Welcome To Leeds Society of Architects

Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of energy demand both in the UK and Europewide.

This Seminar will start with three key questions:-

1. Is the Construction industry willing to address climate change?

2. If it is willing, does it have a) the knowledge and b) the skills and c) the capacity to deliver

on the modest, yet necessary, targets being established by politicians.

3. What are the consequences of addressing carbon targets to the exclusion of other

considerations – especially those which will be a direct result of making buildings better

insulated and more airtight?

‘Sustainable Construction’ with a working definition and a clear framework for practitioners. There

will then be an introduction to the concept of Ecominimalism - the antidote to Eco-bling as an

approach to delivering Green buildings at no extra cost. This will then lead on to the issues of

concern in Sick Buildings past, present and - worryingly - future. The final session will outline

strategies for delivering healthy buildings at affordable costs using worked examples and Case

Studies from the UK and Europe. If delegates have projects of their own they wish to discuss – in

open session or in private - it is hoped that time can be made available for this.

Speaker: Prof. Howard Liddell, Principal Gaia Architects

Howard Liddell lectures worldwide on Sustainable Construction and undertakes CPD throughout

most of the RIBA Regions. He is the only A-rated ecological design architect in the UK – where he

has been in eco-design practice for over 30 years. His experience in building biology, ecological

design, sustainable development, masterplanning and community architecture has outcomes in

practice, research and expert consultancy.

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