Gemma Taylor MCIBSE IEng (BEng Hons), Energy, Environment, Engineering and Carbon Lead in the Design Team, DfE will be presenting on ‘Addressing Climate Change Across Education Settings’ on Wednesday 26th January 2022.

Synopsis: The DfE have recently launched the latest iteration of the Output Specification (S21) which embeds net zero carbon in operation and climate resilience across the full suite of documents, as well as through the introduction of Technical Annex 2J: Sustainability. The DfE Design Team Energy Carbon and Performance lead who lead on the incorporation of these standards, will be taking us through the key changes, referencing the journey which the DfE have taken to arrive at these standards, as well as providing brief updates on ongoing projects and initiatives as the team work towards the next Spending Review.

Bio: Gemma is an energy, engineering, carbon, and performance lead within the DfE design team. Having joined the DfE from private practice in 2020 she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in both the architectural and engineering design field. Gemma currently leads on the development of climate resilience policy, technical standards development, pilots, research projects and spending review bids. Outside of working hours, Gemma also volunteers her time to contribute to her chartered institute and our SPACES community. She won the SPACES Young Visionary Award in 2018, is the current Vice Chair of the CIBSE School design group, and hold the CIBSE YEN Global Vice Chair position.

This webinar will be run on webinarjam and you can register here.