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Driving Sustainability in the Built Environment

Online Conference 17 May 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm

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Day 1
9:00am
Online registration
9:30am
Chair's welcome address
Susan Keeping, New Energy Projects Delivery Manager, University of East London
9:40am
Opening keynote
  • Inside the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan: enabling the delivery of carbon budgets
  • How the government is leading and co-ordinating the delivery of Net Zero by 2050 whilst also maintaining energy security in the interim
Justin Placide, Head of Net Zero Governance, Briefing and Fiscal Event, Net Zero Strategy, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
10:00am
Keynote address: Tackling retrofit skills gap to move forward sustainability
  • Understanding the role of retrofitting in decarbonising housing in the UK and what this process looks like in practice
  • Upskilling the sector: where is change most urgently needed and how should this be done?
  • Private companies, membership bodies and the public sector: examining roles to play in closing the skills gap and why collaboration is so important
Richard Ellis, Director of Sustainability, Property and Assets, Peabody
10:20am
Urban tree planting in Wolverhampton
  • Sharing the council's strategic plans on tree and woodland 
  • Addressing the challenges in the urban tree planting project 
  • Looking ahead the future for the urban tree planting 
Ric Bravery, Strategic Health Lead, City of Wolverhampton Council
10:40am
Audience Q&A

Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A

11:00am
Break and networking
11:35am
Case Study: Carbon Optioneering Guidance in The City of London
  • Supporting the City of London to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040: How can real estate development contribute? 
  • Exploring the tools and practises which can provide an informed choice, to minimise whole life carbon emissions across the built environment 
  • Turning knowledge into an action plan: understanding how to interpret information, in order to inform options for refurbishment, retrofit and new build
Vince Ugarow, Design Director, Hilson Moran
11:55am
Case study: Inside Worcestershire County Council's Decarbonisation Portal
  • How the portal allows organisations and businesses to track and monitor their carbon emissions, and benchmark against similar organisations using the Climate Essentials carbon management tool
  • Planning, delivering and monitoring the portal: an overview of the development of the portal and what's next
  • What impact has this had on the decarbonisation journey of organisations across the county
Heather Dawes, Programme Manager - Sustainability, Worcestershire County Council and Laura Mitchell, Client Delivery Manager, Climax Community
12:15pm
Case study: Human health and climate change: synergies and frictions
  • How do we understand the relationship between the rise of health design and the increasing needs for climate-friendly buildings
  • How to reflect on 'the healthiest approach' taken by our practice, and how can we rethink our impact to the design around us
  • What are the better practices we can flow
Ben Channon, Director, Ekkist Advisory
12:35pm
Audience Q&A

Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A

12:45pm
Lunch and networking
1:30pm
The importance of data in the drive for sustainability
  • Looking at the Built Environment Carbon Database
  • Understanding the value of a shared database in the drive to tackle carbon and drive sustainability 
  • Exploring the different systems and programs available in the space
  • Looking to who is involved, and how to get involved
James Fiske, Chair of BECD and Chief Executive Officer, BCIS
1:50pm
Taking an innovative and sustainable approach to asset end-of-life in aviation and beyond
  • From reuses, repurposing and recycling: assessing your options for different materials and assets 
  • How can this transform ongoing efforts to reach sustainability goals? 
  • Maximise value, minimise risk and eliminate waste: what impact can a new approach have across the business, the sector, and the environment? 
Lee McConnellogue, Chief Executive Officer, Ecube
2:10pm
Energy efficiency as a basis to deliver sustainable buildings
  • Passive House: a building standard for energy efficiency, comfort, and affordability
  • Why energy efficiency is so critical to delivering on Net Zero targets across the built environment
  • Looking across different climates and building types: an overview of the latest developments
Jessica Grove-Smith, Joint Managing Director & Researcher, Passive House Institute
2:30pm
Cities and urban centres: leading decentralisation and digitalisation in the energy transition
  • From big changes to small adaptations: how can cities change their urban structures to accelerate their role in clean energy
  • Local energy generation and storage: rethinking investments in the built environment and ensuring new investment is future-proof
  • How can cities better engage consumers in the work to be net zero in the built environment?
Stephen Lorimer, Centre for Net Zero
2:50pm
Audience Q&A

Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A

3:10pm
Chair's Summary And Close

*Programme subject to change without notice

Susan Keeping, ERDF Programme Manager, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London

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