Decarbonisation of Existing Estates

Synopsis

Decarbonising Colleges
Helen Groves, Architect Director, Atkins & Alex Anderson, Head of Estates Development & Facilities, Coleg Gwent College

Colleges have the same decarbonisation ambition as schools, but often with larger estates to manage. Coleg Gwent have recently been undergoing a review of their facilities to determine how to achieve their Net Zero ambitions, in the context of the wider Welsh Government requirements. This presentation will focus on managing the opportunities for estate improvement with a specific focus on vocational buildings, whilst improving the facilities for the particular needs of college users. Atkins have recently completed a feasibility exercise for the College and we will use this as an exploration into the wider themes.

What if retrofit paid for itself?
Romain Richli, Head of Climate and Environment, Bouygues

As “Whole Life” approaches are becoming adopted more and more throughout the industry sectors, the question of retrofitting existing assets including CAPEX & OPEX perspectives has (finally) gained more interest.

These considerations are at the core of our financial and environmental decisions, in Wales, in the UK and globally, where making decisions today impact our tomorrow.

Educational Buildings are perfect use cases to research, test, trial and prove the whole life benefits of energy retrofitting.

Bouygues UK will share with the audience key findings from their most recent studies.