Looking forward to attending Architects Declare – Ideas into action this afternoon and tomorrow. An online conference focussing on ideas that go beyond conventional sustainability and how practices can dramatically transform the way we design and operate as companies, as part of our wider role in shaping the built environment.
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Route to Carbon Zero
At the start of the summer, we were delighted to be appointed by one of our clients to help them plan their Route to Zero Carbon. And we were really encouraged that the brief included both Operational and Embodied Carbon!
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As part of a recent competition, we proposed a deep retrofit option in collaboration with Arup. We demonstrated a potential 50% reduction in embodied carbon by reusing the structure based on the @RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge Standards. We are keen to encourage this type of thinking in all our projects, carrying out simple Whole Life Carbon Assessments at the outset to interrogate the brief and maximise sustainability.
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Sustainability Workshop
A great workshop session held today by our Sustainability team. Sarah ran through their new Sustainability Checklist, Spreadsheet of heat loss co-efficiencies and Embodied Carbon calculation methods. Thanks for the Show & Tell guys - looking forward to getting all this into practice on our projects!
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Voting for Joe at the RIBA elections
Getting to know HBERT!
Led by our in-house Sustainability Team, today we have been learning to use HBERT, the embodied carbon calculator from Hawkins\Brown. We're aiming to build a better understanding of the impact of our work, with a little help from
LETI Embodied Carbon Primer.
Joe G chairs Architects Climate Action Network meeting!
So proud of our Joe G for chairing the first virtual Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) open meeting via Zoom last week. Well done also to Joe Penn for his involvement in the event, organisation and enthusiasm!
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Climate Emergency
RT were out in force at FutureBuild this year, embracing the renewed enthusiasm and focus of the construction industry to acknowledge both its impact and role in the climate emergency.
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Sustainability news: Embodied Carbon
As thermal performance improves and operational energy reduces, embodied carbon is becoming an ever-increasing proportion of a building’s impact…
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