Sustainable Sustainable what does the what does the future future hold?hold?

Climate Climate ChangeChange

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Climate Climate change change • BIG HeatBIG Heat – 2003 by 2040 – 2003 by 2040

•FREAKFREAK weather events – hail, gales, weather events – hail, gales, floods, big snowfloods, big snow

• DROUGHT DROUGHT and floods and floods

• Reduction in CO2 Reduction in CO2 by lawby law - energy - energy reductionreduction

• Eco Eco refugeesrefugees

• Different types of Different types of foodfood

• LandscapeLandscape changes changes

• ………………..????..????

So…………So…………•DesignDesign FOR it FOR it

• Insulate insulateInsulate insulate – for and AGAINST – for and AGAINST heat and cold ( Atlantic conveyor)heat and cold ( Atlantic conveyor)

• Be prepared for FREAK weather – rain Be prepared for FREAK weather – rain water harvestingwater harvesting and RUN OFF and RUN OFF

• GrowGrow own food – fruit and drought own food – fruit and drought proof plants/veg/nuts/fruitproof plants/veg/nuts/fruit

• Be preparedBe prepared for new users and mixed for new users and mixed ability usersability users

• ……??????????

Peak OilPeak Oil& finite fossil & finite fossil

energy suppliesenergy supplies

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FiniteFinite fuels – oil, GAS, COAL, fuels – oil, GAS, COAL, Uranium …resources, water, Uranium …resources, water, soil..soil..• POWERDOWNPOWERDOWN – DESIGN for ZERO fossil fuel – DESIGN for ZERO fossil fuel

energy needsenergy needs

• Infinite Infinite sunsun – USE it – USE it

• Build in Build in traveltravel plan that does not rely on plan that does not rely on fossil fuelsfossil fuels

• Get Get resilientresilient

• Go localGo local

• Secure Secure farmfarm contracts and contracts and local foodlocal food suppliessupplies

PeakPeak SoilSoil………….………….3 minutes 3 minutes

Food suppliesFood supplies…& …& travel travel and and …….…….energyenergy and ……. and …….

• GrowGrow your own your own

• Secure localSecure local – befriend farmers, – befriend farmers, allotments, those with time to growallotments, those with time to grow

• Ensure can Ensure can meet own needsmeet own needs

• Ensure deliveriesEnsure deliveries re Peak Oil re Peak Oil

• Use all groundUse all ground available for FOOD – available for FOOD – trees, nuts, fruit, potatoes. . . Fish trees, nuts, fruit, potatoes. . . Fish pond???pond???

• ………………………………??????

demographicsdemographics4 minutes4 minutes

So……….So……….

•Change of Change of age age – older & lifelong – older & lifelong learninglearning

•Change of Change of needneed of users of users

•Change of Change of mobility and accessmobility and access of users of users

•Mixed abilityMixed ability

•RefugeesRefugees – language and differing – language and differing needsneeds

•Emergency useEmergency use – refugee shelter and – refugee shelter and otherother

•………………………….????.????

ChangesChanges to Technology & to Technology &

Education & ??????Education & ??????3 minutes3 minutes

So………..So………..

•Change of userChange of user

•Change of age group of user – Change of age group of user – life long learninglife long learning

•Change of hours of school dayChange of hours of school day

•Change of use of buildingsChange of use of buildings

•Change, Change, change, change, change change ……

Add Extra Services…Add Extra Services…

12% use!!! Reduce waste12% use!!! Reduce wasteand USE the building!!and USE the building!!

• WhoWho• HowHow• WhatWhat• Benefit to learning?Benefit to learning?• Benefit to students?Benefit to students?

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So………So………

• Health/policeHealth/police

• RetailRetail

• LibraryLibrary

• AllAll day & evening and all year useday & evening and all year use

• SportsSports

• ………………..

• ………………………………………………....

Benefits…Benefits…• LearningLearning

• Work experienceWork experience

• Community – mum/dad doctors- workCommunity – mum/dad doctors- work

• Embed in communityEmbed in community

• Life long learningLife long learning

• Resilient community as know each other – Resilient community as know each other – better able to cope with changebetter able to cope with change

• Less disempowerment and more cohesion – Less disempowerment and more cohesion – less vandalismless vandalism

• Better use of space and resourcesBetter use of space and resources

• And …?And …?

Future ChangesFuture Changes• Temperatures rising ( 2003 summers by 2040)Temperatures rising ( 2003 summers by 2040)• Drought and floods!Drought and floods! • Other Freak weather events – snow, hailstones, Other Freak weather events – snow, hailstones,

gales, heatwaves, severe galesgales, heatwaves, severe gales• HUGE Energy powerdown – finite fuelsHUGE Energy powerdown – finite fuels• Food supplies threatenedFood supplies threatened

• Landscape trees and plants Landscape trees and plants changingchanging • Population age shifts – change users & their needsPopulation age shifts – change users & their needs• Populations shifts – eco refugeesPopulations shifts – eco refugees• Technology changes – change users and their Technology changes – change users and their

needsneeds• School & working day, times and users changingSchool & working day, times and users changing • CHANGE – not always predictable!!CHANGE – not always predictable!!

So the answer is……So the answer is……• Insulate, insulate, insulateInsulate, insulate, insulate – but think – but think

thermal mass re COOLING not heating!thermal mass re COOLING not heating!

• Reduce EVERYTHING – energy, water use, Reduce EVERYTHING – energy, water use, stuff, reliance on external sourcesstuff, reliance on external sources

• Buy with the end in mind-Buy with the end in mind- ie: the lifetime ie: the lifetime of product (& its costs over lifetime) with of product (& its costs over lifetime) with its users in mind its users in mind

• Incorporate flexibility into all aspectsIncorporate flexibility into all aspects

• Prepare for future and make action plansPrepare for future and make action plans

• Prepare for change and lots of it!Prepare for change and lots of it!

Your place NOWYour place NOW

What changes can you think What changes can you think of of NOWNOW??

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Buy with the Buy with the END in mind END in mind

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