Interview with Julie Hirigoyen, UK-GBC - Revision history

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	We are also doing some extensive work around the business case for sustainable real estate and construction with a new project kicking off imminently to develop a Beginners Guide to Measuring the Value of Sustainability.		We are also doing some extensive work around the business case for sustainable real estate and construction with a new project kicking off imminently to develop a Beginners Guide to Measuring the Value of Sustainability.

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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	* Green building.		* Green building.
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	* Retrofit.		* Retrofit.
	* Sustainability.		* Sustainability.
		+	* UKGBC publishes renewable energy procurement and carbon offsetting guidance.
	* UK Green Building Council.		* UK Green Building Council.
	* World Green Building Council.		* World Green Building Council.

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	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]		--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

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	* Zero carbon homes.		* Zero carbon homes.

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	Launched in 2007, the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is a membership organisation campaigning for a sustainable built environment – one that minimises negative environmental impacts while maximising benefits for people everywhere.		Launched in 2007, the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is a membership organisation campaigning for a sustainable built environment – one that minimises negative environmental impacts while maximising benefits for people everywhere.

−	Designing Buildings Wiki sat down with UK-GBC Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen to discuss some of the wide-ranging issues facing the green building industry today, from the launch of their first ~~[[Open_Innovation_programme\|~~Innovation Lab]], and the government scrapping zero carbon homes, to the performance gap and the influence of President Trump on a sustainable built environment.	+	Designing Buildings Wiki sat down with UK-GBC Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen to discuss some of the wide-ranging issues facing the green building industry today, from the launch of their first Innovation Lab, and the government scrapping zero carbon homes, to the performance gap and the influence of President Trump on a sustainable built environment.

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	We are hoping and will be asking for much stronger policy frameworks around housing. If we had a policy ask, it would be to put a zero carbon trajectory, or a net emissions trajectory of some kind, back on the timetable. This would at least give some certainty to the industry in terms of what’s coming up, and allow them to invest with the level of confidence that they need.		We are hoping and will be asking for much stronger policy frameworks around housing. If we had a policy ask, it would be to put a zero carbon trajectory, or a net emissions trajectory of some kind, back on the timetable. This would at least give some certainty to the industry in terms of what’s coming up, and allow them to invest with the level of confidence that they need.

−	We have published a ~~[http://www.ukgbc.org/sites/default/files/Role%20of%20leadership%20in%20creating%20sustainable%20homes.pdf~~ green paper] specifically looking at what local authorities themselves can do to drive up those standards of housing, demonstrating leadership, drawing out examples of best practice in terms of planning, open viability-type schemes, devolution deals and what powers they should be asking for through those. There’s quite a lot of opportunity for those standards to be raised. It's not just central government policy, there’s a little bit of responsibility across the spectrum, and as with London's zero carbon target now, we may get more ‘place-based’ standards.	+	We have published a green paper specifically looking at what local authorities themselves can do to drive up those standards of housing, demonstrating leadership, drawing out examples of best practice in terms of planning, open viability-type schemes, devolution deals and what powers they should be asking for through those. There’s quite a lot of opportunity for those standards to be raised. It's not just central government policy, there’s a little bit of responsibility across the spectrum, and as with London's zero carbon target now, we may get more ‘place-based’ standards.

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−	We put out a ~~[http://www.ukgbc.org/sites/default/files/UK-GBC%20Task%20Group%20Report%20Delivering%20Building%20Performance.pdf~~ report] last year about the performance gap in which we unpicked some of the fundamental things that go wrong in the process.	+	We put out a report last year about the performance gap in which we unpicked some of the fundamental things that go wrong in the process.

	The targets that are being set at the design stage are compliance targets, so by-and-large they don’t include a lot of the energy load, power loads, don’t pay attention to who will be occupying the building and how; they are all based on design assumptions that are based on complying with the regulations, which is not the right target to set.		The targets that are being set at the design stage are compliance targets, so by-and-large they don’t include a lot of the energy load, power loads, don’t pay attention to who will be occupying the building and how; they are all based on design assumptions that are based on complying with the regulations, which is not the right target to set.
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	We’re launching a number of projects at EcoBuild this year, an embodied carbon client brief, and so on.		We’re launching a number of projects at EcoBuild this year, an embodied carbon client brief, and so on.

−	We are working on our extensive ~~[http://www.ukgbc.org/learn-uk-gbc~~ L&D curriculum] with a whole suite of sustainability training opportunities suitable for all professionals and learning levels. In terms of our ~~[http://www.ukgbc.org/campaigns-policy/campaigns/health-wellbeing-and-productivity/wellbeing-labs~~ wellbeing labs] - we are halfway through such a lab focused on office/workplace projects and hope to launch a retail lab later in the year, along with the launch of a change accelerator programme.	+	We are working on our extensive L&D curriculum with a whole suite of sustainability training opportunities suitable for all professionals and learning levels. In terms of our wellbeing labs - we are halfway through such a lab focused on office/workplace projects and hope to launch a retail lab later in the year, along with the launch of a change accelerator programme.

	We are also doing some extensive work around the business case for sustainable real estate and construction with a new project kicking off imminently to develop a Beginners Guide to Measuring the Value of Sustainability.		We are also doing some extensive work around the business case for sustainable real estate and construction with a new project kicking off imminently to develop a Beginners Guide to Measuring the Value of Sustainability.

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	* Interview with FMB.		* Interview with FMB.
	* Interview with Carol Lynch, CYT.		* Interview with Carol Lynch, CYT.
		+	* Interview with Kevin McCloud.
	* Interview with Mark Farmer.		* Interview with Mark Farmer.
	* [[Interview_with_Melanie_Leech\|Interview with Melanie Leech, BPF.]]		* [[Interview_with_Melanie_Leech\|Interview with Melanie Leech, BPF.]]

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	* [[Interview_with_Melanie_Leech\|Interview with Melanie Leech, BPF.]]		* [[Interview_with_Melanie_Leech\|Interview with Melanie Leech, BPF.]]
	* Owen Hatherley interview.		* Owen Hatherley interview.

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	* Interview with FMB.		* Interview with FMB.
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	* [[Interview_with_Melanie_Leech\|Interview with Melanie Leech, BPF.]]		* [[Interview_with_Melanie_Leech\|Interview with Melanie Leech, BPF.]]
	* Owen Hatherley interview.		* Owen Hatherley interview.

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	Launched in 2007, the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is a membership organisation campaigning for a sustainable built environment – one that minimises negative environmental impacts while maximising benefits for people everywhere.		Launched in 2007, the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is a membership organisation campaigning for a sustainable built environment – one that minimises negative environmental impacts while maximising benefits for people everywhere.

−	Designing Buildings Wiki sat down with UK-GBC Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen to discuss some of the wide-ranging issues facing the green building industry today, from the launch of their first [[Open_Innovation_programme\|Innovation Lab]], the government scrapping zero carbon homes, to performance gap ~~solutions,~~ and the influence of President Trump on a sustainable built environment.	+	Designing Buildings Wiki sat down with UK-GBC Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen to discuss some of the wide-ranging issues facing the green building industry today, from the launch of their first [[Open_Innovation_programme\|Innovation Lab]], and the government scrapping zero carbon homes, to the performance gap and the influence of President Trump on a sustainable built environment.

	[[File:Julie-Hirigoyen.jpg\|link=File:Julie-Hirigoyen.jpg]]		[[File:Julie-Hirigoyen.jpg\|link=File:Julie-Hirigoyen.jpg]]

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	* Owen Hatherley interview.		* Owen Hatherley interview.
	* Retrofit.		* Retrofit.