Phil Hampshire and Austen Bates from BuroHappold Engineering talk about 'Integrated Design and Sustainable Development' at 'The Future of Buildings - A Retrofit Showcase' event hosted by the Carbon Neural University Network on November 9th 2016 at the University of Sheffield.
Content:
BuroHappold has set themselves the goal of designing "healthier, happier places for people & the planet".
Non-domestic buildings, with happier people have an increased productivity, while they can/must also be resources efficient (i.e. energy) to touch on our earth and wallets 'lightly'.
BuroHappold lays out the importance of retrofit, as 80% of the buildings today will still be around in 2050. Universities have an important role to play in refurbishing their estate, as their estate size is close to that of the NHS, while being many times bigger than for example the Tesco estate or even that of all Government buildings in the UK.
If students could improve their campus, sustainability is on the second position just after campus connectivity.
Alongside a sustainability focus, people's well being is a major emphasis to guide building design. Good air quality and thermal comfort is of major importance for the well being of building occupants and is delivered by highly efficient energy standards such as Passivhaus.
Building refurbishments done by BuroHappold and talked about in this video are the Whitworth Art Gallery, the Natural History Museum and in more detail the David Attenborough Building.
Speaker information:
Dr Phil Hampshire, Associate, BuroHappold Engineering
Phil has a first class Master of Engineering Degree, and whilst working at BuroHappold, has also completed a Doctorate of Engineering (EngD) in sustainable decision making and stakeholder engagement. He is passionate about delivering projects that are great for both people and the planet. He recently contributed to the UKGBC retail task group which is defining design standards for improving the health, wellbeing and productivity of retail environments. He was one of the first people in the UK to receive the WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) qualification, a standard that considers how buildings can be designed to improve peoples’ health & wellbeing. Phil has led the design and development of sustainability frameworks for buildings, organisations, and masterplans and has experience working across the commercial, education, sports, entertainment, cultural, retail and residential sectors. He currently lectures at both Bristol and Bath University on Integrated Design, Sustainable Development and People Centred Design.
Austen Bates, Associate Director, BuroHappold Engineering
Austen is an engineer with a creative flair and a holistic approach. He is passionate about how engineering can play a pivotal role in providing a more sustainable future. He is a Soft Landings champion and sees the importance of focussing on how the end user engages with the building from the earliest stages of design. He is also passionate about how design can improve people’s health, wellbeing and productivity. Austen has delivered strategic consultancy to public authorities and to major cultural institutions all with the common themes of how to futureproof assets whilst addressing the challenges of climate change. He has developed a particular expertise within the cultural sector, developing innovative passive collection storage models and business case studies for a number of our key institutions.
Austen has detailed experience of environmental assessments such as BREEAM and LEED and currently leads multi-disciplinary teams on a number of BuroHappold projects.
