Collaborative Research Workshop: Environmental Sustainability

Centre for Arch, Urbanism & Global Heritage

York School of Architecture &amp; CAUGH: "Sustainable built environments: how do we get there?"

Berrick Saul Building

Coordinated by The Centre for Architecture, Urbanism, and Global Heritage (CAUGH), the event aims to connect the built environment sustainability community (across research and practice) at the University of York with stakeholders within and outside the University, in York and beyond.The programme will foster debates and discussions around what sustainable built environments look like, and how we can get there. With participation and support from the York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI), the event aims to link our researchers with academic departments, research themes and teams, stakeholders and collaborators in practice, policy and technology to build partnerships, shared interests and innovative projects within Yorkshire and beyond.The programme is organised around Thematic Sessions and a Roundtable, with speakers from industry, policy and academia to bring multiple voices, perspectives and history to inform our journey into the future. This theme is related to environmental sustainability. Thursday 29th May 2025The Treehouse, Berrick Saul Building, Heslington, University of York 9:30 - 9:40	Welcome and intro 9:40 - 10:00	Get to know each other10:00 – 10:15	Dr Katherine Brookfield, University of York – “Environment and Health at York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI)”10:15 - 10:40	Hrabrina Nikolova, City of Westminster Council - "Empowering Local Planning Authorities" 10:40 - 11:00	Tea &amp; Coffee break 11:00 - 11:25	Cecilia Cingolani, Max Fordham – “Beyond Carbon. What does it mean to be a good designer?”11:25 - 11:50	Prof Danielle Densley Tingley, The University of Sheffield – “Measuring circularity across scales” 11:50 - 12:10	Leg stretch &amp; biobreak 12:10 - 12:35	Kemi Owoeye, Willmott Dixon – “Designing for a Changing Climate: Architecture’s Role in Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience”12:35 - 13:00	Adam Ozinsky, 3XN – “Research, Repurpose, Reuse - New Lives for Unloved Stuff” 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch break 14:00 - 15:15 	Roundtable discussions	Roundtable 1: What we already have (existing buildings, infrastructure, materials)	Roundtable 2: What we don't yet have (new buildings, new infrastructure, new   			materials, new tech)	Roundtable 3: The role of policies (local, regional, national, international)	Roundtable 4: Making it fair (equitable and socially just transitions) 15:15 - 15:30	Roundtable facilitators report back15:30 - 16:00	Pollination and contamination - brainstorming from roundtables16:00 - 16:15	Next steps and action points 16:15 - 16:30 	Event close

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