Carbon, Climate, Energy and Resources
About this event series
The energy we consume creates carbon emissions that damage the planet through global warming. The Australian fires and Indonesian floods of 2020 were the consequence of 250 years of industry using toxic energy sources. With the UK committed to be carbon neutral by 2050, and all nations aiming to reduce greenhouse gasses by 40% by 2030.
LSBU set out to understand how society could go green, more quickly and what will that means for architects, engineer and the built environment?
Our prominent guest speakers included
- The Cabinet Office on organising COP 26
- The Environment Agency
- Extinction Rebellion
- Greengage
- Sweco UK
- Buro Happold
Keynote speakers
Keynote Address: What are the Government’s Plans for COP26?
Expert: Matt Toombs, Director of Partnerships and Engagement for COP 26, Cabinet Office
Panel Discussion: Creating Sustainable Development: measuring the positive ecological, economic and social impact of the Katchumbala Maternity Unit
Experts:
- Dan Flower, Design Director, HKS Architects
- Ian Flower OBE, Founder of Engineers for Overseas Development.
Session Host: Thomas Empson, Sustainability Project Manager, LSBU
Panel Discussion: COVID-19 vs. Sustainability
Experts:
- Hannah Northrop, Lecturer in Planning, LSBU
- Dr Hugh Atkinson, Distinguished Research Fellow, The Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Bristol
- Mark Turner, Local Authority Development Manager in Planning
Session Host: Jaya Gajparia
School: Law and Social Sciences
LSBU staff
Session: Engineering the future: Student Successes in Sustainable Development Competition
Lead: Alessio Corso, Head of Division, Mechanical Engineering and Design
School: Engineering
Session: How small creative acts every day like wearing odd socks, can lead to the big paradigm shifts we need in society to tackle climate change
Lead: Jasmine Pradissitto, Artist and Visiting Lecturer,
School: Engineering
Session: How is LSBU supporting London start-ups create sustainable innovation?
Lead: Ellen South, Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Innovation
Department: Research, Enterprise and Innovation, LSBU
Session: LSBU and the Climate Emergency Debate Series - what we have learned and how can we bridge the gaps
Leads: Andy Ford Professor of Building Systems, School of Built Environment and Architecture, LSBU and Pippa Palmer, Curator of LSBU's Climate Emergency Debate Series
School: Built Environment and Architecture
Keynote speakers
Keynote Address: Climate Change Emergency Environmental Agency response
Expert: Katherine Ibbotson, Programme Carbon and Cost Manager, the Environment Agency
Session: Hear some inspirational stories from our alumni working in the fields of sustainability and climate issues
Experts:
- Nureen Glaves - CEO of FeedMeGood Creator of How to be a Smart Food Shopper. Chef, Food Waste Guru, IKEA Live LAGOM Influencer
- Zoe de Grussa, Energy Saving Design Engineer, British Blind and Shutters Association
- Karl de Leeuw, Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Founder of Let’s Live Longer Now! and Author -The Health Spring Code
Session Host: IB Para-Mallam, Alumni Relationship Manager
Department: Volunteering & Individual Giving
Session: The World After - Film Screening plus Q&A with film-maker David Blandy
Experts: David Blandy, film maker of ‘The World After’
Lead: Tim Fransen, Technical Tutor in Web Publishing and Design, Technical Support Services,
School: Arts & Creative Industries
LSBU staff
Session: Measuring SDG Impacts under the ‘Carbon Umbrella’. Using Theory of Change and the Triple Bottom Line to develop new ways of ensuring alignment of stakeholders to drive greater SDG impacts
Lead: Paul Mansell, Doctoral Researcher, Nathu Puri Institute,
School: Engineering
Session: Where we were, where we are now and where we want to be. How LSBU reduced its carbon footprint by over 50% over the last 8 years and the challenges faced
Lead: Chris Barnes, Maintenance and Energy Manager
Department: Estates & Academic Environment, LSBU
Keynote speakers
Keynote Address: Energy futures – decarbonisation and decentralisation
Expert: Lee Hargreaves, Associate Director, Buro Happold
LSBU staff
Session: Advanced Smart Vacuum Insulation Technologies for Sustainable Low Carbon Buildings
Lead: Dr Saim Memon, Head of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering Research Group, London Centre for Energy Engineering and Senior Lecturer and Course Director, Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
School: Engineering
Session: Towards Environmental Sustainability through Engineering Management
Lead: Prof. Simon Philbin, Director of the Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise
School: Engineering
Session: Centre for Efficient and Renewable Energy in Buildings (CEREB)
Lead: Andy Ford, Professor of Building Systems
School: Built Environment and Architecture, LSBU
Session: CryoHub: Developing Cryogenic Energy Storage at Refrigerated Warehouses as an Interactive Hub to Integrate Renewable Energy in Industrial Food Refrigeration and to Enhance Power Grid Sustainability
Leads: Judith Evans, President of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) commission C2, LSBU and Graeme Maidment, Professor of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
School: Engineering
Session: Energy-efficient vertical transportation in high-rise buildings
Leads: Carlos Gonzalo, Senior Lecturer, Civil & Building Services Engineering , School of Built Environment & Architecture, LSBU and Vireen Limbachiya, Senior Lecturer, Civil & Building Services Engineering
School: Built Environment & Architecture
Session: GreenSCIES - Green Smart Community Integrated Energy Systems
Leads: Cat De Almeida Marques, Research Fellow, School of Engineering, LSBU and Graeme Maidment, Professor of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
School: Engineering
Keynote speakers
Keynote Address: Utilising waste heat as a resource
Expert: Kartik Amrania, Head of Building Sustainability Department, Sweco UK
Session: Can digital technology save the world?
Experts:
- Julie Chenadec – Project Manager, Green IT Amsterdam
- Carolina Szablewski Project Manager, WeLOOP Sustainability Consultants
- Emma Fryer – Associate Director, Data Centres, TechUK
- Astrid Wynne Rogers – Sustainability Manager, Techbuyer
Session Host: Dr Deborah Andrews, Associate Professor in Design and CEDaCI project lead
School: Engineering
Session: Sustainability and the nexus of the built environment and the natural environment
Leads: John Ebohon, Professor of Sustainability & Environmental Law, School of the Built Environment & Architecture, LSBU and Mitch Cooke, Director, Greengage Environmental
LSBU staff
Session: The Great Pause: Breathing art and design into environmental issues
Lead: Jasmine Pradissitto, Artist and Visiting Lecturer
School: Engineering
Session: The uses of 3D printing in a sustainable landscape e.g. using recyclable materials in construction
Lead: Federico Rossi, Academic Leader, Digital Architecture Robotics
School: Built Environment & Architecture
Session: Novel alternatives to concrete that can be used in construction
Lead: Finian McCann, Senior Lecturer, Civil & Building Services Engineering
School: Built Environment & Architecture
Session: Sustainable Architecture – the implications of sustainability on designing buildings
Lead: Todor Demirov, Senior Lecturer
School: Built Environment & Architecture
Session: Bamboo Structures: Using bamboo as an alternative material in construction
Lead: Jennifer Hardi, Course Director, BSc Architectural Engineering and BSc Architectural Technology
School: Built Environment & Architecture
Session: The use of Basalt Fibers Reinforced Polymers BFRP products in concrete structures
Lead: Rabee Shamass, Senior Lecturer in Structural Analysis
School: Built Environment & Architecture
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Keynote speakers
Keynote address: How people can make climate action a part of their every day lives
Expert: Zion Lights – Spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion and Editor, The Hourglass
Session: The Major Issues and how communities can take more climate action - A panel discussion plus Q&A
Panellists:
Experts:
- Zion Lights – Spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion and Editor, The Hourglass
- Councillor Graham Neale, Opposite Environment Spokesman, Southwark Council
- Elisa Puccinelli Rebelo, Final Year Student, Product Design, LSBU
- Andy Ford, Professor of Building Systems, School of Built Environment and Architecture, LSBU
- Deborah Andrews, Associate Professor in Design, School of Engineering, LSBU and CEDaCI project lead
Hosted by: Thomas Empson, Sustainability Project Manager, LSBU
LSBU staff
Session: ERDF Projects – what you’ve seen and how we can work together
Lead: Ellen South, Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Innovation, Research, Enterprise and Innovation, LSBU
Session: The Great Pause : A Virtual Exhibition
Lead: Jasmine Pradissitto, Artist and Visiting Lecturer,
School: Engineering
Session: We all have a part to play in protecting the planet - but how? A look at some of the highlights and key messages of the week as well as myth-busting and practical takeaways
Lead: Jasmine Pradissitto, Artist and Visiting Lecturer, School of Engineering, LSBU
Session: Conference summary and details of what’s next in the event series
Leads: Professor Pat Bailey, Provost, LSBU and Thomas Empson, Sustainability Project Manager, LSBU
Useful links
Carbon, Climate, Energy & Resources programme (PDF File 119 KB).
Carbon, Climate, Energy & Resources practical takeaway guide (PDF File 283 KB).
In this section
- Carbon, Climate, Energy and Resources
- Consumption, Economics, Education and Wellbeing
- Equality: Food, Water & Politics