86
WRc Innovation Day Fresh Thinking for Water Dr Mark Fletcher
WRc Innovation Day
Fresh Thinking for
Water
Dr Mark Fletcher
What are the big risks
facing the world?
WEF 2015
Global risks report
Water rising up the agenda
The Global Risks Landscape 2015
Global Risks of Highest Concern – for the next 18
months and 10 years
Urbanisation More than half the world is now urban
© istock.com
4
3
2
1
0
6 billion
1955 1975 1995 2015 2025 2045
Rural
Urban 5
1965 1985 2005 2035
Population Growth eg London
Do we have a framework
of understanding?
Innovative framework
across the water cycle
Issues developed from
Clinton C40 Cities
workshops
Concept for all global water
activity
Design with Water
Design with Water
How swimmable are our
urban rivers?
Flussbad, Berlin (2012 on-going)
Proposal to swim in the water of
the River Spree (unused for 100
years)
745m long swimming pool
Architects: realities:united
+Pool, New York (2011 on-
going)
Proposal to create a floating
pool using filtered river water
in New York
Collaborators: +Pool, Arup
Thames Baths Project (2014 on-going)
Proposal to create a floating swimming pool
using river water in London
Architects: Studio Octopi
“Cannon ball!’’
Need a better baseline?
SEPA
Fluvial Geomorphological surveys on >3500km of rivers classified as
failing under the Water Framework Directive to determine current
state.
Largest and most comprehensive survey of this kind to be
commissioned in the UK. Covers one third of the total number of
rivers classified as less than good in Scotland.
Aim to identify practical solutions to allow SEPA to achieve WFD
compliance by 2027.
Are we pushing
the boundaries?
Leeds
Before
After
New moveable weir Existing heritage weir to remain New fish pass
2.4km between Weirs
SMART or not
so Smart?
How SMART is our thinking around water? Cyber attack may increase vulnerability
real-enough time
real-time
increasing complexity
increasing optimisation
more control
YES in status quo
NO in cyber attack
risks increase
reduce vulnerability
manual over-ride
functional operation
develop manual,
functional strategy in
parallel with training to
switch when/if required
What will the Future of Urban
Water look and feel like?
Multi-agency working…
consumer or citizen?
Source: YouGov New Citizenship Project 2014
Importance of participating
Water resilience
for cities
Natural
drainage
systems
Coastal
defences
Community
systems for
information
exchange
Ground
water
table
Transport
systems
Livelihood Telecomms
Food and
Agriculture
Shelter
Rising sea levels
Coastal
flooding
Storms /
storm
surges/
cyclones
Drought
Vector
borne
disease
River
flooding
Water
networks
Surface
water
flooding
Climate Change Hazards Regional Water Stress
Groundwater
flooding
Shock Change eg storm/flood and
Incremental Change eg sea level rise
Recovery (as you were) and Adaptation (or transformation)
People
Place Organisation
Knowledge
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Green Infrastructure Design, USA
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Green Infrastructure Design, USA
WRc Innovation Day
Fresh Thinking for
Water thanks
Dr Mark Fletcher
Steve Lee
Chartered Institution of Wastes
Management
Insert text here
ɪnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n: ‘doing it differently’, not
‘doing the same better’
Steve Lee, Chartered
Institution of Wastes
Management
Municipal solid waste arisings and
composition in the UK
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995
Year
Mu
nic
ipal
solid
wast
e ari
sin
gs
(milli
on
ton
nes
)
Inert finesNon-inert finesNon-ferrous metal
Ferrous metalGlass
PutrescibleMisc. non-combustible
Misc. combustibleTextiles
Film plasticsDense plasticsPaper and card
Source: AEA Technology
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
Brent Crude $ / Barrel to 28th April 2015 (BBC)
Materials Risk @materialsrisk
28th April 2015: Brent crude to
spike above $100 per barrel by
2019 - JBC
http://bloom.bg/1HMxkkm
Insert text here
Insert text here
There is a serious
angle to this.......
Nick Stern
“Extended conflict,
Social disruption,
war essentially,
over much of the
world,
..for many decades”
Insert text here
.....and he’s not alone:
Dambisa Moyo
Global demand for food and
water is expected to increase by
50% and 30% by 2030
Pressure on lead, zinc and corn
already becoming unsustainable
no-one has a clue where the
energywe’llneedisgoingto
come from.........
Insert text here
Janez Potocnik
“Even if no
financial crisis, EU
would still be
facing long term
resource crisis.
Green economy
and resource
efficiency only
way forward”
[tweet 05.11.12]
Insert text here
.....and he’s not alone:
Dambisa Moyo
Global demand for food and
water is expected to increase by
50% and 30% by 2030
Pressure on lead, zinc and corn
already becoming unsustainable
no-one has a clue where the
energywe’llneedisgoingto
come from.........
Insert text here
There is a serious
angle to this.......
Nick Stern
“Extended conflict,
Social disruption,
war essentially,
over much of the
world,
..for many decades”
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
Insert text here
In developed countries it’s
consumers that waste food........
Insert text here
Insert text here
Source: Letsrecycle.com 16.02.15
Insert text here
• Resource Efficiency & security
• Energy, Water, Food, Land, Materials, Ecology
• Better by design..longevity, re-use, recyclability
• Different models of consumption and waste
• Novel materials
• Technologies for recycling and recovery
• Designing out waste
Insert text here
Insert text here
ɪnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n: ‘doing it differently’, not
‘doing the same better’
Steve Lee, Chartered
Institution of Wastes
Management
David Morgan
Managing Director, Synthotech
Limited
How to influence behaviours to make innovation
business as usual?
WRc Innovation Day 29 April 2015 “Innovation in Action”
David Morgan CEng FIGEM
Managing Director, Synthotech Limited.
We Innovate. We Engineer. We Deliver.
…innovation delivered?...
©Synthotech 2015
We Innovate. We Engineer. We Deliver.
…“You don‟t change the culture by trying to change the
culture – you change the culture by changing behaviour”
…“changing behaviour is not just about technology it has to consider human and business processes – it takes time and requires a considered, consistent and collaborative approach” and, if necessary enforceable.
©Synthotech 2015
We Innovate. We Engineer. We Deliver.
…“it takes time and requires a considered, consistent and
collaborative approach”
January 31st 2013 was the 30th anniversary of the
UK's first (front) seat belt law coming into force… in
1983 nearly a third of AA members were happy
not to Clunk-Click
Drink driving campaign is 50 years old! In
1965 1,640 were killed, last year 230 – this
is still 230 too many
©Synthotech 2015
There are around 40 accidental deaths a
year from carbon monoxide in England
and Wales!
We Innovate. We Engineer. We Deliver. ©Synthotech 2015
Challenges
technological - people – process
Must have solution
„risk averse‟ organisation
success is not guaranteed (TRL)
addressing resistance
impact on business & customers
the plan
commitment from all
Commercial
Innovation in Action – TORS
Partnership with National Grid Gas
We Innovate. We Engineer. We Deliver.
2015 Utility Pipeline Technology Award – Pipeline Industries Guild
©Synthotech 2015
Conclusions
…“you change the culture by changing the behaviour!” …“technology is most likely the easy part”
…“changing behaviour requires a clear enforceable campaign” …“remove all blockers”
…“GDN‟s are not innovation averse, they are risk averse” …“based on a compelling business case – „must haves‟
…“Plan – Process – Campaign – Commitment”
…“embed knowledge, know-how and skill” - we put people in difficult and demanding roles and don‟t prepare them properly
…“benefit for all” - reward people‟s output …“you need a shared sense of collective responsibility”
…“performance monitoring” …“communicate the success”
©Synthotech 2015
thank you
Innovation in Action
Demostrations
Café Creation Workshop
Mark Smith,
CEO, WRc plc
Thank you
