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Sustainable materials – a pathway to zero carbon

Friday 28 May 2021

Isobel Vernon-Avery

Isobel Vernon-Avery

Consultant, Climate Change and Circular Economy
Arup

Graham Hurrell

Graham Hurrell

Commercial Strategy Manager
Hydro Building Systems UK

Yara Machnouk

Yara Machnouk

Environmental Design Engineer
Introba UK

Juliette Morgan

Juliette Morgan

ESG Consultancy Director - Global
British Land

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Construction and building materials are a heavy source of carbon emissions. Tackling embodied carbon in the built environment sector has proofed to be one of the biggest challenge, as also outlined in the NLA Report Zero Carbon London.
 
So what are the most sustainable materials that can be adopted in our buildings to lower carbon emissions? How can we make sure we used more recycled, natural and low-carbon materials in our buildings? What are the barriers and challenges?
 
In this webinar we heard from built environment professionals that showed best practice in the use of low carbon materials in buildings.

PROGRAMME

00:00   Welcome from Chair
              Peter Murray, Curator-in-Chief, New London Architecture
 
03:14   Material reuse in the built environment 
             Isobel Vernon-Avery, Consultant, Climate Change and Circular Economy, Arup 
 
15:52   Recycling facades 
             Graham Hurrell, WICONA UK Sales Director at Hydro Building Systems UK
 
31:40  Sustainable materials 
             Yara Machnouk, Environmental Design Engineer, Elementa
 
46:41   Panel discussion
             Speakers above plus:
             Juliette Morgan, Head of Sustainable Development, British Land



Isobel Vernon-Avery

Isobel Vernon-Avery

Consultant, Climate Change and Circular Economy
Arup

Graham Hurrell

Graham Hurrell

Commercial Strategy Manager
Hydro Building Systems UK

Yara Machnouk

Yara Machnouk

Environmental Design Engineer
Introba UK

Juliette Morgan

Juliette Morgan

ESG Consultancy Director - Global
British Land


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Programme Champions

Civic
Heyne Tillett Steel
Hoare Lea
Introba UK
London & Partners
Waterman Group
WICONA

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