may 2010 rics and sustainability managing change in a changing world ursula hartenberger

25
May 2010 RICS and Sustainability Managing change in a changing world Ursula Hartenberger

Post on 18-Dec-2015

213 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

May 2010

RICS and SustainabilityManaging change in a changing world

Ursula Hartenberger

May 2010

Why care about sustainability in the CIS?

Because:

May 2010

…. and because ...

May 2010

…. and of course also because ...

... global energy supplies are limited

X

May 2010

A Quick Market Snapshot

Sustainability is a critical business issue in companies today (cap and trade, carbon taxes).

Sustainability is high on political agendas of governments worldwide.

Sustainability is increasingly becoming part of CSR strategies.

Sustainability is mainly driven by the business bottom line and client demand.

Sustainability is mostly driven by younger professionals.

May 2010

RICS and Sustainability- Why we are involved

To meet the demand from clients and members for support regarding related risks as well as

opportunities.

To provide the vision the profession needs to take advantage of the emerging low carbon sector.

To influence governments to ensure that policy sets the right conditions to transform the property

market.

To make a tangible contribution to energy and CO2 emissions savings.

May 2010

Why we need to be involved– A glimpse of the future

"With mounting regulation, greater accountability and heightened levels of compliance there will be more parties, players and participants in the processes of the built environment.“Source: Built Environment Foresight 2030: The Sustainable Development Imperative

May 2010

Why are RICS members ideally placed to manage change towards more sustainablebusiness practices in Land, Property and Construction?All the phases of the property life cycleare represented within RICS:

RICS members are information managers for sustainable property in society.

RICS members are planners, developers, asset managers, valuers, cost consultants, facilities managers,etc.

RICS members are bound by high ethical professional standards.

May 2010

RICS Sustainability Strategy- What should be the focus?

Accurate measurement and reporting because:“We cannot hope to manage climate change unless we

measure it accurately” (Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-general, September 2009)

Creation of value for sustainable property

May 2010

Applying Sustainable Development Principles to Property, Land and Construction

• Social

Fits needs of users, and is acceptable to wider community

• Environmental

Minimises impact on the local and global environment

• Economic

Financial returns are demonstrably acceptable

May 2010

Sustainability at RICS - where we have come from - a snapshot (2005-2009)RICS joins Forum for the Future in developing “Professions in Partnership for

Sustainability” and adopts its Sustainability policy in 2005.

RICS adopts new mandatory APC/ATC competency in Sustainability in 2006.

RICS signs Vancouver Valuation Accord in March 2007.

RICS sets up Presidential Commission for Disaster Management in 2007.

RICS establishes a cross-professional sustainability working group in 2008 to provide a focal point for the development and dissemination of guidance and research and plus a virtual online community open to all members.

RICS signs Copenhagen Communiqué in September 2009.

RICS launches Sustainable Valuation Information Paper in September 2009.

RICS launches Global Climate Change Strategy in New York in November 2009.

May 2010

Sustainability at RICS – Member Groups

Sustainability Working Group

Sustainability Online Community

Sustainable Valuation Group

Oceania Sustainable Steering Group

Germany Sustainability Working Group

France Sustainability Working Group

Americas Sustainability Working Group

May 2010

Recently published Research & Guidance

May 2010

Forthcoming Research 2010+

The linkages between sustainability and productivityin commercial office buildings

Global Zero Carbon Capacity Index

Changes in occupier and investor behaviour dueto energy efficiency labelling

Improving the market impact of energy certification byintroducing energy efficiency and life cycle costs into property valuation

May 2010

Events agenda 2009/2010

ASIAUrban Renewal Strategy Conference

Hong Kong, July 2009CityScape, Singapore, May 2010

UK UN Land Tenure EventLondon, January 2010

EcoBuild London,

March 2010

Europe (non-UK)Adaptation and Mitigation:

The Land Manager and the Climate ChallengeCopenhagen, Dec 2009

Changing Climate – Changing LifestyleThe Role of Housing in the EU

Brussels, March-June 2010Tightening the Green Belt-

Crowded Cities as Environmental Role Models

Brussels, March 2010COBRA

Paris, September 2010

INDIA Urban Sustainability & Green Buildings,

New Delhi, May 2009, July 2010RICS at CONSTRU INDIA,

Mumbai, Dec 2009

AMERICASGlobal Climate Change

Strategy Launch,New York, Nov 2009

Vancouver Valuation Accord at GlobeVancouver, March 2010

MENEACOBRA

Cape Town, September 2009

OceaniaBuilding Standards

& Making Money from GreenSydney, September 2009

May 2010

Sustainability Communication Tools

www.rics.org/sustainability

May 2010

Other Products

Ska Environmental Rating Tool for Office ‘fit outs’

Ska differs from other tools in the following ways:

Only covers the ‘fit out’ of a building and not the building

Is fast and easily applicable

Can be tailored to the individual project

Covers detailed aspects such as recycling of office furniture and equipment

Is free of charge

May 2010

Ska Rating

Comparison of asset labels for fit-out Ska Rating

BREEAM Offices 2008

LEED Commercial Interiors

Project driven Yes No No

Flexible scoping - can be tailored to match the scope of the project by only identifying measures that can influenced by the project team

Yes No Yes

Free guidance Yes No No

Doesn’t rely on base building credits beyond control of project team. Only covers the fit-out of a building and doesn’t draw in issues that relate to the base build (e.g. central plant, building envelope);

Yes No No

Free self assessment Yes No No

Measures 100% of the fit out. Covers detailed fit out issues not covered by other assessment methods, such as furniture recycling, and print room extracts; (CAT B and beyond)

Yes No (c.40%) No (c.60%)

UK market specific Yes Yes No

Typical cost of full certification £2-5k? £18k+? £18k+?

Quick and easy to use to match the short duration of fit-out projects Yes No No

Suitable for fit-out of existing buildings Yes No No

May 2010

Further Ongoing & Planned Projects 2010 and beyond

RICS Sustainability Report

Sutainability Glossary of Terms

Sustainability-Best-Practice-Case-Study-Guidance

Valuation & Sustainability VIP - Update & further work on value

Post-September 2008 Green Value market analysis(Doing well by Doing good II)

Further joint projects at UK Government and EU-level in the area of energy efficiency and training

Extension of existing Global Sustainability Survey

May 2010

Caring about the environment we operate in

RICS UK Carbon Footprint Report:• Measuring Progress• Cutting Waste• Reducing Energy Consumption• Monitoring Travel

Next steps:• Roll out reporting globally• Development of a green procurement

policy

May 2010

CSR activities: community work

Staff volunteering days

Fundraising

Global RICS charity "Save the Children“

RICS marks 40th Earth Day anniversary across the globe

May 2010

Working to help others to help themselves

BuildAction objectives:

• to meet the needs identified in the humanitarian sector by working in partnership with humanitarian and development organisations.

• to ensure that vulnerable communities hit by disaster receive effective professional support in order to improve their chances of social and economic recovery.

BuildAction is the operational arm of the RICS Disaster Management Commission: • providing professional expertise to support otherwise under-resourced projects.

• assigning volunteers to projects.

• supporting disaster management initiatives without discrimination and in line with the

Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct.

May 2010

International Development work- Africa

Work with Good Earth Trust in UgandaCooperation between BuildAction and the ‘Good EarthTrust’, to analyse the cost-effectiveness of using interlocking stabilised soil blocks (ISSB)as a substitute for burnt clay bricks. The blocks are made using a manually operated block-making machine manufactured in Kenya and are suitable for low cost housing and schoolconstruction. The study was based on using current constructioncosts and locally-collected background socio-economic data to research the potentialmarket for carbon-neutral ISSB blocks and toEstimate expected carbon savings from using theblocks.

May 2010

International Development work- Haiti

At the request of ‘Habitat for Humanity’, an international NGO, the Disaster Management Commission sent a BuildAction volunteer to Haiti, who provided post-earthquake rapid damage assessment training to 32 local engineers and helped carry out assessment of 400 buildings. The Commission is considering further requests for other built environment professional volunteers from UN agencies and NGOs to assist in reconstruction of shelter and social infrastructure.

May 2010

www.rics.org/sustainability

And subscribe to Global Balance-The RICS Sustainability e-news

Contact: [email protected]

For more information visit: