Part of the BRE Trust

UNECE Green Economy Seminar

BRE Innovation Parks: Demonstrating Sustainable Building Design and Construction

4 April 2012

Rufus Logan, Director, BRE Scotland

Building a Better World…

Research, consultancy, testing, certification, trai ning

Working in the built environment, but also transport, manufacturing, electronics, agriculture…

BRE - Improving construction since 1921

BRE – Improving the built environment

1. Set-up 1921 as an Agency of Government

2. Privatised in 19973. BRE Trust is a Registered Educational

Charity4. Improve the performance of buildings

and structures5. Support Regulations and Standards

for UK, Europe and International6. Provide Best practice Guidance and

Information Papers7. 200,000 m2 site8. Over 30 companies ‘physically’

incubated9. Over 200 companies ‘virtually’

incubated10.Science & Technology Park

UK’s Policy & Regulatory Framework» Government Sustainable Communities Plan

» Cut CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050» All new build homes to be ‘Zero carbon’ by 2016» Maintain high and stable levels of economic growth and employment» Use natural resources prudently» Encourage social progress that meets that needs of everyone» Ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now and for future generations

» Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)» Climate Change Bill

» Stern Report – Economic Impact of Climate Change» Need to reduce CO2 emission» Need to adapt to climate change» Road map for zero-carbon buildings (domestic & non-domestic buildings)

» Resource Depletion & Waste» Raw Materials, Natural Fuels, Energy, Water, Land, etc» Landfill, Waste minimisation, treatment

» Planning Framework» 2050 Roadmap

5 Key ‘STEPS’ to Sustainable Buildings

S - Standards & BenchmarksT -Tools, Methodologies & ModelsE - Education, Research & DemonstrationP - Partnerships & CollaborationsS - Security of Investment

5 Key ‘STEPS’ to Sustainable Buildings

S - Standards & BenchmarksT - Tools, Methodologies & Models E - Education, Research & DemonstrationP - Partnerships & CollaborationsS - Security of Investment

STEP 3 – Education, Research & DemonstrationBRE Innovation Park

EcoHome Excellent

Code Level 4 Code Level 4 Code Level 5 Code Level 6

Code Level 6 Code Level 4 Code Level 5

BREEAM ExcellentCode Level 3 / 4

Osborne House Hanson EcoHouse EcoTech Organic HouseStewart Milne Sigma Home

Barrat Green House

Kingspan Lighthouse

Cub HouseRenewable House Princes Foundation Natural HouseWillmott Dixon School (and now a Healthcare Centre)

= Code Level 3

Innovation Parks

Ravenscraig Development near Glasgow

BRE Wales Innovation Park

Kingspan Offsite’sLighthouse

– Code Level 6

– Two bedrooms

– SIP (Kingspan TEK system)

– Wall U value: 0.11

– Mechanical Heat Recovery Ventilation

– PV panels and solar water heating

– Rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling

Stewart Milne’s Sigma Home

– Code Level 5

– Three bedroom house

– Split floor design

– Closed panel timber frame system

– Wall U value: 0.15

– Bathroom pods

– Windturbines, solar water heating and PV panels

– Dupont’s Energain system

Retrofitting the UK

– 70-80% of the homes we have now in the UK will be with us in 2050

– 27% CO2 arisings in the UK

– More than 6 million homes (15 million people) in fuel poverty (25%)

– More than £1.5 billion by the health service treating people from these homes. Societal problem

– Potential to create 1000s of new jobs

– Unlock innovation in companies to export

– Inward investment potential – unlock it –we have a list!

VIP visitors to the Park

Beijing Innovation Park

• 27 June 2011

• Peter Bonfield and Yu Liang, CEO of Chinese company Vankesigned an MoU today in the presence of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and Prime Minister David Cameron as part of the UK-China Trade Summit.

• The MoU sets out the future collaboration between the two organisations which includes BRE developing a masterplan for a 450,000 m2 site in Beijing called the ‘Green Building Park’.

Vanke-BRE Collaboration

Beijing Green Building Park – Masterplan

Scotland National Policy Objectives for Built Environment

affordability

low energy (renewable)

sustainability

community

BRE Scotland Innovation Park @ RavenscraigWhy are we doing this?

Research

Innovation

Demonstration

Test / Monitor / Measure / Assess

Dissemination

Commercialisation

Performance & Cost

Goals

– Creating a vision of sustainable development

– Integration of technologies

– Development of supply chains

– Industry support

– Creating a hub of innovation / information / learning / skills development

– Wide stakeholder engagement – nationally and internationally

– Community engagement

….Many more opportunities

Ravenscraig Steelworks early 80s

Ravenscraig development site today

Ravenscraig Masterplan

BRE Innovation Park

World’s first purpose-built Innovation Park

Progress on site

Progress on site

Progress on site

– BRE Innovation Park@Ravenscraig recognised and used by industry as the National and International hub for new build and retrofit solutions

Building a better world together

Our unmistakable imprint on a highly regarded built environment

BRE

INNOVATION

PARK

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Thank you

Rufus Logan, Director, BRE Scotland

loganr@bre.co.uk