www.adaptcbe.co.uk

Business Support

Centre for the Built Environment - Business Support Part of the Adapt Group of UEA Low Carbon Enterprise Companies

Events and SeminarsThe UEA Exemplar Low Carbon Building Project was awarded £6.2m from the European Regional Development Fund in October 2011.

As a condition of this funding, the Centre for the Built Environment will provide free business support. This support is delivered through a series of bespoke of CPD accredited seminars, webinars and other support showcasing the design, build and post-occupancy of the UEA Exemplar Low Carbon Building which is targeting BREEAM Outstanding and Passivhaus Certification.

•SMEsintheEastofEnglandareeligibleforupto12hourssupportfreeofcharge.NonSMEswillbecharged£30plusVATperhalfdaysession

•Deliveryofseminarsanddemonstrationtourscoverthefollowingspecialisttopicsopposite

•TheseminarsareBRECPDaccreditedandsuitableforarchitects,contractors,planners,M&Econsultantsandotherbuiltenvironmentprofessionals

•TheseminarswilltakeplaceacrosstheEastofEngland

•SeminarswillbedeliveredbyacombinationofprofessionalsworkingontheUEAExemplarLowCarbonBuilding,otherbuiltenvironmentspecialistsandCBEconsultants

•Theseminarshaveamaximumcapacityof15peoplepersession

For the dates and locations of our seminars please visit www.adaptcbe.co.uk

Designing and Delivering Passivhaus and Low Carbon Buildings 1 and 2

All day•UpdateonGovernmentpolicies

•BREEAMstandards•Passivhausconcept•Collaborativeworking•Clientdesignbrief•Planningissuesinlowcarbondevelopmentandconstruction

•M&EforlowcarbonandPassivhausbuildings

•Designandbuildcomponents

•Materialsselection:traditionalmaterialsandlowimpactmaterials

•The‘howto’fromdesigntobuild

•Certification•Lowcarbonretrofit•Passivhausretrofit•Retrofittingconservationareas

•Actualperformancevsdesigncriteria

•UEAExemplarLowCarbonBuildingcasestudy

Low Carbon and Passivhaus Construction Methods 1 and 2

All day•Partnershipandteamwork-collaborativeworking

•Addressingissuesatdesignstage

•Understandinganddevelopingsupplychains

•Offsite,onsite,orflyingfactoryoptions

•Foundations•Structure•Airtightness•Thermalbridges•Thermalmass•M&Ee.g.heatpumps,airsourcingheatingandearthtubes

•Ventilationandcooling•Rainwaterandgreywaterharvesting

•Livingwallsandgreenroofs

•Lowembodiedcarbonmaterials

•Skillstraining•Onsitecertificationandgatekeeperroles

Costs and performance of Passivhaus and Low Carbon Buildings

Half day•Lifecycleanalysis:anoverview

•PerformanceandcostsofPassivhaus

•Performanceandcostoflowcarbon

•Performanceandcostsoflowembodiedmaterials

Embodied Carbon, Passivhaus and Low Carbon Buildings

Half day•Lifecycleanalysis:•anoverview•Comparisonofmaterials

•Comparisonofcalculationmethodologies

•Casestudies

Post Occupancy for Passivhaus and Low Carbon Buildings

Half day•Domesticvscommercialhandoverissues

•Occupantbehaviourin•alowcarbonbuilding•Issuesforrepairsandmaintenance

•Monitoringenergyperformance

Centre for the Built Environment - Business Support Part of the Adapt Group of UEA Low Carbon Enterprise Companies

Consultancy OfferingThe Centre for the Built Environment provides consultancy services through its sister company, Adapt Commercial, a leading strategic carbon management and sustainability consultancy. Our work builds on the widely acknowledged successes of the University of East Anglia’s academic work and business activities in the low carbon sector.

With our ethos of client focus and innovation, we can offer low carbon consultancy services which span the whole building life cycle and materials supply chain including:

Strategic low carbon design and procurement for new build and retrofit

Wehaveparticularexpertiseinthe“fabricfirst”approachtomaximiseenergysaving,carbonreductionandcost-effectiveness,andcanprovidethefollowingrangeofservices:•designpre-assessmentandfeasibilitystudies,energy,carbonandfinancialmodellingandanalysisofoptions

•evaluationandsettingofsustainabilitytargetsfordesignandconstructionincludingBREEAM,CodeforSustainableHomes,LEEDandPassivhausaswellasotherbespokemetrics

•sustainableprocurement,integratinglowcarbonmetricsandtargetswithinthetenderprocessandconstructioncontracts,andimplementingSoftLandingsthroughtheconstructionstage

•evaluationoflowandzerocarbonenergytechnologiesaspartofaholisticbuildingstrategy

•strategicprojectdelivery.

Sustainable construction materials and supply chains

Wecanhelpyouidentifyandassesssustainableconstructionmaterialsandtherebyachievesignificantwholelifeemissionreductions,cost-effectivesourcingandthepotentialdevelopmentofsupplychainpartnershipsandopportunities.

Forsupplierswecanadviseonandfacilitatethetestingandcertificationofsustainableconstructionmaterialsinordertoverifyandenhanceenvironmentalcredentialstospecifiersandpurchasers.Thisisofparticularvalueinstimulatingassociatedsupplychainsandmarketpenetrationofnewandinnovativematerials.

Specificservicesinclude:•designoptionanalysisandrecommendations•carbonfootprintingandlifecycleanalysis,ranginginscopefromspecificmaterialsandproductstocompleteconstructionprojects

•embodiedcarboncalculationsandenvironmentalproductdeclarations.

Post-occupancy operational monitoring

Wehaveextensiveexperienceofdevelopingandimplementingpostoccupancymonitoringprogrammes,enablingclientstodeterminetheactualperformanceoftheirbuildingsandinturnidentifyandimplementimprovementstoexistingdevelopments,enhanceoccupiersatisfactionandcapturevaluablefeedbacktoinformfuturedesigns.Ourservicesincludethefollowing:•developmentofadatacollectionplanforenergy,CO2,behaviouralandsatisfactionmonitoring

•implementationandmanagementofdatacollectionandevaluation

•developmentandimplementationofactionplansformaximisingperformanceimprovement

•implementationoftheSoftLandingsprocess.

Planning policy and application support

Workingwithlocalauthoritiesandcommunitieswecanhelptodefinesustainabilitycriteriawhichareinformedbythemostcurrentandinnovativepracticeandwhicharemosteffectiveinachievingstrategicpriorities,including:•advisingontheformulationofsustainabilitypoliciesandsupplementarydocumentsforLocalPlans,NeighbourhoodPlansandspecificsites

•assistingplanningofficerswithpre-applicationengagementwithprospectiveapplicantsandevaluationofplanningapplicationsinrelationtosustainabilitycriteria.

Workingwithapplicantsandtheirdesignteams,wecanundertakesustainabilityoptionappraisals,pre-applicationengagementandpreparationofsustainabilityandenergystatementsinsupportofplanningapplications.

Grant funding and programme management

WehaveextensiveexperienceinwritingapplicationsforEU,TSBandotherfundingonbehalfoforganisations.ThroughtheAdaptLowCarbonGroupofcompanieswehavesuccessfullyraisedover£25minfundingtodate,andcanofferthefollowingservices:•bidwriting•consortiaandpartnercollaboration•projectmanagement•dissemination•specialistconsultancyinputasasub-contractor.

Adaptation: climate change modelling for the built environment

Currently,mostdesignandmodellingisbasedonstaticclimatedata.WithLondonpredictedtohavetheclimateofMarseillesby2080,decisionsondesignmadenowmayhaveasignificantimpactonfutureheating,coolingandwaterstrategiesandtheabilitytoadapt.UsingUEAclimatedatawecanofferthefollowing:•climatedatasetsforareasassmallas5kmby5km

•arangeofclimatedataincludingrainfall,temperature,degreedaysandextremeevents

•arangeofscenariosupto2080•modellingandadviceontheimpactsofsuchforecastsonthebuiltenvironment.

Centre for the Built Environment - Business Support Part of the Adapt Group of UEA Low Carbon Enterprise Companies

Our StakeholdersThe European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)isaseven-yearinvestmentprogrammepartfinancedbytheEuropeanUnion.Itsobjectiveis‘towardslowcarboneconomicgrowth’intheEastofEnglandand€110.9millionhasbeenallocatedtoourregion.

Thefundaimstohelpsmallandmediumsizeenterprisesrespondtothechallengesofclimatechangeandthehugecommercialpotentialbehindalowcarboneconomy.

Formoreinformationvisitwww.communities.gov.uk/regeneration

Funding PartnersTheUniversity of East Anglia (UEA)isaninternationallyrenowneduniversitybasedinacampusthatprovidestopqualityacademic,socialandculturalfacilitiestoover14,000students.

UEAisrankedinthetoponepercentofuniversitiesintheworldandisconsistentlyinthetoptenforstudentsatisfaction.ItisaleadingmemberoftheNorwichResearchPark,oneofEurope’sbiggestconcentrationsofresearchersinthefieldsofenvironment,healthandplantscience.

www.uea.ac.uk

BBSRC investsinworld-classbioscienceresearchandtrainingonbehalfoftheUKpublic.Ouraimistofurtherscientificknowledge,topromoteeconomicgrowth,wealthandjobcreationandtoimprovequalityoflifeintheUKandbeyond.FormoreinformationaboutBBSRC,ourscienceandourimpactseewww.bbsrc.ac.uk.

Norwich Research Park (NRP)isacollaborationbetweentheUniversityofEastAnglia,theNorfolkandNorwichUniversityHospitals,andfourindependentresearchcentres;theJohnInnesCentre,theInstituteofFoodResearch,theSainsburyLaboratoryandTheGenomeAnalysisCentre.

www.norwichresearchpark.com

BREhasbeenbuildingabetterworldforover90yearsthroughcuttingedgeresearch,certification,testingandtrainingservices.Ourunrivalledknowledgeinregardtosustainabilityandinnovationisnowusedacrosstheconstructionindustryandinthecorporateworldcreatingbetterbuildings,communitiesandbusinesses.BREisownedbytheBRETrust,aregisteredcharity.TheprofitsmadebyBREaregiftaidedtotheBRETrustandareusedtoconductkeyresearchprojectsthatbenefitsociety.

www.bre.co.uk

PartnersThe Centre for the Built Environment is a partnership of UEA Estates and Building Division, BRE, InCrops, Fraunhofer IWM and Kingston University

TheUEA Estates and Building division overseasthedevelopmentandmaintenanceofawidevarietyofbuildingsoncampusfromthe16thCenturyEarlhamHall,thelistedteachingwallbuildingandlandmarkZigguratsdesignedbySirDenysLasdun,toNormanFoster’sSainsburyCentrefortheVisualArts.Itstrivestomakeallnewbuildingsvisuallyenhancethecampusandpromotetheprinciplesofsustainabledesign,technology,andoperation.

www.uea.ac.uk/estates

TheInCrops Enterprise Hub hasbeendevelopedtostimulatethroughnewbusinessassistanceandactivitythecommercialisationofnewbiorenewableandlowcarbonproducts.TheteamatInCropswasinstrumentalinassistingtheUEAestatesteamindevelopingtherenewablematerialandlowembodiedcarbonagendafortheUEAExemplarLowCarbonBuilding.InCropsownstheRenewableHouseatBREandwillbeakeypartnertheCentrefortheBuiltEnvironment.

www.incropsproject.co.uk

Fraunhofer IWM promotesandundertakesappliedresearchwithinaninternationalcontextthatisofdirectutilitytoprivateandpublicenterprisesandofwidebenefittosociety.Wecharacterise,simulateandevaluatethebehaviourofmaterials,componentsandsystemsundertheinfluenceofexternalforcesindifferentenvironments.SomeofthelatestrenewablematerialswillbedemonstratedintheUEAExemplarLowCarbonBuilding.

www.en.iwm.fraunhofer.de/

Kingston University consistentlyranksamongthetopinstitutionsforstudentapplicationsandisagrowingforceinresearch.Developmentsinteaching,learning,researchandfacilitieshaveallcontributedtomakingKingstonUniversityadiverseandadaptableinstitutionattheheartofeducationandeconomicdevelopmentintheregion.Withfacultiesspreadacrossfourcampuseslocatedinsouth-westLondon,theUniversityboastsacademicstrengthsinarchitecture,aeronauticalengineering,forensicscience,socialsciencesandsurveying.

www.kingston.ac.uk

Image: The UEA Exemplar Low Carbon Building,whichwillhousetheCentrefortheBuiltEnvironment,hasbeengranted£6.2mfromtheERDF,givingthegreenlightforthe3,000sqmeterproject,settoopenin2014.TargetingBREEAMOutstandingandPassivhausCertification,theCentrewilldemonstratethelatestsustainablesolutionsinarchitecture,localbio-basedmaterialsandadvancedenergyperformance.Itwillsupportover500businessesandcreateover250greenjobsinthelocalarea,withsmalltomedium-sizedbusinessesandentrepreneursexpectedtobenefitmostfromtheproject.

Centre for the Built EnvironmentUniversity of East Anglia, NRP Innovation Centre, Norwich Research ParkColney Lane, Norwich NR4 7GJ

t. 01603 591366e. info@adaptcbe.co.uk

www.adaptcbe.co.uk

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