Ecobuild - Thursday 04 March

Simplifying standards, guides & tools

Never before have those working in construction and the built environment had to respond to so many new and revised standards. This stream dealt with the more understood as well as the emerging standards. It also explained the connections between them, and some of the tools and guides which are starting to become available to help designers and specifiers.

All sessions took place in the RICS Theatre

10.30 – 12.00

Connecting Passivhaus, SAP, standards and regulations

In an environment where codes, standards, regulations abound, making sense of their relationship and linkage is important. This session is specifically about the way in which the Passivhaus standard (PHPP) fits with SAP, CSH, a new (imminent) definition of Zero Carbon, and 2010 revisions to Building regs – particularly Parts L & G.

chair: Lynne Sullivan, Partner, sustainableBYdesign LLP

10.30 – 11.00	The design challenges of low carbon – an architect's view
	Lynne Sullivan, Partner, sustainableBYdesign LLP

11.00 – 11.20	Training needs required to meet future standards
	Liz Reason, Managing Director, Passivhaus Buildings

11.20 – 11.40	Is SAP fit for purpose now and in the future?
	Nick Jones, Associate Director, Inbuilt Ltd

11.40 – 12.00	Energy efficiency metrics and the Zero Carbon definition
	Ross Holleron, Principal Consultant, BRE Housing Futures

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12.30 – 14.00

Meeting standards and regulations with timber

Timber construction systems are clearly valued for being based on a renewable, sustainable resource. But much work has been done to make sure that this value is protected: from timber’s provenance and management through the supply chain, to its relevance to the latest codes, regulations and standards.

chair: Jeff Kersey, Technical Director – Sustainability, Jacobs Engineering

12.30 – 13.00	The value of sustainable timber in construction
	Jeff Kersey, Technical Director – Sustainability, Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd

13.00 – 13.20	Buying timber responsibly
	Rachel Butler, Head of Sustainability, Timber Trade Federation

13.20 – 13.40	How using timber helps to meet codes and regulations
	Rupert Scott, Membership and Marketing Manager, TRADA

13.40 – 14.00	Achieving codes and regulations in practice
	Frank Werling, Head of Technical, Engineering and Design, Finnforest UK Ltd

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14.15 – 15.45

Understanding BREEAM internationally

As international recognition and applicability become important aspects of future sustainability standards, this session will demonstrate how BREEAM is expanding its relevance and use for a number of countries and regions, whilst examining several case studies of leading ‘green’ buildings.

chair: Virginia Cinquemani, International Manager, BRE Global

14.15 – 14.35	Introduction to BREEAM International and the expansion of BREEAM outside the UK
	Virginia Cinquemani, International Manager, BRE Global

14.35 – 14.50	Our focus on sustainability – Unibail-Rodamco's projects in Europe
	Joost Bomhoff, Executive Director Sustainability, Unibail-Rodamco