Copyright © 2007 Arup

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Outline

Arup
Sustainability Vision
Overview of SPeAR®
Sustainability Assessment Status
Relevant Examples

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Sir Ove Arup

Sir Ove Arup founded his practice in London in 1946

based on a belief in ‘total design’ — the integration of
the design process and the interdependence of all the
professions involved, the creative nature of
engineering, the value of innovation and the social
purpose of design.

Today we understand this as

a commitment to sustainability.

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Sustainability Consulting

Across Industries

Education, Real Estate Development,

Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Tourism,
High-Tech, Financial Services, Health Care,
Government and Cultural

Multiple levels of assessment

ƒ Project Level
ƒ Corporate
ƒ Facility
ƒ Processes
ƒ Products
ƒ Policy

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 Approach to Sustainability

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Drivers of Change

ƒ Resource Depletion
• Water
• Energy
• Materials
• Biodiversity

ƒ Environmental Impacts
• Transportation
• Waste generation

ƒ Climate Change

ƒ Global Connectivity
• Alliances & Partnerships

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Approach to Sustainability

Broadest lens to identify:

ƒ Risks

ƒ Opportunities

ƒ Performance Improvements

ƒ Competitive Advantage

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Vision Statement

VISION STATEMENT
(re-iterated from the Grounds Plan)

ƒ Environmental Quality: protecting and ƒ Connectivity: increasing the quality and

restoring our natural environment, including air continuity of linkages throughout the
and water quality Grounds

ƒ Context: establishing and promoting ƒ Multi-disciplinary Learning: developing

appropriate relationships with the community mixed-use facilities to foster interaction
and surrounding open spaces and collaboration

ƒ Preservation: continuing to enhance the

University’s cultural building and landscape
resources

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 SPeAR®

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The SPeAR® Tool

SPeAR® helps to:

• Understand what sustainability is

• Plan for sustainable outcomes

• Design for sustainable outcomes

• Incorporate sustainability across

multidisciplinary teams

• Assess sustainability performance

• Report on sustainability

• Track continuous improvement

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SPeAR® – Sustainable Project Appraisal Routine

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Deconstructing the SPeAR® Diagram

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SPeAR® Interface

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Performance Comparison

BASELINE PROPOSED

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 The Process

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UVA Sustainability Assessment Process

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UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework Evolution (SPeAR)

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 UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework Evolution (SPeAR)

Identify
Applicable/
Contextual
Focus Areas

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Assessing Materiality

Influence
High/Low High/High

Impact

Low/Low High/Low

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 UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework Evolution (SPeAR)

Sector

Focus Area

Establish sub-
indicators for Indicators
assessment

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UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework

Environment
Land Use Design Operation Dining Services
• Site Location • Assessment Methods ƒ Local Food
• Context • EMS ƒ Organic Composting
• Diversity/Mixed Use • Microclimate ƒ Resource Reuse
• Open Space • Life Cycle Impact Assessment ƒ Educational Programs

Water Discharge •Transport Carbon Emissions

• Drainage Systems
• Risk Management of
Water Pollution
• Sewage Treatment
• Public Transport Infrastructure
• Choice of Transport
• Pedestrian/Bicycle Facilities
• Green Transportation
• Transportation
• Stationary Systems
Natural & Cultural Heritage
• Habitat Conservation
• Biodiversity
• Cultural Heritage Resources

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UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework

Natural Resources
Water Use Energy Waste Hierarchy
• Water Efficiency ƒ Energy Efficiency ƒ Waste Reduction
• Water Monitoring ƒ Energy Sources ƒ Recycling
• Process/Construction Water ƒ Energy Monitoring ƒ Refurbishment
Source
ƒ Daylighting
• Auxiliary Water Source

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UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework

Economic
Employment & Skills
• Job Numbers
• Diversity
• Training Program

Viability
• Expenditure on Environmental Performance
• Innovation
• Risk Management
• Products & Services

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UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework

Societal
Health Welfare Academics & Curricula
• Provision of Support Facilities • Incorporate Environmental Programs
• Deliver Key Health Targets • Promote Cross-disciplinary Sustainability Education

Form & Space Alliances & Partnerships

• Scale • Community Interaction
• Public & Private Realm • Alliances with other Organization
• Communal/Circulation Areas
• Acoustical Comfort
• Rights of Light

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 The Assessment

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 UVA Sustainability Assessment Baseline- By Indicators

Work in Progress

WORK IN PROGRESS

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 UVA Sustainability Assessment Baseline- By Focus Area

Work in Progress

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 UVA Sustainability Assessment – Strategies for Improvement
Work in Progress

Environment
Water Discharge Dining Services
ƒ Increase the percentage of local
• Harvest rainwater food

ƒ Establish organic composting

• UVA has an effective
daylighting program for its
buried drainage systems
Carbon Emissions
ƒ Perform a carbon footprint
analysis

ƒ Implement goals for carbon

reduction

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 UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework
Work in Progress

Natural Resources
Water Use Energy Waste Hierarchy
ƒEstablish a target for potable ƒ Establish a energy reduction ƒ Evaluate on-site organic
water reduction target across the campus composting

ƒ Meter all new facilities for ƒ Audit 3-5 buildings each year to ƒ Establish a goal for waste
construction water use monitor performance reduction

ƒ Meter and track data for water

consumption

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 UVA Sustainability Assessment – Framework
Work in Progress

Economic
Employment & Skills
• Invest in programs for employee skill development
• Develop a centralized database for training programs
• Provide training programs for the community

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 Examples

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Middlebury College

Project
SPeAR® assessment of Middlebury College during
Masterplan

Proposed Strategies
ƒ Achieve carbon neutrality
• Operational efficiency
• Biomass boiler
• Increased use of renewables
• Carbon sequestration
• Carbon offsetting

ƒ Develop a sustainable Master Plan

ƒ Reporting and Guidelines Baseline Assessment
• Develop guidelines with performance benchmarks
• Adopt “Designing the Future/Guiding Principles, Middlebury
College” as a guideline for future decisions
• Report performance against guidelines and principles through
an annual report that meets global resource initiative (GRI)
requirements

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University of California Merced

Project
SPeAR ® assessment of UC Merced during
construction.

Areas scored highly

ƒ Viability
• Meeting a market need
• Improving business within community

ƒ Cultural Inclusion
• Campus will bring a diverse range of cultural and
recreational facilities
• Community interaction through student body
Baseline Assessment
ƒ Regulations and Guidance
• Long Range Development Plan
• LEED – NC Silver rating

ƒ Building Energy
• LEED – NC Silver rating – 8 to 10 credits on energy
performance

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Examples- Overarching Assessment

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Questions ?

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