Ecobuild - UK-GBC 'big tent' programme...thursday 22 march

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UK-GBC 'big tent' programme...thursday 22 march

10.45 - 11.30 How should we allocate risk and reward in the design process?

To what extent can Building Information Modelling maximise building efficiency and should we really be regulating and mandating its use?

Speakers: Chris Gilmour, Design Director, BAM Construct UK Ltd
                   Scott Sanderson, Associate Director, PRP
                   David Philp, Head of BIM Implementation, Cabinet Office
                    Jonathan Roe, Autodesk

Thursday 22 March
10.45 – 11.30
Room: UK-GBC big tent, stand N545

11.40 - 12.25 How will the chips fall between large scale and micro-renewables?

Does size really matter? NIMBYs fight turbine installations, queries abound over the embodied carbon payback of small scale systems and opacity rules in the zero carbon homes debate. How will it play out?

Speakers: Donald Daw, Commercial Director, Mitsubishi
Elizabeth Ness, Group Sustainability Executive. Crest Nicholson

Thursday 22 March
11.40 – 12.25
Room: UK-GBC big tent, stand N545

13.00 - 13.45 Space, place, wellbeing and community – how do we weave these threads?

Lots of people try it, but what does successful place-making look like? And will we ever deliver it at less-than astronomical costs?

Speakers: Hattie Hartman, Sustainability Editor, Architects Journal
Kevin McCloud, Developer, broadcaster and Grand Designs TV presenter

Thursday 22 March
13.00 – 13.45
Room: UK-GBC big tent, stand N545

13.55 - 14.50 Post Occupancy Evaluation: When it comes to buildings, are we behind the learning curve?

At an industry level are we taking post-occupancy evaluation seriously enough? How do the cost-benefits play out when throwing resources at this challenge?

Speakers: Sylvie Sasaki, Property Plan A Project Manager, Marks & Spencer
Dr Ian Pegg, Buro Happold
Adam Clay, Section Manager, Wates Retail

Thursday 22 March
13.55 – 14.40
Room: UK-GBC big tent, stand N545

14.50 - 15.35 Room 101

What raises your hackles in the world of green building? Greenwashing? The interminable zero carbon debate? Vacillation over government policy-making? Vote for your (least) favourite! Hear some industry heavyweights lambast their pet peeves as they try to consign them to Room 101.

Host: John Alker
Entrants include: Rab Bennetts, Director, Bennetts Associates
Dan Epstein, Director of Sustainability, Useful Simple Trust
Chris Halligan, Director, Stephen George LLP

Thursday 22 March
14.50 – 15.35
Room: UK-GBC big tent, stand N545