PUBLIC BUILDINGS: Is painless retrofitting possible to improve energy efficiency and sustainability in heritage and listed buildings?

Jonathan Riley, partner, Pinsent Masons (chair)Giles Proctor, historic buildings architect for North Yorkshire and heritage at risk adviser, English HeritageAndy Shepperd, senior consultant, ArupDimitri Hadjidakis, director, Turner & Townsend Project ManagementHarry Wardill, project advisor, Prince’s Regeneration Trust

BASE LEEDS CITY REGION

ENERGY EFFICIENCYAND

PUBLIC BUILDINGS Pt 1 of 2

Giles Proctor

how big a contribution does the historic environment make to

carbon emissions?

other dwellings

dwellings in conservation areaslisted buildings

pre -1919 dwellings

saving energy and carbonit’s not just about heating and the building fabric………………

It’s as much about social issues as technical issuesDemand can be reduced by individual behaviour- doesn’t always need technical interventionsIt’s not just about heating- electricity often dominates the carbon impact in non domestic buildings- in domestic buildings it is about 35% and growing in proportionIt’s not just about the building- but also the equipment people bring in and how they use and manage everything-avoiding wasteEfficiency can be improved- sometimes radically, with new equipment much of which is just as relevant to old buildings as new buildingsEnergy supplies can be decarbonised often with little or no direct effect on the end user of the building

The pressure to upgrade existing buildings………………

English Heritage needs to offer practical solutions…

… or risks being seen as part of the problem

1 Guidance + training

2 Influencing legislation

Next revision to Part L 2013

Green Deal autumn 2012

3 Research

STBASustainable Traditional

Buildings Alliance