Jack Beckwith
First Class Degree in Biology from Oxford, currently an Asset Sustainability Officer at Gentoo, a social housing association based in North East England.
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These buildings are great, and are undoubtedly part of the sustainable future, but they sadly aren't all of it. Multi-million (billion?) dollar developments are going to have a place in cities, but we need to find ways to affordably apply these principles to smaller buildings and houses, both new-build and retrofits.
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Cost is probably the biggest driver, which in itself is a false measure due to the price of an item not reflecting the true full cost/value, due to externalities such as pollution, or unpaid/underpaid workers. I think the best way to go about fixing this is to have rigorous auditing and traceability of supply chains and workforces, both in the UK and abroad....
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There may be a bit of a culture gap, with (typically older) people in management seeing these technologies and systems as a "shiny new toy" but not really that useful - one barrier that needs to be overcome is persuading them of the real-world benefits that can be brought about by integrating SPM, BIM, GIS etc. into projects.
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@KevinBurke Might just be a momentary monetary bottleneck at our organisation then, which once through, whole life cycle cost will be the main financial driving factor.
Tenant behaviour is another issue, especially when the behaviours have been ingrained for so long, but I'm more hopeful about changes here once benefits are made clear, and operation is... -
@AdrianMontague Depending on what the scope of recovery looks like, there could be greater investment in future - several studies from academics and governmental advisory panels recently have shown investment in "green" projects deliver greater returns than alternatives. Along with the shifting public perception that the environment is important and we can...
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Biggest hurdle in my sector (social housing) seems to be initial capital to invest in schemes; even if the measures will pay for themselves through savings in a couple of years, there still isn't the funding made available either internally or from outside organisations to get the work done.
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the last picture should specify that the figures are for an average house, not per kg or m^2 of material - just to avoid any confusion
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Jack Beckwith made a comment
Sustainability to me requires the needs of today being met, whilst not compromising on future needs or envrionments, or even enabling the future to be better. It needs to be considered environmentally, but also socially and financially, for capital/upfront, ongoing/maintenance and end-of-life, in order to be a truly lasting sustainable project
