bifm north sustainability seminar 2016

EnviroLive:

“Sustainability Seminar”

Mark Whittaker

BIFM North

2 | 2016 BIFM Sustainability Seminar

Welcome & Thanks

Today’s Event


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Five Current Trends in FM


(i) Sustainability in the Workplace


How seriously do we take Sustainability?


What are your Top 3 sustainability targets?


Six Key Components?


Key Considerations?


(ii) Strategic FM


Contract Delivery?


The alternatives:

or


(iii) The Living Wage


Positive benefits of the Living Wage?

Having a positive impact on employee mental health:

Productivity

Creativity

Morale

Staff Turnover

Health/ Absenteeism


(iv) Productivity & the Flexible Workplace


Agile Workspaces


Home working? A matter of trust


But let’s also get realistic


(v) Asset Intelligent Client (AIC)


Building Lifecycle

Planning

Design

Construction

Maintenance Operation

Occupancy

End of life


How asset intelligent are you?


Is B.I.M. an answer?


Can FM Help the Design & Construction Process?


Introduction to today’s speaker


Contact Details – BIFM North

Mark Whittaker Deputy Chair, North Region (NW) E: [email protected] M: 07764840694 T: @Whitbags

Ian Dunning CBIFM; MRICS

Head of Facilities & Asset Solutions

Renewable Energy

and Sustainability

4.54 billion years old

71% covered with water

99% of all species that ever lived now extinct

10–14 million species still in existence

Our sustainable environment

- the Earth

Earth has resources that have been exploited by humans. Those termed non-renewable resources, such as fossil fuels, only renew over geological timescales. Large deposits of fossil fuels are obtained from Earth's crust, consisting of coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

Years % of Earth’s time

Humans 35,000 0.0000771%

Industrial Age 216 0.0000005%

Human Intervention

Human Population Growth

12.50%

71%

14% 2.5%

Suitable for humans

Water

Desert

Land

• About 200 years ago, each human had the equivalent of 24 football fields of land and freshwater resources. Today, each human has three fields and in 40 years it will be less than two

• By 2030, there will be three billion more middle-class consumers in the global economy

• Water scarcity affects one in three people on every continent of the globe

• On current trends, over the next 20 years humans will use 40% more water than they do now

• It takes 2,400 litres of water to produce a hamburger and 11,000 litres to make a pair of jeans

• The average cost of drilling for oil has doubled over the past decade

• Forty-four million people were driven into poverty by rising food prices in the second half of 2010

Sources: McKinsey, Homo Sapiens Foundation, World Health Organisation, Protected Water Fund

Example of Human intervention on a Natural Resource

Human Impact on the Earth’s Natural Resources

• Aquifer depletion

• Habitat degradation leads to the loss of biodiversity

• Irrigation

• Mining for fossil fuels and minerals

• Overconsumption, excessive or unnecessary use of resources

• Overpopulation

• Pollution or contamination of resources

• Slash-and-burn agricultural practices

• Soil erosion

• Technological and industrial development

• Deforestation.

If present trends continue, 1.8 billion people will be living with absolute water scarcity by 2025

Why are sustainability and renewable energy so interlinked?

Carbon Footprints of Natural Resources –v- Renewables

Energy Consumption by Resource type – UK

The Paris Agreement (French: L'accord de Paris) is an agreement within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.

(a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue

efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly

reduce the risks and impacts of climate change;

(b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low

greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production;

(c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient

development.”

Although the agreement was lauded by many, including French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary

General Ban Ki-moon, criticism has also surfaced. For example, Professor James Hansen, a former NASA scientist

and a climate change expert, voiced anger about the fact that most of the agreement consists of "promises" or

aims and not firm commitments.

United Nations Response to Climate Change

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hansen

New direction for UK energy policy (July 2015)

• Consultation on ending unabated coal-fired power stations by 2025

• New gas-fired power stations a priority

• Commitment to offshore wind support completes commitment to secure, low-carbon, affordable electricity supplies

• Move towards a smarter energy system

UK Energy Policy ??

A world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s is set to be confirmed by the British government.

Ministers are expected to announce that the UK will cut carbon emissions by 57% by 2032, from 1990 levels.

The announcement will help reassure the investors needed to overhaul the UK's ageing energy system.

The energy industry will be relieved after cuts in renewables subsidies and the vote to leave the EU, which influences so much of the UK's energy.

Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said climate change remained one of the most serious long-term risks to the economy.

29th June 2016

UK Targets

DECC, UK Energy Statistics, Q1 2016

UK Electricity Generation Q1 2016

UK Gas Production Q1 2016


UK Renewable Energy Generation Capacity Q1 2016

UK Renewable Energy Use

Energy Efficiency

Passive measures:

• Turn it off

• Insulate

• Reduce consumption – CHP; SMD’s (LED’s); Voltage Optiomisation; etc

Technologies that promote sustainable energy include renewable energy sources, such as:

• hydroelectricity,

• solar energy,

• wind energy,

• wave power,

• geothermal energy,

• bioenergy,

• tidal power

Impact of Government Policy for renewables • Incentives including FIT’s aimed at domestic and small scale generation and larger scale generation (solar / wind farms)

• Strategy not thought through – left to market to respond to opportunity • DNO’s not initially prepared – national grid not designed for local generation

• Poor control of subsidies has led to rapid deployment caused by financial rewards rather than strategic deployment to suit national need

• Led to large corrections to subsidy levels creating series of artificial “gold rushes”

• Poor control of installation standards combined with emerging nature of technology left mixed experiences for end users

• Institutional investors and knowledgeable clients drove quality as long term assets

• Lack of market confidence in renewables


UK Energy Pricing - Q1 2016

• Brexit – impact on cost of Imports • Hinkley Point – Nuclear – at what cost (Brexit / Euro / etc)?

• Gas Turbines – natural resource depletion

• Impact of renewables generation – environment driven

• Electricity Market reform – domestic market

• Smart Meter roll-out -

• Complex billing structures -

• Battery technologies – use of mineral resources

What Happens Next

What Can we do?:

• Do not be complacent

• Keep informed through media / BIFM / EMA / etc

• Regularly review supply agreements

• Be aware of rising market costs and agreement lock-ins

• Seek professional advice

• Local initiatives:

Business Energy Policy – CSR; Ethical Policy

Passive measures

Renewable technologies evolving – falling costs

Ian Dunning CBIFM; MRICS Head of Facilities & Asset Solutions Styles and Wood Ltd Cavendish House Cross Street Sale. M33 7BU E: [email protected] M: 07415 219666 www.stylesandwood-group.co.uk

Thank you for listening Any Questions ?

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