. It highlights the benefits of early design decisions and multi-disciplinary collaboration to reduce the risk of overheating.
The training course may be repeated, subject to demand. Contact the Green Register, CIBSE or me if you are interested.
Details here:
July 2019 - Survey created by LETI on Reforming modelling to meet zero carbon targets
How does the current UK Part L compliance modelling need to change in order to better focus on actual building performance and help us meet zero carbon targets?
The survey is part of work by the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI), which I am a member of.
The survey is available here - please contact me if you would like to contribute after 22 July 2019:
July 2019 - I've signed Building Services Engineers Declare.
The declaration recognises the world's climate and biodiversity emergency, and commits signatories to specific actions.
The declaration is here:
July 2019
- Launch of Good Homes Alliance Early Stage Overheating Guidance
The guidance is aimed at local authorities and project teams, for use at the early stages of residential design. I worked on this with Inkling.
Thank you to everyone who contributed with comments and early testing.
The tool and guidance are available for free. Do get in touch if you have any feedback.
Download and more information here:
Second draft for comments, revised following consultation
- CIBSE Climate Action Plan
CIBSE has started mapping its activities around climate change, to allow members and others to understand, access and comment on the work being done. Activities are broken down into:
- How CIBSE operate as institution, including its Code of Conduct
- Regulatory framework and policy advocacy
- Technical Guidance
- Research
- Education
- Competence and training
- Events, dissemination and awards
- Our own buildings and activities
Please send your thoughts on these initial ideas, additional suggestions for how CIBSE could help you, and where you could support CIBSE activities, to technical@cibse.org
The current draft CIBSE climate action plan is here:
July 2019
- Presentation at UCL's Healthy and sustainable places: State of the art in research and practice
The event was organised by the UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering (IEDE) as part of Bartlett 100, a year-long celebration in 2019 to mark 100 years since the naming of the faculty .
I presented a practitioner's view of knowledge, practice and research areas on health and wellbeing, based on my work for the upcoming CIBSE publication TM40 Health and Wellbeing in Building Services.
The other speakers included Prof Mike Davies, Prof Jian Khan and Dr Marcella Ucci, IEDE, Dr Clive Shrubsole, Public Health England, and Mark Lumley, Architype.
Details of the event here:
July 2019
- Presentation at LETI event The Future of Housing in the Context of the Climate Crisis
The event was organised by the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI). The event showcased recent work by LETI members with a lively debate, focusing on sharing knowledge and on actions that design professionals can take now in light of the climate emergency.
I presented recent work with Etude on halving energy use in buildings, carried out for the Green Construction Board. Susie Diamond from Inkling presented our work for the Good Homes Alliance on early stage overheating guidance .
For more details on the Green Construction Board report and the Good Homes Alliance guidance, see further down this page.
Details of the event here:
July 2019
- Presentation at Sustainability in Energy and Buildings
international conference, Budapest
I presented work on post-occupancy evaluation based on informal data sources, such as travel review websites. Case studies show it could provide valuable feedback on building performance and user comfort and satisfaction, when formal POE cannot be carried out or as a first step towards it.
Details here:
July 2019
- Judging Julie's Bicycle Creative Green Awards
The awards celebrate action on climate change and the environment sustainability in the creative and cultural sector.
The other judges were Juliet Davenport, Founder and Chief Executive of Good Energy, Bella Sereno, Environmental and Resource Manager at Tate, and Jonathan Badyal, Head of Communications at Universal Music UK.
Details here:
June 2019
- Presentation at the annual UK-Indoor Environments Group (UKIEG) conference
Presentation on upcoming CIBSE guidance on indoor environments, as part of this year's conference theme on ‘Emerging Issues in Indoor Environmental Quality: Science and Policy’.
The other invited speakers were Prof Stephen Holgate, University of Southampton and Medical Research Council, and Dr Victoria Tink, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Details here:
News
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CIBSE TM40 Health and Wellbeing
I am the lead author of TM40, which is now in final stages before publication. The executive summary will be published soon, in advance of the full publication.
This is a substantial update covering updates in knowledge and solutions to provide environments more supportive of our health, comfort and wellbeing.
For an overview of content and regular updates, see here:
For an overview of the approach to defining Indoor Environmental Criteria for health, comfort and cognitive performance, see article in CIBSE Journal:
April 2019
- Publication of a report for the Green Construction Board on halving energy use in buildings, to support the UK government's Buildings Energy Mission
The report includes recommendations based on case studies from buildings that have achieved it - schools, offices, and homes. It highlights the importance of performance targets, attention to detail, quality checks, and passive design.
I worked on this with Etude.
The report can be downloaded here:
May 2019
- Workshops and panel at the Housing and Health conference of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH):
- With Inkling and in collaboration with the Assocation of Noise Consultants: workshops on assessing and reducing noise and overheating risk
in housing schemes, including an introduction to the new Good Homes Alliance early stage overheating guidance
- Panel discussion on fuel poverty
Details here:
Deadline 30 April 2019
- Call for research papers on Health and Wellbeing
The Building Services Engineering Research and Technology (BSER&T) Journal is planning a special issue dedicated to Health and Wellbeing in January 2020, which I will co-edit with Dr Marcella Ucci from UCL.
We are calling for research papers on health and wellbeing from academia, or from collaborations between practitioners and academia.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent to technical@cibse.org by 30 April 2019.
Full details of timeline and research themes of interest:
March 2019 - Article for CIBSE Journal on
whole life carbon
The article includes a summary of recent Futurebuild sessions on whole life carbon, with key points to reduce both operational and embodied carbon and to grow knowledge and data on both issues.
Click here to read the article:
March 2019 - I took part in several sessions at Futurebuild
On Wednesday 6th March:
Presentation with Susie Diamond (Inkling) about our project for Good Homes Alliance on early stage overheating guidance.
As CIBSE Technical Manager, chair at a session on whole life carbon, with presentations from Simon Sturgis, Thomas Lefevre (Etude), and Kirsten Henson (KLH). The aim was to avoid the controversial and very context-specific decisions, such as the right level of insulation on a whole-life basis, and focus on win-win and no-regret solutions to reduce embodied and operational carbon.
Again with Susie Diamond (Inkling), demonstration of our Good Homes Alliance overheating risk pilot tool. This was an opportunity for people to test their projects and give us feedback on the pilot tool.
As CIBSE Technical Manager, presentation on designing for performance, and the links between indoor quality environmental and energy efficient buildings.
As CIBSE Technical Manager, presentation on designing for performance, and the links between indoor quality environmental and energy efficient buildings.
On Thursday 7th March:
As CIBSE Technical Manager, chair at a practical workshop session on whole life carbon, with practical tips and case studies on assessing and reducing embodied and operational carbon.
Presentations by Clara Bagenal George (Elementa), Mike Medas (Aecom and University of Reading), and Gareth Selby (Architype)
Session I organised for The Edge with Louise Clarke (Berkeley Homes), on Rebel Leaders
to achieve real change for sustainability.
Chaired by Professor Peter Guthrie (University of Cambridge) with presentations from Lowri Bond (Igloo regeneration), Kirsten Henson (KLH Sustainability), Ben Smith (ARUP & National Park City) and Omer Kutluoglu (Yes Recycling).
December 2018 - Guidance on overheating - help us help you!
Together with Inkling LLP, I am working on a project commissioned by the Good Homes Alliance to better support local authorities and project teams in assessing and reducing overheating risk in new residential planning applications.
Together with Inkling LLP, I am working on a project commissioned by the Good Homes Alliance to better support local authorities and project teams in assessing and reducing overheating risk in new residential planning applications.
The guidance is meant to be easy and quick to use, for early stages before detailed calculations and modelling. Together with an early assessment of risk, it will point to possible design solutions. It will be available in Spring 2019.
We would like to hear from local authorities and project teamsabout the type of guidance they would find most useful, and the appropriate level of detail. We have created surveys which should take 5-10 minutes to complete, and would be grateful for your participation.
The deadline for responses is 5pm on 12 January 2018.
We would like to hear from local authorities and project teamsabout the type of guidance they would find most useful, and the appropriate level of detail. We have created surveys which should take 5-10 minutes to complete, and would be grateful for your participation.
The deadline for responses is 5pm on 12 January 2018.
November 2018 - Presentations at CIBSE Build2Perform on health and wellbeing, and on the government's Clean Growth Strategy
Details:
November 2018, Edinburgh - Presentation at CIBSE Scotland
event on health and wellbeing
Presenting an overview of recent CIBSE work on health and wellbeing, including revisions to Technical Memorandum 40.
The event will also include presentations by Ingrid Berkeley from Max Fordham LLP and Graham Baxter from Aberdeen Standard Investments.
Details and presentations:
October 2018 - Tranquil Cityarticle for Conscious Cities - "How can embracing tranquillity fundamentally change the way we behave and interact with cities?"
The article was written by our Tranquil City founder, Grant Waters, and is part of the Conscious Cities 2018 anthology on human-centred design, science, and technology.
Read the article:
October 2018 - Really pleased to announce a new project on overheating
for the Good Homes Alliance.
The aim of the project is to develop guidance and tools to help planners and design teams identify and mitigate the risk of overheating in housing developments at an early stage.
The project was won in competition as part of a team with Inkling and Mandarin Research.
The project was won in competition as part of a team with Inkling and Mandarin Research.
More information:
October 2018 - Seminar on Health and Wellbeing at the Fit for the Future conference.
Presentation as lead author of the upcoming CIBSE Technical Memorandum 40 Health & Wellbeing; the talk included specific considerations for heritage and cultural buildings.
Details:
September 2018 - Part of expert panel on whole-life carbon for the London Assembly's Environment Committee
Contribution as CIBSE Technical Manager.
The session is part of the work by the Environment Committee to inform the Mayor of London's policies, including the London Plan.
Video recording:
(Photo from the London Assembly)
August 2018 - Article for CIBSE Journal on policy updates, including
DEFRA's Clean Air Strategy.
The article includes a summary of CIBSE's response to the DEFRA consultation on its Clean Air Strategy. While promising, the strategy has shortcomings with no commitment to follow World Health Organization guidelines and a lack of attention to indoor air quality. It is also weak on promoting holistic approaches to urban planning and green infrastructure, which can offer multiple health and environmental benefits.
Click here to read the article:
July 2018- Co-organised a debate and consultation response for the Edge on Environmental Principles post-Brexit- Where Do We Stand?
The current UK government is committed to be the first generation leaving the environment in a better state than it inherited it.
Leaving the EU will create a gap in regulations and governance and DEFRA held a consultation on the issue, which offers a rare and welcome opportunity to rethink the UK’s environmental framework.
Leaving the EU will create a gap in regulations and governance and DEFRA held a consultation on the issue, which offers a rare and welcome opportunity to rethink the UK’s environmental framework.
The Edge event was organised to encourage collaboration and debate among built environment professionals and inform responses to the DEFRA consultation. It covered the current environmental framework and possible options post-Brexit, with views from a wide range of professionals.
Details of the event and consultation response:
http://www.edgedebate.com/?p=3302
May 2018-Talk at Wikinson Eyre event "Wellness and Architecture: Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion", part of Green Sky Thinking week
The discussion was chaired by Charles Jencks, co-founder of the Maggie's Cancer Care Centres, with presentations by Chris Wilkinson, Founding Director of Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Dr Edward Edgerton, Reader of Environmental Psychology and Past Chair of the International Association of People-Environment Studies .
https://open-city.org.uk/professional/green-sky-thinking/green-sky-thinking-2018/wellness-and-architecture-interdisciplinary-panel-discussion/
February 2018 - Blog for Tranquil City
How do we (respectfully) share and protect tranquil spaces in our cities?
Click here to read the article:
(Photo from the Phytology project, with thanks and acknowledgements to Nomad)
January 2018 - Article for CIBSE Journal "Achieving a Green Brexit"
How our environmental regulations framework will change when the UK leave the EU, and what options we have to maintain and improve it.
Click here to read the article:
November 2017 - Presentation at CIBSE Build2Perform
Health and Wellbeing session - Presented an update on CIBSE guidance, including the upcoming revised Technical Memorandum 40
Health and Wellbeing session - Presented an update on CIBSE guidance, including the upcoming revised Technical Memorandum 40
Details here:
http://www.build2perform.co.uk/
October 2017 - Presentation and chairing at Passivhaus Futures, the UK Passivaus Trust 2017 conference
Focus on health and wellbeing, including CIBSE's current work on performance criteria
Focus on health and wellbeing, including CIBSE's current work on performance criteria
Details here:
https://ukphc.org.uk/
London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI), a network of over 150 built environment professionals that are working together to put London on the path to a zero carbon future
LETI was initiated by Elementa and established to work collaboratively to put together evidence-based recommendations for the new London Environment Strategy and the rewrite of the London Plan.
I was a member of the working group on performance targets
LETI was initiated by Elementa and established to work collaboratively to put together evidence-based recommendations for the new London Environment Strategy and the rewrite of the London Plan.
I was a member of the working group on performance targets
Visit the LETI website to download the report and become a supporter:
https://www.leti.london/
May 2017 - Tranquil City
was part of Green Sky Thinking 2017, hosting walks exploring tranquility in London
Details here:
http://www.greenskythinking.org.uk/programme17/Index.html
May 2017- Presentation at the International Congress on Climate Change in Huelva, Spain
Presentation on climate change adaptation in the built environment
Presentation on climate change adaptation in the built environment
Details here:
http://socc.es/en/#bienvenida
April 2017- Presentation at Reading University conference "Professional Practices in the Built Environment"
Paper on the impact of procurement routes on building performance, based on a research funded by Innovate UK.
Paper on the impact of procurement routes on building performance, based on a research funded by Innovate UK.
Details here:
https://www.reading.ac.uk/architecture/soa-professional-practices-conference.aspx
April 2017
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CIBSE Technical Symposium 2017
- Delivering Resilient High Performance Buildings
Chaired the session on "Evaluating and monitoring building systems performance"
Chaired the session on "Evaluating and monitoring building systems performance"
Details here:
http://www.cibse.org/technical-symposium-2017/about-the-2017-symposium
April
2017
- Speaker at BRE / Evora conference "Healthy Buildings", focusing on existing commercial buildings and improving health and wellbeing performance
Details here:
http://www.citiesconvention.com/healthy/index.jsp
March 2017
- Panel discussion at UCL IEDE seminar "Building Health and Wellbeing: Standards and Business Case"
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/environmental-design/news/2017/mar/ucl-hosts-cutting-edge-seminar-building-health-and-wellbeing
Details here:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/environmental-design/news/2017/mar/ucl-hosts-cutting-edge-seminar-building-health-and-wellbeing
February 2017 - Open workshop to explore tranquility in London and contribute to our Tranquil City
map.
Supported by OrganiCity, part of the EU Horizon 2020 programme.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-through-the-tranquil-city-tickets-31536462408
Supported by OrganiCity, part of the EU Horizon 2020 programme.
Details here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-through-the-tranquil-city-tickets-31536462408
December 2016- Engineering Club Conversation with Max Fordham "Max Fordham: the next 50 years"
http://www.engineeringclub.org.uk/next-events.html
Alexandra Road, Grade II*
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
December 2016 -Presentation at Urban Design London event "Designing the Residential Neighbourhood"
Sustainability considerations in the design of external spaces, including overheating, air quality and micro-climate effects
Sustainability considerations in the design of external spaces, including overheating, air quality and micro-climate effects
http://www.urbandesignlondon.com/events-listing/
November 2016 - Blog for CIBSE Resilient Cities
group: Reporting from the Venice Biennale
Sustainability, waste, materials, community-led projects...
Sustainability, waste, materials, community-led projects...
https://resilientcitiesgroup.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/julie-godefroy-reporting-from-biennale.html
November 2016 - Session chair and presentation on the business case at "Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Non-Domestic Buildings",London, an event organised by UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering (IEDE), CIBSE Home Countries SE and the CIBSE Natural Ventilation Group.
Presentations available here: http://www.cibse.org/networks/regions/home-counties-se/hcse-past-presentations
News
- Tranquil Cityhas been selected as one of the 16 winning projects of the OrganiCityOpen Call
OrganiCity supports urban experiments to help solve key problems in our cities today. It is sponsored by the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission.
With Tranquil City we aim to investigate the design, noise, and air quality characteristics of the spaces that Londoners find tranquil, using our Tranquil City map points. This will allow us to research the health and wellbeing benefits of visiting and walking through tranquil spaces. We will then also create prototypes of ‘tranquil routes’ through the city.
OrganiCity supports urban experiments to help solve key problems in our cities today. It is sponsored by the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission.
With Tranquil City we aim to investigate the design, noise, and air quality characteristics of the spaces that Londoners find tranquil, using our Tranquil City map points. This will allow us to research the health and wellbeing benefits of visiting and walking through tranquil spaces. We will then also create prototypes of ‘tranquil routes’ through the city.
Find out more on our Tranquil City website ... and take part!
https://tranquilcity.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/kick-starting-organicity-experiment-into-the-health-impacts-of-urban-tranquil-spaces/
November
2016 - Building on Brexit, published in CIBSE
Journal
Opinion column on the impact of the referendum on the built environment, including carbon and environmental policies, construction skills and research
Opinion column on the impact of the referendum on the built environment, including carbon and environmental policies, construction skills and research
http://www.cibsejournal.com/opinion/building-on-brexit/
October 2016 - Presentation at "Our Past, Your Future", Venice, an event organised by Art Events
http://www.art-events.it/en/event/our-past-your-future
October 2016 - Presentation at "Breathe Easy - Engineering Air Quality Solutions Now", Birmingham, an event organised by ARCC, the CIBSE Resilient Cities Group, and the IET.
Details and presentations available here: http://www.arcc-network.org.uk/health-wellbeing/breathe-easy-engineering-air-quality-solutions/
October 2016 -
CIBSE Build2Perform podcast on air quality "The air we breathe"
https://soundcloud.com/cibse-admin/the-air-we-breathe
September 2016 - Presentation at "How to do WELL with IES", London, a World Green Building Week event organised by IES Ltd
September 2016 - Presentation at "Fit for the Future", London, an event organised by Julie's Bicyle and the Fit for the Future Network
http://www.juliesbicycle.com/files/Fit-for-the-Future-Agenda-FINAL.pdf
June 2016 - Presentation and Workshop co-hosting at BSRIA Soft Landings
Conference, London
https://www.bsria.co.uk/news/article/bsria-staging-2016-soft-landings-conference/
https://www.bsria.co.uk/download/asset/sl-agenda-23rd-june-2016.pdf
https://www.bsria.co.uk/download/asset/sl-agenda-23rd-june-2016.pdf
