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ICE North East Climate Action Group launch and carbon management workshop

Event organised by ICE

Date
10 October 2024
Time
09:00 - 11:30 BST (GMT+1)
Location
Royal Station Hotel
Neville Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5DH
United Kingdom

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Overview

Join us to learn more about the PAS 2080 standard for carbon management in infrastructure and the built environment and hear how it is being applied to projects and organisations across North East England and beyond.

The PAS 2080:2023 is a globally applicable standard for managing carbon in buildings and infrastructure. It looks at the whole value chain and aims to reduce carbon and cost through intelligent design, construction and use.

An update to the standard was published in 2023. The ICE sponsored this update and also published a supporting guidance documentoffering a range of case studies and examples.

PAS 2080:2023 not only promotes reduced carbon but encourages increased value delivery, a culture of challenging convention as well as fostering other co-benefits such as climate resilience and nature-based solutions.

During this event attendees will hear insight into the application and priorities of the update, case studies highlighting how teams are already applying it and managing carbon, and discussion on what the future of the industry as drives towards net zero emissions.

The audience will hear from a panel of experts on their past experiences of measuring and managing carbon, as well as the challenges and opportunities they are already facing or foresee for the industry.

Programme

09:00 - 09:30

Registration and refreshments

09:30 - 09:35

Welcome from Steena Nasapen-Watson, ICE North East regional director

09:35 - 09:50

Introducing the ICE North East Climate Action Group - Kirils Holstovs, ICE North East Climate Action Group chair

09:50 - 10:10

PAS 2080 2023 update - exploring the changes, challenges and application across sector with Adrian Johnson

10:10 - 10:20

Q&A session

10:20 - 11:20

Panel discussion – Challenging the infrastructure industry to improve how it managing carbon in new and existing infrastructure

11:20 - 11:30

Final thoughts

11:30

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Speakers

Kirils Holstovs

Kirils Holstovs

Aecom

engineer

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Kirils Holstovs

Kirils is a civil and structural engineer performing bridge inspections and assessments as a part of AECOM’s Bridges team in Newcastle upon Tyne, which helps ensure safe and sustainable operation of the UK's railway and highway networks. 

He is the 2021 New Civil Engineer Outstanding Contribution to Carbon Net Zero award winner and Graduate of the Year finalist. Kirils is a co-initiator of the COP26 Joint Statement of International Youth Organisations presented to senior policymakers at COP26 and endorsed by WFEO. 

Previous roles include head of business environment eolicy at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation – where he was responsible for developing positions on infrastructure, devolution and digital transformation. 

Kirils is the climate change lead of the ICE NE Regional Committee, taking pride in generating, supporting and leading industry climate and sustainability initiatives. 

Prof Phil Blythe CBE FREng CEng FIET FCIHT

Prof Phil Blythe CBE FREng CEng FIET FCIHT

Newcastle University

professor of intelligent transport systems

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Prof Phil Blythe CBE FREng CEng FIET FCIHT

Phil is professor of intelligent transport systems (ITS) at Newcastle University where he leads the Future Mobility Group. Phil’s research focus has been in the interface between policy and technology in areas, such as: connected and autonomous vehicles; electro-mobility; decarbonising transport; and age-friendly and accessible transport.

Previously, Phil was chief scientific adviser for the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT)(2015-2021). In this role at the DfT he provides a challenge function to the Department on the use of science and engineering evidence in policy making and also ensuring the Department is best informed on new innovations and technologies that may impact on the delivery of transport schemes and policy.  

He also led the science team that developed the underpinning science advice for the re-start and recovery of UK Transport during the Covid-19 pandemic and was a member of SAGE throughout the emergency. Phil is currently leading DARe, the national Hub for Decarbonised, Adaptable and climate Resilient transport Infrastructure. Phil was awarded a CBE in the 2022 New Year Honours.

Adrian Mallory

Adrian Mallory

AECOM

principal environmental consultant

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Adrian Mallory

Adrian Mallory is a principal environmental consultant in AECOM's Carbon and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practice, focusing on decarbonisation of infrastructure. He has led several important strategies in conducting carbon assessments and subsequent decarbonisation strategies for large scale infrastructure including renewable energy, road and rail networks.