An expert in contemporary methods of ecology-friendly building design, architect and academic Duncan Baker-Brown leads the practice BBM Sustainable Design, and brings sustainable design practice and philosophy to teaching and scholarly projects at the University of Brighton, UK. His research tests the viability of a number of practices and materials, recognising the potential of discarded “waste” as a valuable resource in the future of building, as well as live projects as valuable teaching aides. Through his projects he fosters community development and regeneration, drawing on apprentice builders and students, informing young people of all ages as to their role in sustainable living. He is notably the architect of The Brighton Waste House*, a “living laboratory” for ecological architectural design which investigates strategies for constructing a contemporary, low-energy, permanent building using over 85% “waste” material drawn from household and construction sites. Now fully completed, the building is Europe's first permanent public building made almost entirely from material thrown away or not wanted, and is also an EPC “A” rated low energy building. His most recent work, The Re-use Altas: A Designer’s Guide Towards a Circular Economy, was published earlier this year by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
*Delegates will also have the option of visiting The Brighton Waste House during the conference.
Keynote Presentation (2017) | Sustaining the City
