New London Architecture

Housing retrofit - best practice for low carbon design

Wednesday 11 August 2021

Benjamin O'Connor

Benjamin O'Connor

Director

Douglas Phillips

Senior Environmental Analyst
Historic England

Marion Baeli

Sustainability Transformation
10 Design

Lizzie Webster

Director
Fraher and Findlay Architects

Andrew Creamer

Business Development Director
Grosvenor Property UK

Theo Manzaroli

Partner
Purcell

The UK has one of the oldest housing stocks in Europe. It is a huge challenge for the sector to upgrade and retrofit these buildings while meeting the zero carbon targets.
 
Statistics have noted that homes produce 13 per cent of all UK’s carbon emissions, while buildings account to a third of the country’s CO2 emissions. To achieve ambitious climate targets the sector needs to reuse and upgrade our current building stock at a scale and pace never seen before.
 
What are the current challenges to retrofit period properties? What are the techniques to carry out low carbon interventions and make residential properties energy efficient? 
 
In this webinar we will hear key experts presenting sustainable solutions for retrofitting the home.

PROGRAMME

00:00   Welcome from Chair 
            Benjamin O’Connor, Director, New London Architecture 
 
01:11   ‘“Greening” Historic homes could save up to 84% in carbon emissions’ report
            Dougie Phillips, Senior Environmental Analyst, Historic England
 
15:56   Retrofitting Victorian Homes
            Marion Baeli, Partner, PDP London 
 
35:25   Segal House
            Lizzie Webster, Director, Fraher and Findlay Architects
 
47:45   Panel discussion
            Speakers above, plus:
48:10   
Andrew Creamer, Director of Operation, Grosvenor
55:46    Theo Manzaroli, Partner, Purcell
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Benjamin O'Connor

Benjamin O'Connor

Director

Douglas Phillips

Senior Environmental Analyst
Historic England

Marion Baeli

Sustainability Transformation
10 Design

Lizzie Webster

Director
Fraher and Findlay Architects

Andrew Creamer

Business Development Director
Grosvenor Property UK

Theo Manzaroli

Partner
Purcell


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