Building professionals and the challenge of sustainability

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• Bill Bordass, Principal & CEO and Technical Direcor, Usable Buildings Trust (UBT), UK
• Wednesday 04 December 2013, 13:15-14:15
• First-floor Classroom, Department of Architecture, 1-5 Scroope Terrace, Cambridge, CB2 1PX, www.arct.cam.ac.uk..

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Abstract: The challenges of sustainability are revealing inadequacies in regulations and markets: a vacuum that building professionals and their institutions could help to fill.  In the words of Malcolm Bull, the situation invites us to be “more moral than we could ever have imagined”.  Will building professionals and their institutions rise to the occasion?  Will society trust them if they do?  The speaker will argue for major changes in attitudes and practices, and much closer direct engagement of building professionals with the consequences of their actions.  
 


Biography: Bill Bordass is a building scientist who became responsible for environmental design and engineering at RMJM London.  In 1984 he set up his own practice to work on building performance in use.  He is research and policy adviser to the Usable Building Trust, a charity that disseminates information on building performance and attempts to influence the industry, its clients, building managers and government.  Publications include the Probe series of published post-occupancy evaluations, the Soft Landings Framework and a recent issue of Building Research & Information on New Professionalism.

This talk is part of the Martin Centre Research Seminar Series – 44th Annual Series of Lunchtime Lectures series.

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