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Edge debate #132 - Futurebuild Big Issues Seminar - The industry needs to undergo radical change to achieve net-zero and respond to the climate emergency – how should that happen?

We have been set the goals – energy efficiency improvements to all buildings by 2030 and net zero carbon emissions by 2050, requiring a 12% reduction in heat demand every year to 2050. 

We also know the measures to take, but do we have an industry ready to deliver? How can our industry be transformed to achieve the task – it is a challenge equivalent to nationwide wartime retooling – do we have the outline of a plan?

Introduction: Robin Nicholson, Convenor of the Edge

Chair: Chair: Keith Clarke, Chair Constructionarium and the Active Building Centre

Speakers:

  • Advising on Change – leadership and behaviour - Clare Shine, Director & CEO at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

  • Planning for change - Emma Davies, Principal Sustainability Consultant at Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service

  • Investing for change - Alexandra Notay, Placemaking and Investment Director, PfP Capital

  • A changing industry - Mark Farmer, CEO, Cast

Questions coordinator: Simon Foxell, The Architects Practice and the Edge