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Green Buildings in the UK Green Buildings in the UK – How and Why?
Andy McNab
MIECF 2011
Why develop a green building?
• Reduce carbon emissions and address the
potential impacts of climate change
• Respond to legislation and best practice
guidance -- to ensure approvals
• Provide a building people enjoy
living/working in
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living/working in
• Reduce running costs
Pines Calyx Conference Centre
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Green Buildings in the UK : How and Why?
Pines Calyx Conference Centre
• “Committed” client
• “Deep green” approach based on site
characteristics and traditional building
materials
• Use of in-situ chalk to create rammed walls
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Green Buildings in the UK : How and Why?
• Green roof
• Maximum solar gain
• Striking and enjoyable building with
excellent green credentials
• Multiple award winner for sustainable design
Brent Civic Centre
UK’s first public building rated BREEAM ‘Outstanding’
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Brent Civic Centre
• Public sector client
• Prominent site in area experiencing
regeneration
• Determination to be exemplary and meet or
exceed best practice
• Energy efficient design maximising daylight
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Green Buildings in the UK : How and Why?
• Energy efficient design maximising daylight
and providing shade
• Combined Heat and Power utilising waste
vegetable oil
• Rainwater collection and reuse
• Meets and exceeds good practice guidance
• Exemplar
Innovate Offices
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Innovate Offices
• Private sector client
• Concerns about developing commercially
viable green buildings
• Passive design with high thermal mass
• Lighting controls
• Rainwater harvesting
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Green Buildings in the UK : How and Why?
• Rainwater harvesting
• Post occupancy reveals £72K annual saving
on energy costs
• Meets institutional investors criteria
• Demonstrates significant savings on energy
costs
• Multiple award winner
Creating the right environment for green buildings
• National legislation and standards – The Code for
Sustainable Homes
• Local planning guidelines – Islington’s Green Roofs
Policy
• Developing the design process – BREEAM and
CEEQUAL
• Financial incentives – The Renewable Heat Initiative• Financial incentives – The Renewable Heat Initiative
• Good practice guidance and post occupancy monitoring
– demonstrating the benefit
• Convincing financiers – convincing developers –
convincing occupants – creating a market premium for
green buildings
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Green Buildings in the UK – That’s how and why
Thank you!
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Green Buildings in the UK : How and Why?
Andy McNab
Consultant, Sustainability and Environmental Services
URS/Scott Wilson
