Organised By: Devon Sustainable Builkding Intiative
When: 9th February 2010
Where: The Watershed, Bristol
Cost: £180 plus VAT (£211.50 incl VAT)
To book & for more information see www.sustainablebuild.org/TheRoadToZeroCarbon.html or contact Corina Reay on corina@ecostrust.org.uk or on 01458 254349.
The Road to Zero Carbon
A major one day conference on low and zero carbon buildings
The Government has set targets to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from all buildings, whether residential, commercial or public and new or existing.
All new buildings will need to be zero carbon within a decade, starting with a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions next October, while CO2 emissions from existing buildings need to be approaching zero by 2050.
We are now seeing a move from demonstration projects to an increasing number of real world low and zero carbon buildings being built, demonstrating that it is already possible to achieve significant reductions in carbon emissions.
This conference will showcase some of the best of these low and zero carbon projects, with a strong focus on the steps and measures taken and the impact it had on the construction process, providing delegates with a unique opportunity to learn from those at the leading edge of compliance with this fast approaching standard.
Speakers include:
· Paul King, Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and Chairman of the Zero Carbon Hub, on the latest policy developments on zero carbon buildings.
· Bill Dunster, architect of the UK’s first non-demonstration Code Level 6 homes.
· Ben Cook from Barratt Homes who is responsible for the company’s 200+ home zero carbon development at Hanham Hall near Bristol.
· Gareth Davies, Director of architectural firm Stride Treglown who are planning a BREEAM Outstanding office building in Cardiff which will achieve a 55% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to Building Regulations.
· Vic Ebdon, who is a member of the School's Zero Carbon Taskforce, from Devon County Council, which currently has a number of low/zero carbon schools under construction or in design.
· Carmel McQuaid, Climate Change Manager at Marks & Spencer, who have achieved significant CO2 reductions in both new and existing stores and in their factories as well.
The conference is supported by the UKGBC, the Zero Carbon Hub, the SW Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), SW Councils (formerly the SW Regional Assembly), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) SW and Future Foundations, the region's sustainable construction partnership.
It is organised by the Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI) and Ecos Trust.