Seminars
wednesday 21 march

Seminar programme for Wednesday 21 March

Sustainable self build & renovation

This stream will take place in South Gallery 21 & 22 sponsored by

10.30 – 12.00

Eco self build or small eco developer? Finance fit for purpose
12.30 – 14.00

How do planning changes affect self builders?
14.30 – 16.00

Energy made at home
16.30 – 18.00

Going for growth: green stuff in, on and around your project

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InstallerConnect

Sponsored by

Installerconnect For Web

This stream will take place in North Gallery 16 & 17

10.30 – 12.00

InstallerConnect: connecting installers with the business potential of renewable technologies
12.30 – 14.00

Bask in the sun: how solar technologies can transform your business
14.30 – 16.00

Sustainable energy and business opportunities from heat pumps: win-win situation?
16.30 – 18.00

Wood you believe it? Giving your business the biomass boost

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Designing & building with Passivhaus principles

Supported by

Passivhaus Trust

This stream will take place in North Gallery 4 & 5 sponsored by

Isover Web

10.30 – 12.00

Passivhaus design in the UK
12.30 – 14.00

Aligning Passivhaus principles with UK regulations and standards
14.30 – 16.00

Passivhaus techniques, materials and technology
16.30 – 18.00

Passivhaus – beyond domestic application

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Standards, guides & regulations

This stream will take place in South Gallery 19 & 20 sponsored by

Grundfos

10.30 – 12.00

Anticipating updates to SAP and Part L1A: delivering low/zero carbon homes
12.30 – 14.00

Working out what good looks like - an introduction to how we use standards to define and measure sustainability of construction products and works
14.30 – 16.00

Understanding and linking the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) to standards and regulations
16.30 – 18.00

BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ showcase

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Buildings in use

Sponsored by

Rics Logo Landscape 269c

This stream will take place in North Gallery 13

10.30 – 12.00

Owner and occupier relationships: working together to improve sustainability of buildings
12.30 – 14.00

Quick wins: simple, quick and cost effective ways to improve energy efficiency of buildings
14.30 – 16.00

Carbon accounting: measuring the carbon during a building’s life
16.30 – 18.00

A ‘green premium’ for low carbon buildings: putting a value on sustainability?

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Refurbishing Britain

This stream will take place in North Gallery 6 & 7 sponsored by

Knauf Insulation Logo Strapline

10.30 – 12.00

LEED, BREEAM and SKA: which standard and when?
12.30 – 14.00

Sharing housing retrofit best practice
14.30 – 16.00

Going early with the Green Deal
16.30 – 18.00

Retrofitting and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI): what can be achieved with renewable heat in non-domestic buildings

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Sustainable by design

This stream will take place in South Gallery 5 & 6 sponsored by

Nordan Glulum Scotframe

10.30 – 12.00

Where is the sustainable design zeitgeist?
12.30 – 14.00

Hi tech, new tech, eco tech materials
14.30 – 16.00

Treading lightly
16.30 – 18.00

Re-use, recycle, re-purpose, re-think design

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Better through BIM

This stream will take place in North Gallery 8 & 9 sponsored by

10.30 – 12.00

Understanding the application of BIM
12.30 – 14.00

Be BIM-active: a step by step guide to creating a BIM implementation strategy
14.30 – 16.00

Getting technical: adopting and specifying BIM software and technology approaches
16.30 – 18.00

Using BIM: collaborative working in practice, Manchester Town Hall

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Sustainability and the city

This stream will take place in South Gallery 17 sponsored by

10.30 – 12.00

Doing more with less: sustainable eco-towns in the new economic reality
12.30 – 14.00

Building biodiversity
14.30 – 16.00

Community led urbanism – better by involvement
16.30 – 18.00

Neighbourhood planning: champion or challenge for the green agenda?

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Sustainability and the city

This stream will take place in South Gallery 15 & 16 sponsored by

Scotscapelogonew Copy

10.30 – 12.00

Delivering sustainable urban transport
12.30 – 14.00

The smart, interconnected future city: what is it and how can it help us live more sustainably?
14.30 – 16.00

Sustainability at scale: creating value through collaboration
16.30 – 18.00

Adapting cities for climate change

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Sustainable architecture & design

In association with

Supporters Riba

This stream will take place in South Gallery 11 & 12 sponsored by

Activehouse

10.30 – 12.00

Measuring the embodied impacts of materials
12.30 – 14.00

Phoenix architecture: dealing with non-domestic refurbishment and renewal
14.30 – 16.00

Designing for climate change adaptation: opportunities for architecture
16.30 – 18.00

Think global, act local

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Sustainable architecture & design

In association with

Supporters Riba

This stream will take place in South Gallery 9 & 10 sponsored by

Activehouse

10.30 – 12.00

Sustainable small projects: exemplary housing developments
12.30 – 14.00

Sustainable small projects: exemplary public and community buildings
14.30 – 16.00

Sustainable small projects: exemplary education buildings
16.30 – 18.00

Sustainable refurbishment of small projects