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Presentation Slides Envisioning Circularity in IC&I Tom Kennedy | 6.8.17 Our Footprint 14,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants in 92 offices in 35 countries. Acoustic consulting Fluid dynamics Renewable energy Advanced technology Geographic information systems Research Airport planning Geotechnics Resilience, security & risk Architecture Hydrogeology Seismic design Audio visual & multimedia Infrastructure design Site development Bridge engineering Interchange design Software products Building design International development Specialist technical services Building information modelling IT & communications systems Structural engineering Building physics Landscape architecture Sustainability consulting Building retrofit Lighting design Sustainable buildings design Carbon management Management consulting Sustainable infrastructure design Deep expertise. Catastrophe risk & insurance Maritime engineering Theatre consulting Broad vision. Civil engineering Masterplanning Thermal energy Cost management Materials Town planning Distributed energy Mechanical engineering Transaction advice Economic planning Nuclear energy Transmission & distribution Economics & planning Oil & gas Transport consulting Electrical engineering Operations consulting Tunnel design Energy strategy Organizational behavior Vertical transportation design Environmental consulting Planning policy advice Vibration engineering Expert witness Product design Waste management strategies Façade engineering Program & project management Waste to energy solutions Facilities management Public health engineering Water engineering Fire Quantity surveying Wind engineering Rail engineering JetBlue T5 - JFK New Mexico City International Airport London Heathrow T5 King Abdulaziz International Airport Delta Expansion - JFK BCIA T3 Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal Arup in Aviation More than 50 years of experience on wide range of aviation projects at over 100 Toronto Pearson International Airport HKIA Midfield Development SabihaNew Istanbul Gokcen International International Airport Airport Control Tower airports around the world. Nokia R&D, Beijing The Francis Crick Institute, UK Pfizer B530 Flexilab, UK Biogen MFG Facility, DK Vertex Pharma, MA The Salk Institute, CA Gillette Milenio Plant, Mex Arup in Science & Industry More than 30 years of experience enhancing Amgen Bldg. 14, CA Donald Danforth Institute HSBC Data Centre, HK facilities planning, design and operation University of Michigan, MI Columbia University, NY UCSF Mission Bay, CA UCLA Medical Center, CA Princeton University, NJ Stanford University, CA Kaiser San Diego, CA Arup in Healthcare & Education With 50yrs experience, Arup understands the Cornell University, NY Harvard University, MA Harlem Hospital, NY concerns / aspirations of health & education clients, from public sector to private institutions. Project name Location Height (m) Project name Location Height (m) Raffles City Chongqing 350 Guangzhou Int’l Finance Centre Guangzhou 432 Burj Al Alam Dubai 510 Torre Reforma Mexico 244 UOB Plaza Singapore 274 Chow Tai Fook Centre Guangzhou 530 Arup in Kompleks Tan Abdul Razak Penang 232 Forum 66 Shenyang 384 Kerry Centre Tianjin 333 Canton Tower Guangzhou 600 CRC Headquarters Shenzhen 525 30 St. Mary Axe London 180 Commercial Central Plaza Hong Kong 374 Int’l Commerce Centre Hong Kong 484 The Shard London 310 Int’l Trade and Commerce Centre Chongqing 468 Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong 420 Shanghai Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai 278 Arup has helped Shenzhen Stock Exchange Shenzhen 246 Goldin Fanance 117 Tianjin 597 Wheelock Square Shanghai 270 Gate of the East Suzhou 300 realized many of the Riviera TwinStar Square Shanghai 216 Z6, Beijing CBD Core Area Beijing 405 China Zun (Z15) Beijing 528 MODE GAKUEN Cocoon Tower Tokyo 204 HSBC Main Building Hong Kong 180 Marina Bay Sands® Singapore 207 worlds most exciting East Pacific Centre Shenzhen 300 Kingkey 100 Shenzhen 442 China World Tower Beijing 330 St. Francis Shangri-la Place Manila 217 commercial towers. Commerzbank Frankfurt 260 Kingdom Centre Riyadh 300 CCTV Headquarters Beijing 234 Heron Tower London 230 Aspire Tower Doha 300 Ping An International Finance Centre Shenzhen 660 Landmark Tower Yongsan 620 One Island East Hong Kong 308 Northeast Asia Trade Tower New Songdo City 305 Some of our Global IC+I clients Working Across the Value Chain Design & Construction & Feasibility Planning Operations Renewal Engineering Fit-out Infrastructure Commercial Institutional What is a circular economy? Looking beyond the current "take, make and dispose” extractive industrial model, the circular economy is restorative and regenerative by design. Relying on system-wide innovation, it aims to redefine products and services to design waste out, while minimising negative impacts. Underpinned by a transition to renewable energy sources, the circular model builds economic, natural and social capital. Ellen MacArthur Foundation LINEAR CIRCULAR Biological Loops Technical Loops LINEAR CIRCULAR Mycofoam Mycoboard Re S O L V E Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize Exchange Re S O L V E Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize Exchange Re S O L V E Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize Exchange Re S O L V E Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize Exchange Re S O L V E Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize Exchange Re S O L V E Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize Exchange Re S O L V E Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize Exchange Why does this matter in IC+I? Share of URBAN Population Worldwide (United Nations, Dept. of Economic Affairs – Population) 1980 2015 2050 39% 54% 66% 1.731 billion 3.968 billion 6.419 billion “The volume of construction output will grow by 85% to $15.5 trillion worldwide by 2030” Natural Resources | TODAY Production 2x Consumption Natural Resources | 2050 Production 3x Consumption The CONSTRUCTION sector in Canada uses 50% and 40% Primary Resources Energy Waste-free Ontario Act “This legislation will tackle the problem of waste generation by increasing resource recovery and moving to a circular economy. At the heart of it is the idea that producers should be responsible for the end-of- life management of their products.” Glen Murray | MOECC Action 5: Amend the 3Rs Regulations to increase resource recovery across all sectors PORTLAND, OR Deconstruction Ordinance “Our existing older houses are assets…If they must come down, materials from these houses can live on in new buildings. Deconstruction reduces our carbon footprint; prevents harmful air pollution caused by demolition; and creates good, family wage jobs." Charlie Hales | Mayor North American cities* with ZERO WASTE ambitions Concrete Wall Element $50x VS. $1x Gravel (from Concrete) $30-40x $1x Pre-fab painted steel Pure metal value What might a more circular IC+I sector look like? Buildings designed to be disassembled Mechanical connection makes assembly faster and easier and make disassembly and reuse more likely. Buildings designed to be disassembled Mechanical connection makes assembly faster and easier and make disassembly and reuse more likely. Renting utilities and support Philips offers lumens as a service at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Rather than buying physical lights, they ‘rent’ lumens. What if you just leased all of your carpet, had no CAPEX and could easily switch aesthetics anytime? Modular / closed loop Finishes & Materials As tenants cycle in and out, interior refits generate waste (furniture, fittings, etc.). How could we rethink our design and material selections? Renewable energy production and management The Bullitt Center produces electricity through solar panels, has a geothermal heating/cooling system & auto-operating windows for natural ventilation Rideshare Planning and Strategy As people-per-vehicle numbers increase due to shared vehicles, the physical environment will need to adapt. What would you do with your parking lots or garages if you had 75% fewer cars parking? What would you do with your parking lots or garages if you had 75% fewer cars parking? Organics Recovery Michigan State University Anaerobic Digester turns food waste, ag waste and effluent into off-grid energy. Material Reuse and Adaptation e.g., decommissioned airplane tires becoming jet-bridge tires. Material Reuse and Adaptation Arup and 3XN Architects redesigned the Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney using circular reuse and adaptation Equipment Refurbishment Motor casings are energy intensive to produce and generate a great deal of waste in manufacturing. Optimize Freight Logistics Look for opportunities to question our own assumptions about how things SHOULD operate at the airport Asset Mgmt and Product Passports Optimizing an asset’s performance during its useful life and maximizing value at the end can be improved through sensing and tracking How big is the opportunity? HS2 (Arup London) $70bn $2.5bn $50m Total estimated cost Savings from reuse Savings 1% of top 10 for delivering the of excavated material using Circular project materials Design principals USA estimated Infrastructure (investment in next 15yrs) $90tn $3.2tn $64bn Total estimated cost Savings from reuse Savings 1% of top 10 for delivering the of excavated material using Circular project materials Design principals Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney Arup and 3XN circular redesign of a 49-story mixed-use site Retain 98% of structural walls Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney Arup and 3XN circular redesign of a 49-story mixed-use site Retain 65% of Structural Columns/Beams Slab Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney Arup and 3XN circular redesign
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