SPACES Study Day 2023: The Public Sector Journey to Net Zero
Thank you for sponsoring, exhibiting and/or presenting at our 2023 Study Day.
Why attend?
Delivering Net Zero Carbon (NZC) is the biggest challenge we’ve ever faced, and if ever there was a time to pull together, share knowledge, experiences and network it must be now.
By learning from each other we can stand a chance of saving our planet and meeting NZC targets set by clients and government. So the focus of this event was very much about solutions and learning from actual projects.
At our 2023 Study Day, we had a programme of leading speakers who were:
sharing what tools are available to help deliver NZC,
presenting their practical experiences from actual projects
discussing how we can improve the odds of achieving a success NZC outcome
providing an insight into government priorities like ‘Levelling Up’ and delivering NZC schools.
There was also a Roundtable discussion as well as main stage and breakout sessions.
You can download the programme and the detailed programme below, which includes synopsises of the presentations and speaker biographies.
Who attends?
For our Study Days, we bring together professionals from all disciplines and backgrounds that are tasked with delivering NZC for the public sector. Typically, we will have around 120 delegates, including clients, architects, engineers, contractors, building and quantity surveyors, project managers, academics, civil servants, LA’s, manufacturers, etc.
We also hold our very popular networking and buffet evening (the night before the study day); a time to meet friends and make new ones!
Why SPACES?
Established in April 2015, SPACES is a collaborative organisation for those working in and for the public sector and is committed to assisting its members in achieving the highest possible standards in the development, design, construction and management of the public sector estate for the mutual benefit of their employers.
We promote collaborative working, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement and best practice to support our members deliver best value, safe, sustainable low/zero carbon solutions for the public sector.
When and where?
22nd June 2023 (with an evening networking event 21st June) at the University of Reading.
Webinars
As part of the Study Day, throughout 2023 we ran webinars on supporting topics. The webinars are open to all and operate through webinarjam. Slides where permitted are made available on our Information Suite page and videos can be watched on our YouTube channel.
26th April 2023 – Social Value, Technology and Good Practice, Dan Heffernan, Faithful+Gould and Sarah Cooper, Chapter One.
A sea change is happening in the world today transforming what the purpose of doing business is. Public Sector Bodies are already having to respond to issues such as the climate emergency, rising inequalities, and the cost-of-living crisis is imperative in ensuring an organisation’s success, in a way that hasn’t been seen before.
Join Dan Heffernan, Social Value Lead at Faithful and Gould to understand how social value has been embedded across their organisation, and how through the use of innovative technologies and practices, they are able to positively impact lives and ensure local people remain at the heart of their projects.
The session included:
An overview of Social Value
F+G’s approach to Social Value within their projects.
A blue sky approach using technology and the importance of community partnerships.
20 September 2023 – Fellowship Square – CBOY Winner, Daniel Reynold, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Daniel Reynolds from London Borough of Waltham Forest will be discussing Fellowship Square, winner of the Heritage Category and overall winner of Civic Building of the Year 2022. The panel felt the end result is a building truly worthy of its status within the community and an establishment that actively demonstrates the collaborative nature of its creation.
Facilitating the event will be Jackie Lowe, Arcadis, Immediate Past President of SPACES.
The webinar will be hosted on webinarjam and you can register here.
12th October 2023 – Reducing energy in hospitality and food service, Dr Samantha Mudie, University of Reading
Dr Samantha Mudie, Head of Energy, University of Reading will be discussing reducing energy in hospitality and food service.
Dr Sam Mudie is Head of Energy at the University of Reading as well as an energy reduction consultant specialising in the hospitality sector. Her doctoral thesis, “Energy Reduction in Commercial Catering”, has resulted in 8 award-winning peer-reviewed academic journal papers. This research measured the energy consumption attributed to appliances, menus and staff behaviours within the food service industry for the first time. Her subsequent projects have resulted in a range of successful energy reduction initiatives over the last decade, achieving millions of pounds worth of savings. She is currently working on multi-million pound heat pumps, a behaviour change campaign and several equipment replacement projects at the university and in the private sector.
Facilitating the event will be Greg Keeling, Essex County Council, Events Director of SPACES.
The webinar will be hosted on webinarjam and you can register here.
9th November 2023 – Specifying Sustainable Flooring, Junkers
Junkers will be discussing Sustainable flooring.
The aim of the Junckers CPD presentation Specifying Sustainable Flooring is to provide you with a good understanding of how solid hardwood floors compliments sustainable building design. Wood is a carbon neutral material and specifying the correct wooden floor can produce a measurable reduction in global warming. We will provide you with an understanding of why this is so, and to help you realise the potential of solid wooden floors over the extended life span of the product.
How a product with a long-life cycle has a positive impact on the environment
How wood keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere
How to use EPDs and manufacturers’ tools to evaluate different products at the design stage
How designing with wood has a positive impact on indoor climate, wellbeing and daylighting
Facilitating the event will be Mark Appleyard, Kier Construction and Head of Profession – Construction for SPACES.
The webinar will be hosted on webinarjam and you can register here.
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Information from Exhibitors and Sponsors
Bauder
IES
Copies of presentations:
Opening and Closing Presentation, Steve Rufus
Keynote – Levelling Up, Net Zero and Essex- A National and Local Perspective, Tom Walker, Executive Director Economy, Investment and Public Health, Essex County Council
Session 1: Breakouts/Workshops
Passivhaus, a constructor’s perspective, Matthew Ramplin, Senior Contracts Manager, Barnes Construction
Stourton Park & Ride – The first fully solar powered Park & Ride in the UK, Nick Beckett, Associate Architect, NPS Leeds
Understanding the State of the Estate: Energy league tables and how to deliver low carbon retrofit, Colin Jackson, Senior Design Manage.r and Michael Chater, Senior Architect, Hampshire County Council
LETI and Beyond, Dr Joe Jack Williams, LETI Member, and Partner and Passivhaus Consultant at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Session 2: Breakouts/Workshops
Net Zero Starts with Cutting Energy Waste, Jonathon Hunter Hill, Sector Manager Education, SAV Systems
Radically reducing operational energy: Harris Academy Sutton, Christian Dimbleby, Associate and Chartered Engineer, Architype
Reducing Carbon Footprint of Sports Facilities. David Papworth, General Manager, Junckers Limited
The power of people in the reduction of energy consumption: A case study, Dr Samantha Mudie, Head of Energy, University of Reading
Session 3: Breakouts/Workshops
Building Energy Management Systems vs Artificial Intelligence – The Importance of Comprehensive Commissioning, Mal Stuthridge, Associate BEMS Engineer, Atkins
Deep Retrofit to Passivhaus standards, Certified EnerPHit, John Thornberry, Pick Everard
DfE Standards and Guidance: Workshop supporting new and existing Education Estates, Julia Gollings, Standards & Guidance Architect and Lead, Daniel Bradder, Standards & Guidance Architect and Sally-Anne Balmer, Standards & Guidance Architect.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
