The National Refurbishment Challenge - by Jonathan Davis

The National Refurbishment Challenge - CoRE’s contribution to developing the retrofit market in Stoke-on-TrentJonathan Davis CEO | 13 March 2012

• The United Kingdom has the oldest housing stock in the developed world.

• 5.5 million households in the UK are ‘fuel poor’ (2009)

• Our homes are responsible for 25% of UK CO2 emissions

• 5 Million homes are pre 1919 (traditional)

• 500,000 of these are listed buildings

The National Refurbishment Challenge

• The number of homes refurbished should be 22m in England by 2050 - at least 80,000 / year in West Midlands

• Skills deficit in sustainable refurbishment is well known

• 8.4% unemployment rate (highest for 16 years) - 22.2% for 16 - 24 year olds

• UK Government committed to reducing national CO2 emissions by 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 (baseline 1990).

• The state of the science on climate change indicates a dire and worsening situation.

The National Refurbishment Challenge

What measures doesthe Green Deal cover?

• Replacement gas boiler• Cavity wall insulation (easy)• Insulated doors• Replacement windows• DIY loft insulation• Local Authority Solid wall insulation (3 bed semi)• Local Authority Solid wall insulation (flat)• Cavity wall insulation (hard)• Loft insulation top up (professional)• Internal solid wall insulation (with renovation)• External solid wall insulation (with major renovation)



• GSHP

• ASHP

• Biomass

• Solar thermal

• Promoting sustainable refurbishment

• Helping create new jobs

• Increase business efficiency

• Reduce fuel poverty

• Raise the profile of the West Midlands

• Help meet national targets for the low carbon economy

• Support delivery in Stoke-on-Trent

CoRE’s mission

• A national learning hub and showcase for sustainable refurbishment

• A “living” demonstrator and business incubator for new products, systems and skills

• A new collaborative knowledge platform for younger and older learners

• A high profile venue for conferences, meetings and business networking

CoRE’s delivery

• Complexity• No ‘one size fits all approach’ and

‘the hunt for archetypes’

• The industry itself

• Meeting customers’ needs and technical requirements

• Lack of monitoring, evaluation and systematic feedback

The National Refurbishment ChallengeIssues for the construction industry

Cardiff Local Development Plan

Complexity - the industry‘functional gaps and management discontinuities’

Architecture

Engineering

Surveying

Construction

Prepare

Design

Construct

UseSourceMattar 1983


Architecture

Engineering

Surveying

Construction

Prepare

Design

Construct

UseSourceMattar 1983 ‘Feel our pain’


Complexity - the industry‘functional gaps and management discontinuities’

• Complexity – ‘operational islands’ ... Ineffective co-ordination; poor communication

SourceMattar 1983


Meeting individual customers’ needs andtechnical requirements

• Communication and behaviour change

• Integrity and independence

• Trigger points and sequencing

• Interfacing between trades


Meeting individual customers’ needs andtechnical requirements

• Understanding building physics

• The difference between a product and a system

• Risk and unintended consequence

• Time and cost of skills development and training


• A national hub for learning and skills development for refurbishment

• Regeneration of Longton

• Adding value to the renewal of the city through refurbishment excellence

• Local and regional labour market and supply chains

• Contribution to strategic thinking

CoRE’s contribution to developing the retrofit market in Stoke-on-Trent

Sustainable cities have...• an appetite for change• leaders who can think long term• capacity to work across

administrative boundaries• freedom to control land and

assets• a complete focus on whole-life

value

Towns and cities are complex systems:where are our points of leverage?

Technology

Behaviour

Information

Energy

Waste

Water

Movement

Public space / GI

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Area based programmes:

Ekostaden AugustenborgSource : CABE

Area based programmes:

Connecting:

• Homes

• Manufacturing industry

• Service industries, including

• University

• Stoke College

• Civic Centre

• Sports and leisure centre, including a pool

• Hospitals

Area based programmes

• Balancing supply and demand

• Scale economies

• Learning by doing

• Avoiding repetition of mistakes

• Integrated design

• Help change behaviour

• Wider benefits to neighbourhood, e.g. Green Infrastructure

• Should tackle social and economic problems too

Area based programmes

Energy Opportunities Plan:Source Stockport MBC, AECOM

• Policy makers

• Clients

• Green Deal Providers

• Professional service providers

• Constructors and contractors

• Specialist installers

• Product manufacturers and suppliers

• Training providers and sector skills council

• Accreditation and awarding bodies

The National Refurbishment ChallengeWhere’s our leverage in the supply chain?

Conclusions

Renewable technologies become increasingly relevant as:

• Energy prices increase

• Higher levels of carbon mitigation are sought

• The full social cost of carbon is applied

• 80 : 20 rule applies - hard to treat (historic) buildings

• where impact of renewables is less than of fabric measures

Renewable technologies become increasingly relevant as:

• Suppliers ensure correct and responsible application and satisfy customer needs

• Gaining and maintaining market confidence

• Area-based approaches are undertaken regularly, demonstrate scale economies and wider social and economic benefit

Conclusions

Source: The New Yorker

Thank you for listening.Jonathan Davis13 March 2012

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http://www.core-skills.com/

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