net zero carbon

Join Matthew Beales, Regional Sales Manager at Grant UK, as he interviews one of the leading female figures in the sustainable heating sector – Emma Morris, Underfloor Heating and Renewables Sales Consultant at E. Tupling distributors. In this episode, Matthew chats with Emma to learn more about her career, some of the challenges she has faced and her outlook on the industry in the years to come. 

What’s discussed: 

• Emma’s career so far – how it started & a typical day in her current role
• A look at the heating sector – what has changed & what needs to change
• Working towards Net Zero & the support needed 

Useful resources:
Grant UK deliver an extensive range of free online training for merchants and other heating professionals via the Grant eLearning Academy – follow the link here to read more: www.grantuk.com/professional/training/elearning-academy. And to discover their full range of sustainable heating products, please visit www.grantuk.com/professional/products. 

Emma Morris started working in the heating sector in 2017 and now specialises in renewables in her role at Tuplings where she provides support to merchants and their customers on air source heat pumps and renewable installation projects. She is currently training to be a gas engineer and is also aiming to be a fully qualified renewable heating engineer within the next eighteen months. 

This episode was recorded on 31st March 2023.

BONUS EPISODE (Part 2 of 3) – Now that we’re a little more versed in venue sustainability, let’s dive a bit deeper and learn all about carbon. For Part 2 of our Earth Week Series we’re joined again by Brianna Treat, Director of Sustainability at Climate Pledge Arena and the Seattle Kraken, and we're talking all things carbon! What is it? How do you track it? What does carbon look like in a venue? We dig into all these questions and more, and hear all about what Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions are. Brianna explains Climate Pledge Arena’s commitment to being net zero carbon annually - ahead of the Paris Agreement. We discuss the Zero Carbon Certification, the most stringent carbon certification, which is through the International Living Future Institute. From renewable energy, to tracking merchandise and food, to offsetting performer and fan travel – we get into the weeds on carbon counting. Tracking and measuring data is not only the best first step, but a way to highlight the importance of sustainability to owners and C-suite executives.

“Overall, becoming a carbon-neutral country would involve changes in our behaviour, but these are modest compared with the changes that will be forced upon us if we do nothing.” - Caroline Lucas

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With the death of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, the fiat decade of the Rothschild's comes to an end, his heir, David De Rothschild is set to take over the new money scheme, the net zero, carbon economy.

Why do some buildings last for centuries while others disappear in mere decades? From the remerging role of passive design measures to creating ‘flexible’ buildings, this week sees guest experts from our lighting, engineering and architecture teams question what it takes to design long-lasting, sustainable buildings for generations to come.  

Featured projects

• Welsh School of Architecture
• Senate House, University of London

Meet the speakers

• Alan Davies 
• Nick Durham
• Jessica Kennedy
• Mark Ridler

Socials

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram

This week, Alan Davies and his new panel of experts discuss how to bring old buildings back to life. As we emerge from the global pandemic, new civic strategies require more modern solutions for spaces. From adaptive reuse of historic structures to retrofit projects in modern buildings, there are more options available to building owners and designers than ever before. Retrofit and refurbishment seems like the obvious choice but is it more cost-effective and can we retain the important character and history that is inherent in these buildings? 

Featured projects

• Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport
• Bata Shoe Factory
• Aberdeen Music Hall
• Glasgow Queen Street Station

Meet the speakers

• Alan Davies 
• Michael Cambden
• Bruce Kennedy
• Dev Mehta

Socials

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• Twitter
• Instagram

Alan Davies is joined by Tianyi Gu, Akshay Khera and Illyas Maljee to explore how adaptive reuse is becoming a global trend in design and architecture. No one country has the ability to solve the climate emergency and when it comes to the reuse of buildings, we have to be sensitive to the building stock, environments and policies that influence the industry. But how does this affect the design and construction process? Do we still have a way to go to persuade some nations that reusing older buildings is the best approach or is it already taking off as a worldwide initiative?  

Featured projects

• 42 Abu Dhabi
• Shanghai Yangshupu Power Station
• University of Bristol Dental School

Meet the speakers

• Alan Davies 
• Tianyi Gu
• Akshay Khera
• Illyas Maljee

Socials

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram

In this first episode of our debut series, Old Buildings - New Beginnings, BDP’s head of heritage, Alan Davies meets with Lucy Townsend, Il’ic Testoni and James Hepburn to ask the fundamental question, ‘Can we make historic buildings sustainable?’ They discuss how to measure sustainability in old buildings and analyse what we can do to adapt existing structures to meet ever-stringent net zero carbon ambitions in the face of a climate emergency.

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• Lucy Townsend
• Il’ic Testoni 
• James Hepburn

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Learn about the key ways we’ll achieve net zero building using sustainable design and modern methods of construction. Check out this month’s episode of our podcast, Built Environment Matters. Bryden Wood’s Head of Sustainability, Pablo Gugel, joins Jaimie Johnston MBE. 

To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.brydenwood.com. You can also follow Bryden Wood on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Jonathan Sims is the CPO for French company ENGIE/EQUANS and an experienced senior executive manager. Jonathan has more than 25 years of experience in different industries including engineering, energy and construction. Jonathan Sims has a strong connection with academia and holds four university degrees, including an MBA and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), as an external advising practitioner to Nottingham Business School and guest lecturer at Durham Business School.

Jonathan Sims Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. How did you cope with your academic and corporate career?
3. Can you tell us about your MBA and DBA fields of research?
4. Can you tell us about the industry verticals you have been involved in - from change management, to legacy systems, environment, talent management, drive to zero carbon, digital twins, digital transformation…?
5. How can businesses cope on a practical level with carbon neutral solutions?
6. Engie SA is a French multinational electric utility company, headquartered in La Défense, Courbevoie, which operates in the fields of energy transition, electricity generation and distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and petroleum. Stock price: ENGI (EPA) €11.56 -0.05 (-0.45%), Headquarters: La Défense, France, CEO: Catherine MacGregor (1 Jan 2021–), Revenue: 60.1 billion EUR (2019), Number of employees: 171,100 (2019), Subsidiaries: Cofely AG, Electrabel, ENGIE Home Services, more. Parent organizations: Sofina, Agence des participations de l'État, Equans… Can you tell us about Engie company / companies, organisations and focus?
7. How do you see Carbon Neutral solutions for business?
8. How can businesses cope on a practical level with carbon neutral solutions?
9. ESG is a critical element of our business, society and government focus. How do you see Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance data refers to metrics related to intangible assets within the enterprise, a form of corporate social credit score. Research shows that intangible assets comprise an increasing percentage of future enterprise value?
10. When it comes to supply chain and procurement with your experience working with hundreds of thousands, what are the most important subjects in order to simplify these big topics for SMEs and businesses?
11. How do you see the geolocation challenges when it comes to supply chain, carbon neutral and the ESG challenges?
12. How do you see your areas of expertise when it comes to #enterprisevalue, #corporatestrategy, and #culturetransformation / change management?
13. Can you highlight some concrete examples on how you deal with challenges and politics in the big organisation you have been working in?
14. You have been working in the energy and previously in the construction industry, very conservative and legacy industries. How do you see these industries when it comes to innovation and digital transformation?
15. How do you see Society 5.0 - 4IR concepts?
16. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?

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Innovation and ambition are two words that are synonymous with Formula 1. Sustainability not so much – at least until now.

But that could all be about to change. Since being acquired by Liberty Global outright in 2017, the popular motoracing format has undergone something of a transformation, at least on the business side. Now, reducing its carbon emissions and becoming a bastion of sustainability within the sports industry is one of its aims.

To be exact, Formula 1 has the explicit objective of becoming net zero carbon by 2030 which, with its extensive travelling around the globe and racing of cars with combustion engine motors, is no mean feat.

In this week’s podcast, the organisation’s director of strategy and business development, Yath Gangakumaran, details its roadmap to get there. Not only that, but he discusses a wider sustainability blueprint that includes a focus on youth education, and diversity and inclusion.

During the episode Gangakumaran explains:

• How Formula 1 is working with partners to develop low-carbon solutions, such as more sustainable fuels
• Why the organisation is establishing a STEM education programme to stimulate diversity and inclusion
• Where Formula 1 can leverage its technical knowledge and specialisms to reduce carbon in other sectors

Jeremy Nicholson and Nick Fedson discuss UK's 2020 budget, particularly as it relates to sustainability and the nation's net zero tragets and how they will be achieved.