HAA Climate Challenge Talks

HAA Climate Challenge Talk : Alex Reeve: Retrofitting offices to Passivhaus standard

‘An insight into retrofitting offices at 1 Regent Street, Cambridge to meet the Passivhaus Standard - to be given by Alex Reeve, Sustainable Buildings Advisor at the University of Cambridge’s Estates Division’. See Entopia Building — Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership for further information.

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has announced the start of works on its new visionary headquarters. This world first for a retrofitted sustainable office building will set new standards for low energy use, carbon emissions and impact on natural resources as well as user experience and wellbeing measured against multiple benchmarks.

The Entopia Building, a retrofitted 1930s Telephone Exchange at 1 Regent Street, Cambridge, will be transformed over the next 10 months into an ultra-low carbon sustainability hub, and new home for CISL as it scales up business, government and academic leadership, collaboration and innovation to accelerate the inclusive global transition.

The Entopia Building is the vision of CISL Founder Director Dame Polly Courtice who has led the Institute for more than 30 years - inspiring companies, policymakers and civil society leaders to take leadership for sustainability.

Alexander Reeve, Sustainable Building Advisor, Estates Division, University of Cambridge Alex is an architect with a passion for integrating the disciplines of architecture, engineering and building physics. To this end he completed UCL’s interdisciplinary Masters in Environmental Design and Engineering where he wrote a dissertation on the economics of BREEAM, going on to qualify as a BREEAM Accredited Professional. He is based in Cambridge where he chaired RH Partnership Architects’ Sustainability Group, and was project architect for a number of significant buildings devoted to scientific research. He has recently joined the University of Cambridge Estate Management team as their Sustainable Buildings Advisor where he reviews design development; evaluates performance in use; and is helping to develop strategies for delivery of the University’s targets for carbon reduction. Topic: HAA Climate Challenge Talk : Alex Reeve: Retrofitting offices to Passivhaus standard at 1 Regent Street, Cambs. Time: Jun 9, 2021 19:30 London Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84188399000?pwd=VzJqU1hacUgycjVxTzNrWFpWSDU1UT09 Meeting ID: 841 8839 9000 Passcode: 185445