Overbury's Low Carbon Conversations
Overbury's Low Carbon Conversations
Overbury
Welcome to Overbury’s Low Carbon Conversations podcast – where we bring influential sustainability experts together for a straight-talking and insightful conversation about making the low carbon future a reality. Topics of discussion include the circular economy, greenwashing, net zero targets and much more. This series is also available in video form on our YouTube channel.
Navigating the Sustainable Investment Landscape with V7 - Low Carbon Conversations #9
The Low Carbon Conversation Podcast returns with Chris Hunt, director and co-founder of V7, speaking to Overbury's Hulusi Mustafa, environmental and sustainability manager. Topics of discussion include: a guide to sustainable property investment, what ESG credentials are worthwhile, understanding the London property market and the true cost of creating green buildings. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/L7Z3FD9CYk4 Chapters: 00:00-Introduction 01:02-Leaving a green legacy 02:13-What's driving the property investment market? 03:46-London property management vs the rest of the UK 05:32-Growth of ESG-driven buildings 07:32-Telling the ESG story 11:55-Cat A, Cat B or shell and core? 12:39-How to create an ESG strategy 15:04-Do property investors know what they want? 17:09-What makes a building unusable? 18:40-The green premium 20:21-NABERS is a game changer 23:08-HERE + NOW sustainability successes 28:13-How to create a sustainable building 29:30-One change to the property industry 31:30-Thanks for watching
Apr 15, 2024
31 min
Discussing Designing for Deconstruction with Perkins+Will - Low Carbon Conversations #8
In our eighth Low Carbon Conversation, Perkins and Will’s Simon Bone and Grant Spencer talk with Rohan McCarthy about the critical role designing for deconstruction has in achieving a low carbon future within the commercial property sector. They highlight insights into steps, techniques, and collaborative efforts to realise a low carbon future through designing for deconstruction. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/G_QFgjfrTbA Contents: (00:00) - Intro (00:46) - What is Designing for Deconstruction? (04:12) - Deconstruction Techniques (08:39) - Material Selection (09:29) - Clients' Demand for Sustainability (11:32) - BIMS (12:24) - Clients' Understanding of Their Own Carbon Footprints (14:06) - Awards (15:23) - Covid's Impact on Office Design (19:26) - The Final Question: One Change to the Industry (21:20) - Thanks For Watching
Oct 18, 2023
21 min
Becoming Sustainability Champions and Avoiding Greenwashing with Savills Earth - Low Carbon Conversations #7
Join us for an engaging Low Carbon Conversation with Marylis Ramos, a renowned sustainability expert and Director from Savills Earth, and Overbury’s Dr Joe Croft as they share valuable insights and expertise in the ever-evolving world of sustainability in the built environment. In this captivating interview, they delve into the current trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the commercial office sector, offering a unique perspective that will benefit both industry professionals and sustainability enthusiasts. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/KG_WOdLxmLs In conversation with Savills Earth, they explore various topics, including: • Green value vs green washing • Sustainability champion – the friendly critic • Building value through sustainability • Building our knowledge base • Are we creating a new build incentive? • Measuring occupier incentives • Retrofit first, not just retrofit • Greenwashing and tickboxing • Derisking through a Net Zero Pathway • The final question Together, Joe and Marylis distil complex concepts into accessible information making this interview a must-watch for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the dynamics and opportunities in realising a low carbon future. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the industry's leading experts. Subscribe to our podcast and to receive updates on future interviews and insightful content on Low Carbon trends, strategies, and more.
May 31, 2023
21 min
Calculating Carbon with Turner & Townsend - Low Carbon Conversations #6
Turner & Townsend's Mark Roger joins our sixth 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. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/7ZUIzFbe0SQ
Feb 13, 2023
27 min
Talking the Circular Economy with Interface - Low Carbon Conversations #5
In our fifth Low Carbon Conversation, Interface’s Becky Gordon joins Overbury’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. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RlqLRev9OyI
Nov 23, 2022
21 min
Involving Everyone in the Low Carbon Journey with Perkins+Will and tp bennett - Low Carbon Conversations #4
In our fourth Low Carbon Conversation Dr Joe Croft, Head of Sustainability at Overbury brings two of highly influential, authoritative and engaging sustainability figures from the architectural community together to debate the path to a low carbon future in office fit out.   Dr Asif Din, Sustainability Director at Perkins & Will and Chris Webb, Head of Sustainability at tp bennett bring powerful perspectives and challenge us to push the boundaries. Sustainability and low carbon thinking isn’t just the role of the Sustainability Manager, to realise a low carbon future, everyone need to take up the mantle and make sure their compass in pointing the right direction. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/L9LCLEnyjrc
Sep 22, 2022
33 min
Demystifying Carbon Jargon with Twin & Earth - Low Carbon Conversations #3
The third edition of Overbury's Low Carbon Conversation features Hulusi Mustafa, Overbury'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. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RkPQgec6dZA 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/
Jul 21, 2022
40 min
Lowering Embodied and Operational Carbon with Derwent London - Low Carbon Conversations #2
In this episode, Zoë Glander, Environmental and Sustainability Manager at Overbury, sits down with Samantha Carlsson, a Senior Sustainability Manager at Derwent London, to discuss how together, developers and occupiers can reduce their embodied and operational carbon. We hope you enjoy. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/1Xj9Haq7lc0
May 10, 2022
17 min
Reaching Your Net Zero Targets with Grigoriou Interiors - Low Carbon Conversationa #1
In this episode, Dr Joe Croft, Head of Environmental and Sustainability at Overbury, 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. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/EvmVXXSasgE
May 10, 2022
18 min