Consultation: UKGBC Consults on Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap
Website: https://www.ukgbc.org/news/ukgbc-consults-on-net-zero-whole-life-carbon-roadmap/
Date: August 2021
Summary: UKGBC is seeking feedback from stakeholders interested in delivering a net zero built environment. Proposals outlined in the draft Roadmap span the buildings sector and affect all domestic and non-domestic new builds, retrofits, and infrastructure. Therefore, UKGBC is keen to hear from stakeholders from a variety of specialities and professions within the industry. Our response highlights the importance of ‘Module D’ in any assessment of ‘Whole Life’.
Response: the CAB response can be found here.
Consultation: LEXiCON Methodology: Creating Relevant Authorities and Achieving Consensus
Website: https://constructioninnovationhub.org.uk/lexicon-consultation/
Date: August 2021
Summary: The Construction Innovation Hub and the Construction Products Association (CPA) have launched an open consultation on the report: ‘LEXiCON Methodology: Creating Relevant Authorities and Achieving Consensus’.
The success of the LEXiCON project is dependent on the processes and structures outlined in this report adequately reflecting the requirements of the built environment, both providers and users of product information. As such, the Hub and CPA would like to hear back from the wider industry on the proposed methodology for the LEXiCON project, comprising the process, platform, and people.
The consultation is seeking a breadth of feedback from UK Construction industry stakeholders, including designers, constructors, commissioning engineers, architects, and contractors; Relevant Authorities; and UK Manufacturers.
Our response highlights the challenge of encouraging universal adoption in a maturing market.
Response: the CAB response can be found here.
Consultation: Environmental Audit Committee “Sustainability of the built environment”
Website: https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/440/sustainability-of-the-built-environment/
Date: May 2021
Summary: The Environmental Audit Committee of the UK Parliament has launched an inquiry into the sustainability of the built environment. The inquiry concerns the best routes for net zero for our future building needs. The ‘Call for evidence’ pointed out that while the operating energy efficiency of a building is taken into account, the embodied carbon of construction is not currently regulated. CAB, along with other ‘metals’ associations (British Constructional Steel Association, Galvanizers Association, Steel Construction Institute and UK Steel) highlighted in their joint submission that metals are part of the solution, with credible decarbonisation roadmaps and that due to their durability, reusability and recyclability, metals already fit into a circular model for materials and can be used to lower the carbon metrics of construction when viewed holistically. The development and adoption of robust Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) techniques is key to designing more efficient structures, as they can enable an open and complete assessment of the options, but this assessment must be in the context of the complete life cycle – “cradle to grave” plus Module D , using the language of EN 15804, which is the appropriate basis for any sustainability assessment.
Response: download a full copy of the joint ‘metals’ response here.
Findings: a link to the results of the inquiry will be posted here when available.