Thursday 04 March
11.00 - 15.30 - Whitehall Room

This year at Ecobuild, Renewable Building is running a one day discussion forum to explore the environmental and performance benefits of bio-based building materials. The morning session will focus on case studies and performance issues and the afternoon session will focus on compelling arguments for policies to support the wider use of natural materials.

The format of the workshop is designed to encourage lively debate. The expert panel will consist of academics and key players from the renewable building products sector with specific expertise on key issues such as Passiv Haus, breathability, internal air quality and embodied carbon.

John Williams, Polymers and Material Manager, NNFCC, and Gary Newman, Chair, Renewable Building, will introduce the sessions. 

The session chairs will be Professor Tom Woolley, Architect, Centre for Alternative Technology and Alison Pooley, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Alternative Technology.


The expert panel will include:
Neil May, Managing Director, Natural Building Technology
Professor David Robson, Head of National School of Forestry, University of Cumbria
Mark Lynn, Commercial Director, Second Nature Ltd 
Tim Mander, Integral Engineering Design 
Ian Pritchett, Chairman and Technical Director, Lime Technology 
Barbara Jones, Director, Amazon Nails
Professor Pete Walker, Director BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, Dept. Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath

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