Making sense of the UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard – A breakfast briefing
What does the new UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard mean for building owners and developers? Orms hosted a breakfast briefing for a group of leaders, introduced by our Associate Director, Rosie Bard. Rosie has been seconded to support the technical steering group as Project manager for the new standard for the past 11 months, giving her unique technical insights to help our guest navigate the new requirements of #UKNZCBS.
The UK Net Zero Carbon Standard has been developed as a rulebook for assessing new and existing buildings in the UK as net Zero carbon. It has been put together by an industry-wide coalition of partners, including Better Buildings Partnership, BRE, The Carbon Trust, CIBSE, The Institute of Structural Engineers, LETI, RIBA, RICS and UK Green Building Council (UKGBC).
This broad alliance means that the UK Net Zero Carbon Standard will become the authoritative standard against which assets can demonstrate that they are net zero aligned. Running across and uniting the carbon requirements of each of the other building standards in the current marketplace.
The challenge posed by the climate emergency is significant, and the standard requires owners and developers to commit to zero carbon processes and practices throughout their building projects as well as operations. Designers and architects will play a leading role in helping our clients understand and meet the new standard.
Orms is a leading architect for low-carbon development, with a specialist sustainability consultancy and track record of developing the tools needed for a new generation of low-carbon construction, including our participation as a sponsor of UKNZCBS and our own #MaterialPassports whitepaper. Our unique insight is already helping our clients meet the challenge of the 2050 world. If you’d like to join us for a briefing, please do get in touch.
Many thanks to the guests that joined us for Breakfast:
Emma E., Be First
Sarah Beth Riley, Be First
James Clarke, Crosstree
Leanne Tritton, Don’t Waste Buildings
Lisa Gledhill, Ecoworld
Becky Sleath, EDGE
Katie Jay, NORD
Richard Jones, NORD
Lucy Cox, Regal
Taylar Vernon, Regal