ACAN @ COP26: Deconstructing Carbon

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ACAN and the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products bring you a hybrid in person/online event, Deconstructing Carbon.

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This event is both in person and virtual. Please select the appropriate ticket at the checkout. Virtual attendees will receive a Zoom link on the day of the event. ---Embodied carbon has made it onto the Government’s to do list. Responding to mounting pressure, from all corners of the industry, to tackle the scandalously high level of carbon dioxide emissions that are spewed out by our construction activities, the recent Net Zero Strategy included a promise, although typically non-committal, to finally look into the problem. That’s not all. Behind the scenes, two Government departments have kicked into gear, Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has held an inquiry, and in a particularly strange turn of events, Michael Gove’s speech at Conservative Party conference condemned the ugliness of buildings that have high ‘embedded’ carbon.We’re finally talking about the carbon emissions caused by making buildings, but the true meaning of the term remains somewhat elusive. In an attempt to demystify the subject, ACAN have brought together some of the leading experts from architecture and academia who will deconstruct the term ‘Embodied Carbon’ and leave you with a sense of clarity and purpose as all of your questions are answered... What is Embodied Carbon? Why is it so important? How can we reduce it on a project level? What kinds of policies should we adopt to tackle it at a national level? Our expert speakers will reveal all:Kat Scott, dRMM. Sustainability and Regenerative Design Manager at dRMM. Kat is a Steering Group Member for Architects Declare UK, leads the Circular Economy workstream at the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) and is a coordinator at ACAN, focusing on biodiversity and ecological issuesJannik Giesekam, University of Strathclyde. Chancellor&#x27;s Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His research and consultancy focusses on climate change mitigation in industrial supply chains, with a particular emphasis on the UK construction industry. This includes work on the policy and practices required to deliver net zero carbon buildings and infrastructure and a more circular economy. Jannik’s recently took his expertise to parliament - where he spoke at the Environmental Audit Committee&#x27;s inquiry into the sustainability of the Built Environment.Architype Edinburgh. Architype have led the industry for over 35 years in sustainable design, winning the AJ100 sustainable practice of the year award three times. The practice uses Passivhaus and Passivhaus Plus to achieve true zero carbon design and their projects consistently demonstrate operational, embodied and lifecycle carbon solutions.Andrew Waugh, Waugh Thistleton Architects. Andrew Waugh is a founding Director of Waugh Thistleton a world leading architecture practice in the use of engineered timber to reduce embodied carbon emissions. The practice is working on a number of research projects looking into policy levers that could accelerate the shift away from carbon intensive construction materials towards low carbon alternatives such as timber.---About ACANACAN is a network of individuals within architecture and related built environment professions taking action to address the twin crises of climate and ecological breakdown. <a href="http://www.architectscan.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">architectscan.org</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/architectscan/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">instagram</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/ArchitectsCAN" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">twitter</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-f-lOR5KyGAiHQo28PlWQ" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">youtube</a>About the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) is a cross sector, not-for-profit organisation, comprising, building product manufacturers and distributors, specifiers, designers, contractors, public interest and sustainability organisations, and other building practitioners. The ASBP is committed to accelerating the transition to a high performance, healthy and low carbon built environment by championing the increased understanding and use of building products that meet demonstrably high standards of sustainability.The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products was launched at an event at the Palace of Westminster in November 2011 and now has over 90 members. Please see www.asbp.org.uk for more information.<a href="https://www.asbp.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">asbp.org.uk</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/archifringe/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://twitter.com/asbp_uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">twitter</a>---We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to <a href="https://www.ecology.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ecology Building Society</a> for their kind support of our COP26 activities, and we would like to thank everybody who generously donated from their own pockets.Please note that if you are attending this event in person, we will be operating this event in line with Scottish Government Covid regulations. We ask that you please keep your mask on while you are standing within the premises. 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