In this episode of Building sustainably: the road to net zero, host Chris Lavery is joined by Simon Bourke, Building Services UK and Healthcare Lead at RPS. They discuss the challenges of retrofitting an existing hospital, and how to balance operational disruption with carbon reduction.
Can net zero carbon be achieved in ageing building stock with constant, and high energy usage?
Part of the NHS task force that developed the concept of a very low-energy healthcare centre, Simon Bourke joins Chris to explore how carbon reduction can be achieved in a live hospital environment, and discusses the very real challenge of generating the large amount of on-site renewable energy required.
Simon’s a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology), CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), and IHEEM (The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management).
He’s worked on a wide range of healthcare projects, not just in the UK but worldwide, across India, China, and Tanzania. He was also part of the NHS task force that developed the concept of a very low-energy healthcare centre that used modern methods of construction and Passivhaus principles.
His sector experience ranges across advanced manufacturing, education, residential, commercial, and healthcare. Leading the Building Services teams across the Birmingham, London, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle offices, Simon has a real passion for sustainable design, with a key focus on achieving Net Zero Carbon on all projects and proposals he’s involved in.
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