A Sense of Urgency

Living Building Challenge UK

Martin BrownFairsnape

Sharing from:Future Restorative

Illustrated through:Cuerdon Valley Park Visitor Centre LBC Project

John Muir 21 April

Earth Day 22 April

A Sense of Urgency

The Numbers

Paris Agreement climate change target 2deg C

Aim for 1.5 Deg C

2016 Carbon ppm all time high reached March 2016 407ppm

Built Environment 40% of problem, 40% of solution

2.0 > 1.5

407 > 350

40% > 40%

There are no non-radical approaches left before us in addressing climate change

Namoi Klein, This Changes Everything (2015)

Reducing built environment carbon emissions (50% from 1990 levels by 2025) is now out of reach with current practice.

UK Green Construction Board (2015)

We no longer have luxury of just being less bad.

Martin Brown Future Restorative 2016

A Sense of Urgency

Project Image

Cuerdon Valley Park

Visitor Centre

Lancashire UK

LBC Registered (1st UK)

Community Funded

Community Build

LBC UK Collaborative Expert

Support

Education Links

14 Patterns

Biophiliainnate relationship

with nature

secret sauce of sustainability

key to sustainable behaviour

health is the

new green

Cuerdon Valley Park

Biophilic Workshop

Daylight window size and locations

food served in café

Prospects to Nature

Light and circadian lighting

ReWildingNature

Not just reintroducing wolf or lynx,

but allowing emergence of eco-systems to

support.

ReWildingBuildings

using natural thinking

allow buildings

to breathe,

to heal,

to respond to seasons and climate

ReWildingPeople

Eco Literacy

Influence of Buildings

Connecting people to nature,

through buildings

We spend 90% time indoors

Children spend less time outdoors

than prisoners

Materials

Cuerdon Valley ParkEarth

Straw Bale

Timber

No Cement

Red List

Local

Materials

Cuerdon Valley Park

Local Larch

Larch disease (Phytophthoria

Ramorum)

Felled on site

Cut and graded on site

Cladding and other uses

FSC

Net Positive Waste

Cuerdon Valley Park

Straw Bale is a Waste Product!

Zero Waste on site so far

Only waste will be packaging for café

equipment

“Let’s all become radical environmentalists: the single best thing we can do for the planet is to keep our stuff in use longer. Patagonia chief executive Rose Marcario

Net Positive Carbon

Cuerdon Valley Park

Potentially a Carbon Sink

Using straw, timber, no cement

= net positive

Minimal fuel used in construction

Possibly attract carbon offsets from other

construction projects

Net Positive Carbon

Construction Carbon1Ton per £100,000

70% on Transport and Travel

Beauty, Inspiration,

Spirit, Education Eco Literacy

Responsibility to Inform

Influence in design,

Influence in construction,

Influence in operation

Nature - classroom

Beauty, Inspiration,

Spirit, Education Eco Literacy Wood Stoves

Educatingtimber management,

Harvesting, coppicing, Chopping, storing,

seasoning,

Wood stove efficiency, Air quality

CONNECTING WITH NATURE

Beauty, Inspiration,

Spirit, Education

Eco Literacy

Project Artist: Oliva Keith

#FutuREstorative Published 01 July 2016

FUTURESTORATIVE

Inspirations, Innovations and

Challenges for a New Sustainability

Martin Brown

“We have lost connectivity with

nature significantly in the last

generation, and in doing so our respect,

and lowered our tolerance for doing

harm” Martin Brown, Fairsnape

References & Mentions:

Martin Brown www.fairsnape.com @fairsnape @futurestorative FutuREstorative. Martin Brown RIBA Books http://bit.ly/futuREstorative

Living Building Challenge www.ilfi.org/lbc @livingbuildingUK Collaborative @livingbldguk Cuerdon Valley Park: https://cuerdenvalleypark.org.uk/visitor-centre-details/ Bullitt Centre www.bullittcentre.org @bullitcentre John Muir Trust www.jmt.org Last Child in the Woods: Richard Louv 14 Patterns of Biophilia: Terrapin Bright GreenThis Changes Everything: Naomi Klein Norwegian Wood: Haruki Murakami Construction Carbon: www.constructco2.com Carbon Visuals: www.carbonvisuals.com Oliva Keith (CVP Project Artist) http://www.oliviakeith.co.uk/