RIBA Smart Practice Conference 2020: Confronting the Climate Emergency

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The RIBA’s annual conference for practitioners working across practice sizes and sectors, the Smart Practice Conference aims to inspire and help members improve at the project and practice level. The 2020 iteration set out to help architects step up to the urgent issue of the climate emergency. Speakers introduced the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge; shared tools for assessing the impact of design and material choices; showcased best practice and pioneering approaches in energy efficient and low carbon design; offered perspectives on holistic retrofit, circular economy thinking, and strategies for transformation at the practice level. The programme featured commercial clients taking the lead on decarbonising their portfolio; offered tips on how to get client buy-in for sustainable outcomes; and highlighted business opportunities in leveraging a practice’s sustainability credentials. Please see the programme brochure (note - content included within the on demand course may vary)Programme&SpeakersPlaylist Day1: Confronting the Climate Emergency: Projects Introducing the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge, Gary Clark, HOK London Studio Understanding Net Zero, Karl Desai, Senior Advisor – Advancing Net Zero, UKGBC Beyond Carbon, Maria Smith, Director of Sustainability and Physics, Buro Happold Retrofitting (SUB)URBIA: Principles of Residential Retrofit, Marion Baeli, Partner, PDP London Retrofitting (SUB)URBIA: Making Retrofit Work for Residents, Richard Partington, Studio Partington Is Passivhaus Limiting Your Creativity? Debunking Common Misconceptions Justin Bere, bere:architects Material Explorations, Fergus Feilden, Director, Feilden Fowles Moving towards the Circular Economy: Introducing a Cradle to Cradle Approach, Marco Abdallah, Head of Engineering UK, Drees & Sommer Moving towards the Circular Economy: Applying CE Thinking at Brussels WTC, Johan Anrys, 51N4E and Michael Moradiellos, Drees & Sommer Playlist Day 2: Confronting the Climate Emergency: Practice Welcome, Professor Alan Jones, RIBA President(2019-21) No Such Thing as Waste, Anders Lendager, CEO, Lendager Group How to Talk to your Client about Sustainable Outcomes: Sustainability by Stealth, Ruth Butler, Director, Ruth Butler Architects How to Talk to your Client about Sustainable Outcomes:The Power of Storytelling, Julia Skeete, Associate Director, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill(SOM) Learning from Clients (Moderated Panel Discussion), Jane Wakiwaka, The Crown Estate and John Davies, Derwent London Communicating your Sustainability Credentials as a Small Practice, Tara Gbolade and Clare Nash Understanding Whole-Life Carborn: Optimising Structures in the Design Process, Andrew Wylie, Partner, Buro Happold Understanding Whole-Life Carborn: Interrogating the WLC Impact of Your Project, Louisa Bowles and Dr Joe Jack Williams Learning from Projects, James Turner, Associate, Mikhail Riches Transforming your Practice: Understanding Your Impact and Identifying Quick Wins, Diana Dina and Paul Bulkeley Transforming your Practice: Introducing a Roadmap for Change, Alasdair Dixon, Partner, Collective Works Please note: These sessions were recorded on September- October 2020. The on-demand video will expire 12 months after enrolling onto the module. For more information on this course, please email us, or call +44 (0)20 7307 5355 to talk to a member of the team. Please view the Terms and Conditions for more information. Core Curriculum • Sustainable architecture • Business, clients and services Show more