Join Woodknowledge Wales for a webinar to explore the pros and cons of SAP (EPC A) and Passivhaus in achieving net zero whole life carbon.
This webinar will explore the pros and cons of both the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP/RdSAP) and Passivhaus as ways of delivering zero carbon homes.
A recent review of SAP (Making SAP and RdSAP 11 Fit for Net Zero) led by Thomas Lefevre of Etude Sustainability identified 3 limitations of its use:
- The EPC rating is a measure of energy cost rather than energy efficiency or carbon and it can encourage rather than discourage the use of fossil fuels
- The carbon emissions calculation required for regulatory compliance relies on short-term carbon factors which don’t reflect the whole life carbon impact
- The key output for regulatory compliance isn’t a measure of performance and so prevents effective evaluation, tracking progress, benchmarking and fails to reflect more energy efficient design
Programme
10.00 Welcome: David Hedges, Woodknowledge Wales
10.10 SAP: What are its limitations in terms of net zero carbon: Thomas Lefevre, Director, Etude & co-author of ‘Making SAP and RdSAP 11 fit for Net Zero‘
10.30 Passivhaus as a fabric first alternative: Jonathan Hines, Chair Passivhaus Trust Scotland, MD Architype
10.50 A case study: An Ynys Mon housing project: Rob Thomas, Director, Hiraeth Architecture
11.10 Discussion
11.30 Close
Date and Time
Tuesday 23rd November 2021: 10.00 – 11.30
Registration
Click ‘REGISTER’ to book your place (via Eventbrite). Following registration, you will receive an email with joining instructions for the Zoom webinar a few days before the event. If you have any queries, please contact David at david.hedges@wooodknowledgewales.co.uk
Woodknowledge Wales members – FREE
Partner Organisations – FREE
Non-members – £20.00
Lead Sponsors
Event details
Date: 23/11/2021
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am