Transcript Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering Supervisors: Dr M

Low Carbon Historic Buildings in Bath
Francis Moran
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EDEn
Engineering and Design of Environments
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Bath
 Cultural Value & Climate Change
 Energy use
 Conservation principles
 Societal and innovation pressure
 Price to pay
Why is this Important ?
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Climate Change Act 2008
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World heritage Status
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80% of homes in 2050 already built
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Inadequate insulation
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Inefficient heating systems
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Fuel Poverty
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Improved comfort
http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/environmentandplanning/worldheritagesite/DocumentAvailability.htm
The Age of Bath’s Buildings
Source: BANES House Condition Survey (2004)
Contribution to CO2 Bath Emissions
CO2 Emissions by Volume Stock 2006
10
9
Avg CO2 t/year
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
<1919
39%
1920-44
9%
206,287t
1945-64
24%
48,965t
28%
1965>
126,492t
149,010t
1
0
Source: BANES House Condition Survey (2004) and DECC, 2009
Bath & North East Somerset
Council Vision:
Sustainability is a corporate priority:
“To become an authority that is moving towards a strong
and diverse low carbon economy, cutting CO2 emissions
through avoiding unnecessary energy consumption,
increasing energy efficiency and switching to sustainable
sources of energy,."
Bath’s low carbon vision
 Understand relationships between climate
change, environmental sustainability,
regeneration, sustainable communities,
health and well-being
 Develop a climate change action plan
 Embed action to tackle climate change
 Ensure future plans and strategies take this
priority into account
HOW ?
 Reduce Councils own emissions
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by 30% by 2014
Reduce Councils wide emissions
by 34% by 2020
Demonstrate sustainable solutions
in the community
Retrofitting policy in development
Panning Policy Guidance
Low Carbon Bath Project
 Identify :
 Scope for change
 Constraints/obstacles
 Preconceptions
 Values
 Develop guidance and draft planning policy
 Quantify how far can building be
transformed without loss of heritage
 Seeks contribution form all stakeholders
 Evaluate technical v acceptable
Future for Bath
 Exemplar sustainable city?
 Lead on sustainable energy and the
development of a low carbon economy?
 Establish an Energy Services Company
 Develop skills in
- sustainable construction methods
- energy efficiency measures
- renewable energy systems installation
Energy Efficiency
Challenges
Resistance to change
Unaware
Solutions
Windows
Solutions
Photo Voltaic Panels
Solar Hot Water
Issues?
Questions ?
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