The Low Carbon Office: Recent Episodes
Morgan Lovell
Welcome to Morgan Lovell’s Low Carbon Office podcast – where we bring influential sustainability experts together for a straight-talking and insightful conversation about designing a low carbon future.
In this episode of The Low Carbon Conversations Podcast, Chris Hunt, director and co-founder of V7, sits down with Morgan Lovell's Hulusi Mustafa, environmental and sustainability manager, to discuss how to navigate the sustainable property investment market. Watch our other conversations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH7O0QfVOSUqgadAg09Zcih1_1_HAKGTw00:00 - Welcome to the Low Carbon Conversation 01:02 - An ESG-centric business02:13 - What do tenants and landlords look for?03:46 - London's property market vs the rest of the UK05:32 - ESG is the number one talking point07:32 - ESG narrative11:55 - Cat A, Cat B or shell and core?12:39 - ESG strategy guide15:04 - Do property investors care about ESG? 17:09 - Can every building be reused?18:40 - Is there a green premium?20:21 - What is NABERS?21:39 - What is a sustainable building?22:56 - Reusing materials in the construction industry24:56 - Thanks for watching
Discover a blueprint to commercial property sustainability in our latest Low Carbon Conversations podcast with GPE’s Franke Blande. This episode is a must-listen for property professionals striving to make meaningful strides towards a net zero carbon future. Frank talks with Morgan Lovell’s project director Nick Barrowman and designer Faith Vipond.
Join us for an enlightening discussion on The Low Carbon Office, featuring Marylis Ramos, a renowned sustainability expert from Savills Earth, and Dr. Joe Croft from Overbury. Gain valuable insights and expertise in the ever-evolving world of sustainability in the built environment as they share their knowledge in this engaging interview. Delve into the current trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the commercial office sector alongside these industry experts. Discover the true distinction between green value and greenwashing, and explore the concept of being a sustainability champion while maintaining a critical perspective. Learn how sustainability can enhance building value and contribute to a knowledge-based approach. Uncover important topics such as the measurement of occupier incentives, the significance of retrofitting, and the pitfalls of greenwashing and tickboxing. Gain insights into derisking strategies through a Net Zero Pathway and explore the final question that encapsulates the core of this conversation – decisions made for an evidence based future. Joe and Marylis have skilfully distilled complex concepts into accessible information, making this interview a must-watch for industry professionals and sustainability enthusiasts alike. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of the dynamics and opportunities in realising a low carbon future. Subscribe to our podcast and stay updated on future interviews and insightful content covering Low Carbon trends, strategies, and more. Join us on this journey towards a sustainable future.
Turner & Townsend's Mark Roger joins our fifth Low Carbon conversation. Hulusi Mustafa and Mark talk about how the fit out landscape is changing to meet the carbon challenge and how this is effecting the role of the QS. Mark takes Hulusi through T&T's new carbon calculator tool and how it's enhancing their client offering.
In our latest 'Low Carbon Fit Out' conversation, Interface’s Becky Gordon joins Morgan Lovell's James Shears to discuss the circular economy and carbon. Together they explore market drivers, the opportunity and impact on carbon, material specification and the value of deconstruction guides.
The third edition of Morgan Lovell's 'The Low Carbon Office' features Hulusi Mustafa, Morgan Lovell's Environmental and Sustainability Manager and Matt Cotton, Director at Twin & Earth. Together they demystify a host of technical, research and legislative information around operational carbon. Matt shares his high level four step process on how to make a commercial building low carbon and identifies specific challenges facing landlords and their tenants.
If you’re looking for more information on any of the references made in their conversation you can dive in with these links:
https://www.betterbuildingspartnership.co.uk/sites/default/files/media/attachment/BBP%20JLL%20-%20A%20Tale%20of%20Two%20Buildings%202012.pdf
https://www.nzcbuildings.co.uk/
https://www.ukgbc.org/ukgbc-work/advancing-net-zero/
https://www.leti.london/
https://www.cibse.org/news-and-policy/policy/technical-themes/net-zero
https://www.architecture.com/about/policy/climate-action/2030-climate-challenge
Reference to page 4: https://ukgbc.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/05145317/Energy-performance-targets-for-offices-technical-report.pdf
https://bregroup.com/products/nabers-uk/nabers-uk-products/nabers-design-for-performance/
https://www.cibse.org/knowledge/knowledge-items/detail?id=a0q3Y00000KHzqRQAT
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/non-domestic-private-rented-sector-minimum-energy-efficiency-standards-epc-b-implementation
https://www.bsria.com/uk/consultancy/project-improvement/soft-landings/
The second edition of Morgan Lovell's Low Carbon Office Podcast features Zoë Glander, Morgan Lovell's environmental and sustainability manager, and Samantha Carlsson, a senior sustainability manager at Derwent London. They discuss the low carbon landscape in the landlord and occupier world; the challenges in reducing carbon in CAT A to CAT B fit outs, setting zero carbon targets, metering operational carbon, measuring performance and closing the communication gap between the parties by sharing data.
In this episode, Dr Joe Croft, Head of Environmental and Sustainability at Morgan Lovell, sits down with Elina Grigoriou, Design & Sustainability Director at Grigoriou Interiors, to discuss the hard hitting challenges that the fit out sector needs to act on now if we are to reduce our carbon emissions and reach our net zero targets. We hope you enjoy.