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2000 Days to Zero Carbon Homes
Building Products, together with the Building Centre and the UK Green Building Council, is staging an in-depth seminar for architects, contractors, developers and anyone else facing the challenge of making new housing zero carbon by 2016. The full-day event will be held at the Building Centre, London. RESCHEDULED DATE IN EARLY 2011 TO BE ADVISED. (Event postponed due to delays in zero carbon definition).
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The goal is to discover practical solutions to addressing the 2016 deadline of zero carbon in new homes. Designed for architects, contractors, and clients, this event will identify what zero carbon actually means, and explore the design choices for specifiers and suppliers.
The 2016 deadline is looming, and seemingly ever-more challenging, therefore it is essential to exchange ideas on achieving the right building solutions. The seminar will be held at the Building Centre, Store Street, London WC1. It will provide a rare opportunity for the industry to come together to debate these issues in an interactive technical forum. A solution-focused format will be allied to a high-quality array of experts, providing an essential mix for attendees.
Why attend?
The event will provide architects, developers, contractors and others with practical tools and design options for achieving zeron carbon, and will also report on the progress towards a workable definition of zero carbon for practitioners.
Designers and clients will be able to directly exchange ideas and issues with suppliers and consultants, in an event which will feature design exemplars and discussion of the economics of zero carbon. The forum will encourage open discussion, to allow input from all those attending.
Who should attend?
Architects, housebuilders, housing associations, developers, surveyors, engineering consultants.
Programme:
Session 1: Policy
- The challenge for the housebuilding industry
- Towards an official definition of zero carbon
- How will the Government drive the agenda?
- How will compliance be monitored?
Session 2: Strategies
- Theoretical models, cost models, exemplars and overseas benchmarks
Session 3: Systems Approaches
Key areas of debate for designers:
- Thick v. thin envelopes
- Light v. heavy construction
- Off-site v. on-site construction
- Passive v. active ventilation
Session 4: Exemplars
- Current case studies of 'zero carbon' projects
Speakers include:
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Zero Carbon Hub
- National House-Building Council
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Sunand Prasad, Penoyre & Prasad architects
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Paul Jennings, air-tightness consultant
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James Litchfield, LB Plastics
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Rory Bergin, HTA architects
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Construction Products Association
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Hanson Building Products
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Rockwool
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EcoDesign Consultants
