EDC meets the Built Environment Event Summary

Ecodesign meets the Built Environment An EDC and CEW Collaboration Eoin Bailey Project Coordinator

Ecodesign meets the Built Environment Designing a ‘Towards Zero Waste’ Wales An EDC and CEW Collaboration Tuesday November 29th 2011 Future Inn, Cardiff Bay www.ecodesigncentre.org www.cewales.org.uk

Facilitated workshop Question 1: ‘What issues result with waste in construction?’

Delegate Responses •  Poor Design •  Poor Operations •  Client Pressure Q1: ‘What issues result with waste in construction?’

Delegate Responses Poor Design •  Bad design management •  Site modiMications due to poor design •  Bad design •  InefMicient designer •  Material selection Q1: ‘What issues result with waste in construction?’

Delegate Responses Poor Operations •  Fragile building products •  Lack of recycling / reuse solutions •  Waste removal •  Changing Regs •  Problematic waste •  Recycling can create more waste •  Bias in existing systems •  Workforce quality Q1: ‘What issues result with waste in construction?’

Delegate Responses Client Pressure •  Time Constraints •  Investment cost v pain •  High expectations •  Money, lowest cost ethos •  Cost pressure •  Low cost of poor quality materials Q1: ‘What issues result with waste in construction?’

Facilitated workshop Question 2: ‘What is needed to move Towards Zero Waste?’

Delegate Responses •  Design •  Advice & Collaboration •  Legislation & Direction Q2: ‘What is needed to move Towards Zero Waste?’

Delegate Responses Design •  Separation of materials •  Increased recycled content •  Modular components •  Off-‐site construction •  Design for recycling •  Design for demolition – deconstruction •  Standardisation of design and products •  Logistics / management Q2: ‘What is needed to move Towards Zero Waste?’

Delegate Responses Advice & Collaboration •  Education and discussion throughout supply chain •  Collaboration between life-‐cycle brief client •  Guidance for actual material environmental impact •  Waste, detrimental to the environment -‐ deMine clearly •  Communication of true value – Greenwash •  Identify true environmental properties of materials •  Finding a partner – symbiosis •  Integrated supply chain Q2: ‘What is needed to move Towards Zero Waste?’

Delegate Responses Legislation & Direction •  End of life / use •  Polluter pays = client •  E-‐tagging – reuse •  Planning to include reuse requirements •  LandMill Tax •  Assumed usage – EOL •  Producer responsibility •  Enforcement / incentive Q2: ‘What is needed to move Towards Zero Waste?’

Facilitated workshop Statement Answer to: ‘How does Construction in Wales move Towards Zero Waste?’

Delegate Responses Group 1 Statement: “There is a need for a variety of drivers, enforcement, education and guidance for clients to design out waste”. Q2: ‘How does Construction in Wales move Towards Zero Waste?’

Delegate Responses Group 2 Statement: “There is a need for responsibility to be allocated at every stage of the process. This should be achieved through legislation and education, effective collaboration and integration”. Q2: ‘How does Construction in Wales move Towards Zero Waste?’

Delegate Opinions Invitation to respond: ‘How do you feel Construction in Wales could move Towards Zero Waste?’ Please contact Eoin eoin@edcw.org

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EDC meets the Built Environment Event Summary

by E:DN Ecodesign Centre on Dec 09, 2011

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