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Delivering a Sustainable Built Environment – A Skills Perspective EAUC Conference – April 2008. Annie Hall Director – GainPerspective. My brief - to talk about …. Skills for sustainability from a vocational perspective. 1. Sustainability Skills Matrix for the Built Environment. 2.
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Delivering a SustainableBuilt Environment – A Skills PerspectiveEAUC Conference – April 2008 Annie Hall Director – GainPerspective
My brief - to talk about … Skills for sustainability from a vocational perspective 1 Sustainability Skills Matrix for the Built Environment 2 Skills identified as being important – Do they differ for different professions? 3 Whose role is it to deliver these skills and who needs to be involved? 4
The built environment – an opportunity for SD … • Big impact (+/-), big business, big opportunity • Shapes our lives - key role in delivering sustainability • Carbon emissions may lead action … but other potential environmental, social and economic gains too BRE Genesis Project
The built environment – an opportunity for SD … • Not just houses/buildings but infrastructure too Stratford Station Upgrade Pictures courtesy of CEEQUAL Ltd – all these examples are CEEQUAL Excellent Rated projects Carran Hill WTW N Ireland M60 Widening (Jnts 5-8)
Sustainability Skills Matrix forthe Built Environment • Developed by former Sustainability Forum (for Construction) • Spans 12 ‘functions’ from financiers, planners and clients to designers, constructors and occupiers • Assumes essential generic skillsare covered elsewhere (eg communication, team-working, negotiation, evaluation, etc) • Handed over to 3 Sector Skills Councils – ConstructionSkills, SummitSkills, AssetSkills • Used to frame SD skills development – research, training, tools, qualifications, occupational standards etc
Sustainability Skills Matrix forthe Built Environment Ratings on level of functional involvement: *** = Primary role ** = Involved in * = Aware and take action as necessary No * = Aware
Uses of the SD Skills Matrix SD SKILLS MATRIX Influence/inform initial training, NOS, CPD Frame database of skills/training for industry - build capacity Frame research (needs gaps, provision) Provide structure for shared SSC activity Determine provision ‘fit for purpose’ Uses? Measure SSCs progress/ inform integrated future planning Measure industry progress year on year – generate baseline
Practical applications SD Tools Matrix Organisational SD Strategies Frame Training & Development Plans
How to contact me … Annie Hall – Director, GainPerspective Tel: 0845 123 6999 Mobile: 07809 484379 Email: annie.hall@gainperspective.co.uk Web: www.gainperspective.co.uk