As part of the Study Day, throughout 2023 we will be running webinars on supporting topics. Webinars are open to all and operate through webinarjam and further information and booking can be done via our events calendar. Slides where permitted are made available on our information suite and videos can be watched at Study Day 2023: The Public Sector Journey to Net Zero – YouTube.
26th April 2023 – Social Value, Technology and Good Practice, Dan Heffernan, Faithful+Gould and Sarah Cooper, Chapter One.
A sea change is happening in the world today transforming what the purpose of doing business is. Public Sector Bodies are already having to respond to issues such as the climate emergency, rising inequalities, and the cost-of-living crisis is imperative in ensuring an organisation’s success, in a way that hasn’t been seen before.
Join Dan Heffernan, Social Value Lead at Faithful and Gould to understand how social value has been embedded across their organisation, and how through the use of innovative technologies and practices, they are able to positively impact lives and ensure local people remain at the heart of their projects.
The session included:
- An overview of Social Value
- F+G’s approach to Social Value within their projects.
- A blue sky approach using technology and the importance of community partnerships.
Daniel Reynolds from London Borough of Waltham Forest will be discussing Fellowship Square, winner of the Heritage Category and overall winner of Civic Building of the Year 2022. The panel felt the end result is a building truly worthy of its status within the community and an establishment that actively demonstrates the collaborative nature of its creation.
Facilitating the event will be Jackie Lowe, Arcadis, Immediate Past President of SPACES.
The webinar will be hosted on webinarjam and you can register here.
Dr Samantha Mudie, Head of Energy, University of Reading will be discussing reducing energy in hospitality and food service.
Dr Sam Mudie is Head of Energy at the University of Reading as well as an energy reduction consultant specialising in the hospitality sector. Her doctoral thesis, “Energy Reduction in Commercial Catering”, has resulted in 8 award-winning peer-reviewed academic journal papers. This research measured the energy consumption attributed to appliances, menus and staff behaviours within the food service industry for the first time. Her subsequent projects have resulted in a range of successful energy reduction initiatives over the last decade, achieving millions of pounds worth of savings. She is currently working on multi-million pound heat pumps, a behaviour change campaign and several equipment replacement projects at the university and in the private sector.
Facilitating the event will be Greg Keeling, Essex County Council, Events Director of SPACES.
The webinar will be hosted on webinarjam and you can register here.
9th November 2023 – Specifying Sustainable Flooring, Junkers
Junkers will be discussing Sustainable flooring.
The aim of the Junckers CPD presentation Specifying Sustainable Flooring is to provide you with a good understanding of how solid hardwood floors compliments sustainable building design. Wood is a carbon neutral material and specifying the correct wooden floor can produce a measurable reduction in global warming. We will provide you with an understanding of why this is so, and to help you realise the potential of solid wooden floors over the extended life span of the product.
- How a product with a long-life cycle has a positive impact on the environment
- How wood keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere
- How to use EPDs and manufacturers’ tools to evaluate different products at the design stage
- How designing with wood has a positive impact on indoor climate, wellbeing and daylighting
Facilitating the event will be Mark Appleyard, Kier Construction and Head of Profession – Construction for SPACES.
The webinar will be hosted on webinarjam and you can register here.
