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SUMMARY:Transparent sustainability: WELL standard & Energy Cost Metric - T
 om Spurrier\, Hoare Lea\; Joel Gustafsson\, Max Fordham
DTSTART:20170628T164500Z
DTEND:20170628T190000Z
UID:TALK72801@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Aleksandra Przydrozna
DESCRIPTION:Talk 1: WELL Buildings – Putting People First (Tom Spurrier\
 , Hoare Lea)\n\nThe Health and Wellbeing of building occupants is gaining 
 increased focus\, with design approaches increasingly concentrating on the
  end user experience. The WELL standard provides a certified framework for
  the assessment of health and wellbeing measures within the built environm
 ent. This session will provide an introduction to the WELL standard\, and 
 explore some of the related design challenges\, responses\, tensions and o
 pportunities.\n\nTalk 2: The Energy Cost Metric – Applying Academic Idea
 s in Practice (Joel Gustafsson\, Max Fordham)\nIn 2015 we worked with the 
 late Professor David Mackay (former chief scientific advisor to DECC and a
 uthor of “Sustainable Energy without the hot air”) to address the way 
 in which ‘low energy’ was defined and targeted for the relocation of t
 he Engineering Department at the University of Cambridge. The aims were si
 mple: a) embed lifetime energy into the brief\; b) provide a readily acces
 sible tool to allow comparison between traditionally separate areas of the
  design\; c) deliver buildings that are well considered and have a quantif
 iable low lifetime energy. The result is a refreshingly simple equation - 
 ‘The Energy Cost Metric’. In its application to the first building of 
 the masterplan it has enabled strategic decisions to be made in a pragmati
 c\, well informed manner. Seemingly different aspects of lifetime energy\,
  e.g. in-use energy and material transport have been assessed against the 
 same quantifiable question. How cost-effective is the lifetime energy savi
 ng? \n\nThis presentation describes what the metric is\, how it is has bee
 n developed from its academic origin\, some key examples of its applicatio
 n in design and how it applies to the construction stage. Particular atten
 tion was given to the interface between the façade and HVAC systems\, thi
 s decision relied heavily on the outputs of the metric. The focus will be 
 on the practical aspects rather than the theoretical basis. This aspect is
  not without its complexity and required extensive collaboration between t
 he engineering academics and the project team. Of particular interest will
  be the necessary use of estimates and assumptions\, the role of subjectiv
 e factors and the risks of pursuing a design driven solely by this metric.
  The experience is being used to assess the viability of expansion to wide
 r Cambridge Estates projects and it is hoped that the presentation will ge
 nerate wider interest in this useful and simple tool.\n\nTo register pleas
 e follow this link: https://cibseyepg-cbncambridge-3-transparentsustainabi
 lity.eventbrite.co.uk
LOCATION:Max Fordham\, St Andrew's House\, 59 St Andrew's Street\, CB2 3BZ
 \, Cambridge
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