1. Introduction to Sustainable Construction: A Strategic Overview of Where We Are Now Steve Charter Training Development Manager Green Gauge Trust

3. 80% CO2 reduction by 205080% of homes in 2050 have already been built 26 millionexisting homes to deal with now 27% of current UK carbon emissions

4. UK - where are we heading? Standards for New Non-Domestic Buildings? Demand for Sust new build skills ? Standards for New Build Housing? Demand for retrofit skills ? Standards for the Existing Stock? 2010 Building Regs Part L standards Green Deal Starts EcoSchools Responses to CRC kicking in

5. Mainstream Sustainable Building Standards: GreenStar (Australia) LEED (USA) Code for Sustainable Homes (UK) Code for Sustainable Buildings – (UK, impending) BREEAM (UK) Less Known Standards: AECB Gold & Silver Standards (UK) Low Energy Building Standards: Passivhaus (Germany; Austria) Minergie (Switzerland) Super-E (Canada) Part L (UK) Question: Why are there less low energy standards? Sustainable Building Standards Green Stripes CPD course: Understanding sustainable building standards, regulations and methodologies

7. 46 kWh/m2/yr - semis / end-of-terrace & detached;

9. Based on building physics; 20 years of experience;

10. Methodology based on accurate predictions of performance – not on notional buildings (SAP);Do you understand yet why we think sustainable building always costs more in the UK?

12. i.e. kwh/m2/year and kgCO2 /m2/year

13. Delivered by teams with skills accreditationBecause this gives assurance of: design and build quality energy performance and CO2 outcomes

15. sustainable products and technologies are the norm

16. sustainable building skills are the norm

17. careers in sustainable building are a good choiceParity Projects Demo House Carshalton

18. Defining Sustainable Building People define sustainable building in different ways No definite ‘A + B + C = D’ definition exists But, we know sustainable building is about: Design + Construction + Use + Demolition /Re-Use Significantly Reducing ‘Whole Life’ Negative Impacts Consciously Increasing ‘Whole Life’ Benefits i.e. Sustainable Building = Whole-life x minimised negative impacts x maximised positive benefits

21. your company

23. your company

25. natural lighting & ventilationBy 2025 this approach to sustainable buildings will be the norm, not the exception

26. The low carbon future It will be understood that well designed, well built or retrofitted low energy low carbon buildings = warm in winter cool in summer excellent indoor air quality = sustainable very low running costs Centre for Disability Studies: Passivhaus certified and BREEAM Outstanding … a shift in understanding, like going from a privy to a house with indoor plumbing!

28. BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ because ‘Excellent’ isn’t good enough But ... for the Germans and Austrians it’s all normal, and easy!

29. Reality Check – where are we now? 12

31. Airtightness Skills

34. Green ICT – ICT is a large energy user & secondary heat producerBusiness & commercial skills: specialist sales, finance & marketing, etc

37. Everyone Needs Education

39. paid for by Green Deal charge on your energy bill

40. ‘Green Deal Measures’ must meet the ‘golden rule’

41. revisions to RDSAP, SAP & EPC + linked to actual performance

42. Accredited Green Deal Advisors and Installers

43. Qualifications, training, apprenticeships

45. 2,500 retrofits /working day

46. 333 completions /working hour

48. = £320,000,000 spend by 2050 at current costsPaul Ciniglio, Sustainability Manager, Radian Housing

50. Skills Needs in Housing Retrofit To achieve an 80% reduction by 2050 over 2,500 retrofits completions/working day; UK Skills Needs = 680,000 x (1/12) x 6 = 340,000? South East Skills Needs? 80,700 retrofits p.a. x (1/12) x 6 = Over 40,000 Permanent NW retrofit trade workforce? Plus professional, technical and management Plus a lot of trainers needed!

52. designer / design consultant

53. project management

54. site management

55. site skillsThe risk of failure is cumulative: i.e. 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 = 0.59 Less than 6 in 10 chance of achieving desired outcome!

56. Expertise & competence minimise risk 1.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 x 1.2 x 0.9 = 1.05 Team has 105% of necessary knowledge i.e. risk of failure is avoided For example: % of low energy building knowledge / skills needed to get their job right in the whole building process

57. The positive message is ... You can create low energy sustainable buildings in cost effective, efficient and reliable ways when you have the skills and knowledge to do so. This is so for existing buildings or new build IMPORTANT - mainly this involves: improving or refining existing skills adding new knowledge. Jubilee Wharf, Penryn

58. Some major challenges Currently a distinct lack of: formally accredited courses on sustainable building issues; low-energy content in core building-related qualifications e.g. BTECs, NVQs, etc. trainers with real experience / competence in low energy sustainable building. technical understanding within Awarding Organisations and SSC’s

59. Sustainable building skills strategy Clarify key knowledge & skills issues Understand business / economic implications of: a) having those skills; b) not having those skills. Work out individual & company skills needs & skills gaps Put in place: Knowledge & skills plan Implement quality training system: including quality trainers, progression routes, etc Complex junction details Photo source: The Passivhaus Diaries, Bill Butcher of Green Building Company with Building Magazine

60. Many Routes for Learning Informal Learning Route Masterclasses Formal Learning Route

62. Certified Passivhaus projects database

67. energy & buildings

68. airtight construction

69. materials & products for sustainable construction

70. sustainable & low carbon technologies

71. waste management in sustainable construction

72. water in sustainable construction

73. renewable & energy technology units

75. professional, technical and managementFundable: C.Skills grant & SFA Next steps training manuals & pilot programmes

76. Green Stripes CPD Programme 1 day / ½ day training – available from Autumn 2011 Understanding sustainable building skills Understanding sustainable building standards, regulations & codes Introduction to energy & buildings Procuring low energy buildings Designing low energy buildings Delivering thermally efficient buildings A whole house approach to low carbon refurbishment Planning and management of low carbon refurbishment Introduction to Passivhaus for newbuild housing Energy & building services systems for low energy buildings Introduction to building performance evaluation Embodied energy & carbon Building performance evaluation Masterclass Helping surveyors get ready for the Green Deal Understanding low carbon development for planners

77. Steve Charter Training Development Manager Green Gauge Trust Ltd steve.charter@greengaugetrust.org 07990 778581