TWO DEGREES˚C

THE SPEED LIMIT TO CLIMATE CHANGE..

The 12th of December 2015 marks an historical step for our humanity. At the Conference of the Parties-21 (COP21) in Paris, a major international agreement supported by nearly 200 countries was offered. For the first time nations were united into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so. As such, it charts a new course in the global climate effort.

Together we can build a better future, through cleaner energy sources and a more efficient built environment.

The Paris Agreement central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Additionally, the agreement aims to strengthen the ability of countries to deal with the impacts of climate change.

TWO DEGREES SOUTH was created and named to emphasise this common goal. Beyond 2 degrees C, scientific studies suggest that we "lock the climate" into a state of continuing loss of warm season arctic sea ice, sea level rise, amplified wildfire activity, shifts in agricultural yields, and greater stress on water supply. For many, it is seen as a tipping point.

TWO DEGREES SOUTH is dedicated to REDUCING CO EMISSIONS through sustainable building design.

Experience

With over 12 years in the building industry, Helena has worked with some of the leading building consultancies such as Troup Bywaters and Anders, Ramboll and TFT. She has been leading energy strategies for large schemes in London and has worked across many sectors: Health care, luxury residential, luxury hotels, universities, prisons, retail units, offices, world cup stadiums.

This has given her a real insight as to what drives different projects from specific regulations but also stakeholders and design requirements.

Our Approach

As building physics engineers, a thorough understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering is paramount in delivering the best solutions to meet our planning and building regulation targets. Our models aren’t just a black box that we run. We thoroughly understand every input and always query the results in depth. Helena has been an accredited level 5 assessor for 9 years now and she is a chartered Engineer

(C. Eng MCIBSE). More recently she has also become BREEAM AP accredited.

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