{"id":100540,"date":"2021-10-19T08:46:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T07:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=100540"},"modified":"2021-10-19T08:48:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T07:48:31","slug":"nhs-estate-decarbonisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/nhs-estate-decarbonisation\/100540\/","title":{"rendered":"Wates, Arup and HKS join forces to decarbonise NHS estates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wates.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arup<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HKS Architects<\/a> have joined forces to\u00a0drive forward decarbonisation within hospital infrastructure, focusing on\u00a0existing\u00a0NHS estates<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership (DHEP)\u00a0will work to decarbonise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/solutions-nhs-capacity-issues\/95586\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHS estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership was soft-launched as part of a roundtable, chaired by former secretary of state for health and chair of the NHS Confederation, Stephen Dorrell, on 12 October.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, representatives from NHS England, as well as local NHS Trusts, maintained that the health sector should be taking lessons from other industries as it works towards the NHS\u2019 goal to reach net zero carbon emissions under its direct control by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS represents more than 5% of the UK\u2019s total carbon footprint, equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 11 coal-fired power stations.<\/p>\n<p>The existing\u00a0NHS estate and its supporting facilities services comprise 15% of the total carbon emissions profile.<\/p>\n<p>DHEP will use its expertise to develop bespoke solutions for NHS Trusts, helping them to find cost-effective solutions to reduce Scope 1 and 3 emissions in infrastructure ranging from whole estates to individual buildings.<\/p>\n<p>It will\u00a0focus on delivering progress through improvements in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/net-zero-built-environment-2\/100355\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">built environment<\/a>, such as building fabric and building services systems, as well as\u00a0helping\u00a0trusts to identify what information and data is required to undergo this work.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Making NHS estates fit for a net zero future\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Bonnie Chu, healthcare design director at Wates Group, said: \u201cExisting NHS estates are more challenging to decarbonise than new-build facilities and will be crucial in helping the NHS reach their ambitious net zero targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an industry however, we need to take a step back and take a holistic approach to simplify\u00a0the opportunities\u00a0available, using our experiences from other sectors \u2013 be that\u00a0hospitality through to education\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and applying them to a healthcare setting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis exciting new partnership aims to actively work with Trusts to develop solutions which can transform their estates so that they are sustainable and fit for a net zero future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Booth, director and healthcare business lead\u00a0at Arup,\u00a0commented:\u00a0\u201cWork undertaken to identify and address carbon emissions across the NHS has highlighted the challenges existing healthcare facilities face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSignificant maintenance issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/bim-for-heritage-developing-historic-buildings\/36184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">historic infrastructure<\/a> and buildings and a lack of capital all hamper the NHS\u2019s net zero carbon ambition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be part of this new partnership, working with Trusts to overcome these challenges and take effective, efficient, steps towards decarbonisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul Sawyers,\u00a0principal and director of\u00a0health\u00a0at\u00a0HKS Architects,\u00a0added:\u00a0\u201cWhile designing new sustainable hospitals for the future is extremely important, given the sheer quantity of existing hospitals, decarbonising these has to be a priority to reach net zero targets \u2013 but it does present a huge challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creation of this partnership has helped everyone vastly expand their knowledge and understand, holistically, the issues involved; 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