Landscape Carbon Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work

Following the publication of the Landscape and Carbon report in March 2024, the Landscape Institute has been developing learning materials to help practitioners adopt a lower-carbon approach in their projects. This includes developing a Landscape Carbon Overlay for the Plan of Work, setting out low carbon actions that can be adopted at each stage of a landscape project.

The Landscape Carbon Overlay is complemented by detailed information and links relating to 5 Key Actions to achieve a low-carbon approach, and case studies illustrate how these actions can be put into practice. The learning materials are presented in a user-friendly format, following a step-by-step approach, and are suitable for landscape architects and other related professionals, as well as developers working to deliver lower carbon projects whilst ensuring quality and cost-effective outputs.

Learning outcomes,

• Understand the importance of reducing the carbon footprint of landscape projects.
• Understand the five key actions that will help reduce the carbon footprint of landscape projects.
• Recognise the importance of reducing the carbon footprint at every stage of the process, as set out in the Plan of Works.

This event is open to both LI members and non-members.

CPD

This webinar is accepted as part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required to be completed by LI members and is aligned with our Competency Framework, in particular, the competencies of:

• Sustainability, climate and resilience

If you have any questions, then please contact events@landscapeinstitute.org.

Speaker

Jo Phillips CMLI

Jo Phillips is a landscape architect and urban designer with almost thirty years’ of experience working on a broad range of environmental projects in both the public and private sectors. Jo's multi-disciplinary approach to projects is informed by her formal studies in ‘Climate Change Management’ and ‘Rewilding and Species Restoration’. Jo recently left private practice to set up her consultancy, ‘nubuds’, with a focus on nature restoration, rewilding, and regenerative farming with the aim of scaling up responses to climate mitigation and adaptation, as well as maximising biodiversity.

of experience

Annie Buckle

Since completing a master’s in design in 2009, Annie has worked in a variety of land-based roles; maintenance labourer, garden designer, plant buyer, biosecurity management and even a researcher for TV garden make-overs!

Seven years ago, Annie decided to go back to education and develop her scientific knowledge of the natural world. This led to a second degree, in Biological Sciences, a Masters in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, and now a PhD, researching the human component of sustainable grassland and soil management within agriculture.

Annie is now using her professional and scholarly experience to develop Elemental, a brand-new green design tool kit.