1.
Living Building
Challenge UK
Martin Brown
Fairsnape
Sharing from:
Future Restorative
Illustrated through:
Cuerdon Valley Park Visitor Centre LBC Project

2.
John Muir 21 April

3.
Earth Day 22 April

4.
A Sense of Urgency
The Numbers
Paris Agreement
climate change
target 2deg C
Aim for 1.5 Deg C
2016 Carbon ppm
all time high reached
March 2016 407ppm
Built Environment
40% of problem,
40% of solution
2.0 > 1.5
407 > 350
40% > 40%

5.
There are no non-radical approaches left
before us in addressing climate change
Namoi Klein, This Changes Everything (2015)
Reducing built environment carbon emissions
(50% from 1990 levels by 2025) is now
out of reach with current practice.
UK Green Construction Board (2015)
We no longer have luxury of just being less bad.
Martin Brown Future Restorative 2016
A Sense of Urgency

6.
Project Image
Cuerdon Valley Park
Visitor Centre
Lancashire UK
LBC Registered (1st UK)
Community Funded
Community Build
LBC UK
Collaborative Expert
Support
Education Links

7.
14 Patterns
Biophilia
innate relationship
with nature
secret sauce
of sustainability
key to
sustainable behaviour
health
is the
new green

8.
Cuerdon Valley Park
Biophilic Workshop
Daylight window size
and locations
food
served in café
Prospects to Nature
Light and circadian lighting

9.
ReWilding
Nature
Not just reintroducing
wolf or lynx,
but allowing emergence of
eco-systems to support.

10.
ReWilding
Buildings
using natural thinking
allow buildings
to breathe,
to heal,
to respond to
seasons and climate

11.
ReWilding
People
Eco Literacy
Influence of Buildings
Connecting people
to nature,
through buildings
We spend 90%
time indoors
Children spend
less time outdoors
than prisoners

12.
Materials
Cuerdon Valley
Park
Earth
Straw Bale
Timber
No Cement
Red List
Local

13.
Materials
Cuerdon Valley
Park
Local Larch
Larch disease
(Phytophthoria Ramorum)
Felled on site
Cut and graded on site
Cladding and other uses
FSC

14.
Net Positive
Waste
Cuerdon Valley
Park
Straw Bale is a Waste
Product!
Zero Waste
on site so far
Only waste will be packaging
for café equipment
“Let’s all become radical
environmentalists: the single best thing
we can do for the planet is to keep our
stuff in use longer. Patagonia chief
executive Rose Marcario

15.
Net Positive
Carbon
Cuerdon Valley Park
Potentially a Carbon Sink
Using straw, timber,
no cement
= net positive
Minimal fuel used in
construction
Possibly attract carbon
offsets from other
construction projects

16.
Net Positive
Carbon
Construction Carbon
1Ton per £100,000
70% on Transport and Travel

17.
Beauty,
Inspiration,
Spirit, Education
Eco Literacy
Responsibility to Inform
Influence in design,
Influence in construction,
Influence in operation
Nature - classroom

18.
Beauty,
Inspiration,
Spirit, Education
Eco Literacy
Wood Stoves
Educating
timber management,
Harvesting, coppicing,
Chopping, storing,
seasoning,
Wood stove efficiency,
Air quality
CONNECTING WITH
NATURE

19.
Beauty,
Inspiration,
Spirit, Education
Eco Literacy
Project Artist: Oliva Keith

20.
#FutuREstorative Published 01 July 2016
FUTURESTORATIVE
Inspirations,
Innovations and Challenges
for a New Sustainability
Martin Brown

21.
“We have lost
connectivity with
nature significantly
in the last
generation, and in
doing so our respect,
and lowered our
tolerance for doing
harm”
Martin Brown, Fairsnape

22.
References & Mentions:
Martin Brown www.fairsnape.com @fairsnape @futurestorative
FutuREstorative. Martin Brown RIBA Books http://bit.ly/futuREstorative
Living Building Challenge www.ilfi.org/lbc @livingbuilding
UK Collaborative @livingbldguk
Cuerdon Valley Park: https://cuerdenvalleypark.org.uk/visitor-centre-details/
Bullitt Centre www.bullittcentre.org @bullitcentre
John Muir Trust www.jmt.org
Last Child in the Woods: Richard Louv
14 Patterns of Biophilia: Terrapin Bright Green
This Changes Everything: Naomi Klein
Norwegian Wood: Haruki Murakami
Construction Carbon: www.constructco2.com
Carbon Visuals: www.carbonvisuals.com
Oliva Keith (CVP Project Artist) http://www.oliviakeith.co.uk/