Becoming the change | Cundall's commitment to Zero Carbon Design 2030 | Futurebuild Industry Insider Newsletter 362
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A year for change. 2024 is already ear marked as a year of pivotal change in the UK. This week it was announced that global temperatures have been 1.5 degrees Celsius above global averages for 12 consecutive months , we finally rolled back ludicrous policy to enable onshore wind development which we should see dramatically increase the UK energy resilience over the next decade, and we have started to see more announcements with DEFRA releasing their top 5 priorities 1: Cleaning up rivers, lakes and seas 2. Creating a roadmap to move us to a zero waste economy 3. Boosting food security 4. Ensuring nature’s recovery 5. Protecting communities from flooding. All welcome announcements but words are cheap, its actions that count and the government have their first big test with dismantling and reforming our most toxic and broken industry – our water industry. We now collectively have a responsibility to become the change, read my opinion piece for more.
Becoming the change
As the planet warms past 1.5 degrees for its 12th consecutive month, murmurings of change appear to be afoot. A new government is welcome, to slowly begin restoring the flow of public sector projects and private sector confidence that many in our sector rely on. In the heady aftermath of landslide victories it is easy for new power to set out overpromising, only to eventually under deliver. But the initial moves appear comfortingly cautious, and a move to right some clear wrongs and begin restoring some order to the circus that had become the UKs political, economic, environmental and public health landscape. We remain to see if these efforts to clean house become truly progressive and world leading once again. But one thing has changed – the fraying of public patience that led to this landslide is now out of the bottle, and it’s not going back in. A stereotypically sedate UK population appears to have voiced its frustration. So what’s next – we expect action – we expect results – we expect the promised change. But we have to become the change as well.
Our commitment to Zero Carbon Design 2030
Zero Carbon Design 2030 is a global initiative that engages everyone in Cundall – every office, every discipline and every level – to deliver net zero carbon solutions on all our projects.
I'm making an impact by driving zero carbon design, leading climate action, and pioneering global sustainability
As a business Cundall have committed to and started delivering the Zero Carbon Design commitment discussed. With projects like Eden on of the UKs most sustainable office buildings and the first to achieve a 5.5 NABERS “Design Reviewed” target rating. As an individual I am working on transforming industry on a local and national level through chairing the Constructing Excellence Climate Action Group in the North East and joining the board of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Development to help the new government engage with industry leaders to shape their next steps. Globally the team and I are at present pioneering game changing approaches to delivering economic, social and environmental regeneration that are ambitious, radical and guaranteed to deliver transformative impact so watch this space….
Ai will change the way we create, construct, operate and engage with our built environment. It was a pleasure for Cundall to chair such an amazing panel on Ai as a force for change in the built environment! And as always it was an honour and an inspiration hearing from so many game changing companies in the Big Innovation Pitch, congratulations again to Adaptavate.
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