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Sustainability in the Built Environment – Common excuses and solutions Jillian Hardie and Moira Sammut
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Sustainability in the Built Environment – Common excuses and solutions
Jillian Hardie and Moira Sammut
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Agenda
What does sustainability mean?
Drivers for change
Common Excuses and Solutions
The Way Forward
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…buildings, in and of themselves, cannot be ‘sustainable’ but can support sustainable patterns of
living… (Cole and Brown, 2009)
©Arup/Peter Hyatt ©Arup/Peter Hyatt ©Arup/Hufton+Crow/L&G©Arup ©Arup/Mike O'Dwyer
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What does sustainability mean in this context?
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Building Design
Low energy use
Alternative Supplies
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Drivers for change
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Numerous excuses
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“I can’t afford sustainable solutions”
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Solution – Low cost solutions are available
www.carboncompass.com.au www.hu2.com
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IsSolution – Long term operating costs reduced
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Payback period
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“It doesn’t fit with the Aesthetics”“It doesn’t fit with the Aesthetics”“It doesn’t fit with the Aesthetics”
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Solution – ESD can be a feature
GreenPix - Zero Energy Media Wall
©Simone Giostra & Partners/Arup/Frank P Palmer
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Solution – Aesthetically pleasing solutions are possible!
©Arup/Graham Gaunt
Beddington Zero Energy Development
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“Technology is not proven”
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Solution – Passive solutions are not complicated
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Solution – Retrofit solutions can be sustainable
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The Way Forward
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The Way Forward
Identify Targets
Engage Designers
Embed within design
Inform Industry
Engage Occupants
