Sources of embodied carbon across the construction lifecycle. Image courtesy of RICS. 

About the event 

The presentation will cover a practical route to achieving carbon assessments on any built asset, from the stages of concept design through to as-built.

Trainer Alan Northen of Northen Limited will include in his presentation:

• How to understand and manage the expectations of clients in relation to WLCA.
• Review of the optional modules of WLCA with a discussion on whether this is practical or reasonable.
• Presentation of the data and data sources, plus a practical demonstration of the details required to support the calculation systems, including the introduction of contingency.
• Application of planned preventative maintenance schedules and their impact on carbon assessments for the repair, maintenance and refurbishment programmes.
• Overview of what end-of-life of an asset means.
• Introduction to software which can support assessment calculations, and a discussion on the limitations.

Note to attendees

Before the presentation, it will be helpful for you to have read the RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment. Also to have looked at the reporting templates available.

Programme

• 11.00 Introduction from The Green Register
• 11.05 Introduction to the Topic
• 11:15 Practical implementation of RICS WLCA
• 11:45 Differences across RIBA Stages
• 12:15 Break 
• 12:20 Data and Contingencies
• 12:30 Targets and Benchmarks
• 12:35 Software
• 12:40 Q&A
• 12:55 Summary
• 13.00 Close

ARB and RIBA Mandatory CPD Requirements

As of January 2024, all architects on the UK Register are required by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to record and confirm participation in CPD to maintain registration. ARB’s CPD scheme is activity-based and is focused on learning outcomes. You can find out more about ARB’s CPD requirements here.

This course relates to environmental sustainability, which is one of the mandatory topics for the 2025 ARB scheme.

View or download this checklist which shows in more detail how attendance on this course can help you meet these requirements. 

About the speaker

Alan Northen FRICS, MCIArb

Alan is the Founder and Managing Director of Northen Surveying Services and a Chartered Quantity Surveying practice specialist. Alan has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, including 15 years producing Bills and three years working with RICS on carbon and carbon measurement.

Alan is a co-author of RICS Whole Life Carbon Standard 2023: 2nd Edition and lead author of RICS New Rules of Measurement Volume 2 (NRM2) 2nd Edition and 2021 RICS WLCA Training and Certification 2024. Using this knowledge, Alan provides bespoke training courses for contractors and clients on implementing Measurement including NRM2 in construction projects

You can learn more about Alan's work on his website, the RICS website, as well as on LinkedIn.

This event is run alongside Northern Surveying Services: