Realising the health co-benefits of the transition to net zero
Join us for the celebration of 60 years of Environmental Design and Engineering at The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment.
Date and time
Location
The Building Centre
26 Store Street London WC1E 7BT United KingdomLineup
Agenda
10:00 AM
EDE@60: A paradigm shift in research, teaching and co-creation
Prof Dejan Mumovic, Director
10:20 AM
Session A: Housing
Moderator: Prof Marcella Ucci (UCL)
10:20 AM
Understanding and managing moisture risks in homes
Dr Valentina Marincioni (UCL)
10:40 AM
Co-creating with industry: Daylighting and lighting in residential buildings
Dr Mandana Khanie (UCL)
11:00 AM
Data-driven techniques for low-carbon, healthy homes
Dr Phil Symonds (UCL)
11:20 AM
National research hub INHABIT:
Dr James Milner (LSHTM)
Prof Anna Mavrogianni (UCL)
11:40 AM
Panel Discussion A: Health and wellbeing co-benefits of house retrofitting
12:10 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Session B: Schools
Moderator: Prof Rokia Raslan
1:00 PM
School building-stock climate resilience:
Dr Yair Schwartz (UCL)
1:20 PM
Pathways to improving the school stock of England towards net zero
Daniel Godoy Shimizu (UCL)
1:40 PM
Co-creating with industry:
Ian Taylor (FCBS)
Dr Farhang Tahmasebi (UCL)
2:00 PM
National research hub CHILI:
Prof Pia Hardelid (Co-Director: Health, UCL)
Prof Dejan Mumovic (Co-Director: Built Environment, UCL)
2:20 PM
Panel Discussion B: What could the school of 2050 look like?
2:50 PM
Tea/coffee break
3:10 PM
Session C: Cities
Moderator: Dr Gemma Moore
3:10 PM
Climate, cities and health
Dr Clare Heaviside (UCL)
3:30 PM
Co-creating with Industry: Designing for net zero mixed use tall buildings
Dr Craig Robertson (AHMM)
Dr Esfand Burman (UCL)
National research hub on Net zero, health and extreme heat (HEARTH)
Professor Rajat Gupta (Oxford Brookes University)
Prof Mike Davies (UCL)
4:30 PM
Panel Discussion C: Healthy buildings for a healthy city
5:00 PM
Drinks reception
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Highlights
- 8 hours
- In person
About this event
As the urgency to reach net zero intensifies, so does the need to design environments that also protect and improve public health. The built environment has a critical role to play in delivering both.
To mark its 60th anniversary, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering is convening leading voices from academia, policy and industry to explore how action on climate can also deliver health benefits, across homes, schools and cities. This event will present cutting-edge research, real-world case studies and cross-sector partnerships that demonstrate how addressing challenges such as overheating, air quality and energy performance can create healthier, low-carbon environments.
Each of the three sessions will share research from NIHR and UKRI high-impact research hubs focused on reducing health inequalities, demonstrating our involvement in three out of the four building-focused hubs.
Join us to celebrate six decades of our leadership in environmental design and engineering, and take part in urgent discussions on how to deliver healthier, climate-resilient places at scale.
Accessibility
Access information for The Building Centre can be found on the venue's website.
About UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Our mission is to help cities and governments adapt and transform to tackle the climate crisis, and create equitable and inclusive spaces where people can live healthy and fulfilling lives.
We provide evidence and expertise to inform and support decision-making and enable transformative change.
We create a deeper understanding of the interactions between the built environment and health, human wellbeing, productivity, energy use and climate change.
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