Like many other countries, the majority of Scottish construction still relies on carbon intensive methods as standard, like concrete which alone is responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions, more than aviation. In Scotland, the built realm is responsible for 40% of emissions and we don’t yet have a clear strategic plan to decarbonise our sector. With the window for a smooth transition closing fast, what are the low-carbon technologies and processes that we will switch to in the coming decade? How do we realign our industry to be able to deliver them? What are the implications for design skills, construction practices, costs, regulations, manufacturing businesses and jobs?
In this event SEDA, with ACAN, will debate the key issues with practitioners and construction strategists who foresee the big changes that are coming to the construction sector. How can we accelerate the reduction in emissions so that the impact of change are less painful? What are the sticks and carrots we need government now to use? How can we foster a coherent, inclusive and just transition in our construction sector, in our employer organisations and in our individual lives working lives?
This event will be chaired by Catherine Cosgrove, the current SEDA Chair, and will feature:
· Tom Morton, Director of ARC Architects and Executive of EBUKI, who has 30 years’ experience of bioconstruction and led Future By Design, the British Council’s COP26 project on the future of Architecture in an era of climate crisis.
· Felicity Steers, Director of innovative landscape designers of ERZ Studio
· Peter Wilson, Architect, Director of Timber Design Initiatives, and founder of the Mass Timber Academy
We hope that many more of you will book a place and give us your thoughts and ideas on this crucial, wide-ranging topic. Join us for what should be an open and thought-provoking debate.
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