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Took place on Thursday February 28 2008

Local and Sustainable Materials

This workshop was led by Ronan Leyden and Nicole Lazurus from BioRegional Reclaimed

The following actions were identified:

Lifestyle Materials

Action 4.1 Improve awareness of a typical Sutton resident's carbon footprint breakdown. E.g. Bioregional to publish pie charts in Hackbridge Newsletters/media.
Responsibility Local authority/ Energy Saving Trust /Carbon Trust/Bioregional.

Action 4.2 Provide residents with information/guidance on the embodied energy of typical consumer products
Responsibility Local authority/ Energy Saving Trust /Carbon Trust/Bioregional.

Action 4.3 Generate alternatives to ownership of consumer good such TV and DVDs e.g. local cinema screenings
Responsibility Local authority, residents.

Action 4.4 Create home zone for Beddington Corner area; and more parks and outdoor spaces for safe play/recreation. This will encourage greater non-product/consumption based leisure e.g. sports, recreation spaces/ active outdoor leisure.
Responsibility Local Authority. Developers, local youth groups.

Action 4.5 Encourage/Facilitate Reuse and "freecycling" through provision of exchange facilities e.g. village green for car boot sales, pickup/drop off point for reusable goods. (e.g. Freebee stand at the station)
Responsibility Local Authority. Developers. Waste contractor, residents.

Action 4.6 Consider a locally-based trading scheme (LETS) with potential for local currency.
Responsibility Local Authority, residents.

Action 4.7 Foster local champions to encourage and support more enlightened purchasing and use of materials in lifestyle and buildings.
Responsibility Local Authority, local business and residents.Action

Action 4.8 Provide access to recycling opportunities for everyday products like batteries and tin foil- e.g. local consolidation boxes
Responsibility Local Authority, local business (e.g. DIY centres), waste providers, local social enterprises.

Built Environment Materials

Action 4.9 Adopt a hierarchy preferred materials policy for new build projects based on lowest embodied carbon to be considered first. E.g. timber structural frames, pre-stressed concrete and lime mortar to be given preference wherever possible; uPVC windows to be avoided wherever possible.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.10 Set minimum environmental standards for buildings from the best practice that has been successfully achieved elsewhere e.g. multi-story timber frame building in Hackney.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.11 Consider bold and innovative uses of latest environmental techniques;
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.12 Develop a collection of leading-edge exemplar buildings (both refurbishments and new builds) within the area to demonstrate and communicate sustainable materials.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.13 Ensure durability and compatibility of materials is fully considered e.g. combinations of lime based materials with pulverised ash materials.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.14 Investigate and prioritise locally sourced materials first. Ensure sufficient time is built into programmes to allow local suppliers to meet large scale orders.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.15 Develop local skills in sustainable materials and building techniques - possibly through school specialisms and/or partnerships with local training colleges.
Responsibility Local Authority, Education Department, Training Providers, Developers.

Action 4.16 Set planning consents to encompass low carbon principles such as low embodied materials, renewable materials and local sourcing. Enforce these to ensure actual delivery.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.17 Research and set aspirational targets for maximum embodied CO2 per sq m of new buildings.
Responsibility Local Authority

Action 4.18 Include whole-life carbon costing in planning decisions
Responsibility Local Authority

Action 4.19 Ensure use of sustainable materials contributes to an improved aesthetic of the area.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.20 Ensure the sustainable credentials of building designs are legible and apparent to local residents - buildings act as educational tools by demonstrating their sustainability.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.21 Deliver within first year some quick-win smaller projects (new, refurb. and/or infrastructure/street furniture) that are central to Hackbridge community and clearly and visibly demonstrate low impact and sustainable building materials.
Responsibility Local Authority, Developers.

Action 4.22 Provide information/guidance to local residents on low-embodied carbon approaches to retrofitting.
Responsibility Local Authority, local business (e.g. DIY centres)

Action 4.23 Provide access to affordable low-embodied carbon materials including reclaimed materials. These must be affordable. Consider the benefit from economies of co-buying.
Responsibility Local Authority, local business (e.g. DIY centres), waste providers, local social enterprises.

Action 4.24 Provide residents/developers/architects with information/guidance on the embodied energy of typical consumer products
Responsibility Local Authority, BioRegional, Developers 

Contact: jessica@oneplanetsutton.org

Type of event: One Planet Living

Related principles: Local and Sustainable Materials

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