BEST Low Carbon Hub - suppliers & free seminars
The BEST Low Carbon Hub will host:
The BEST Low Carbon Hub:
Free low carbon themed seminars - view full programme HERE Suppliers of low carbon & sustainable building products - view exhibitor list HERE
The BEST Low Carbon Hub is a must for all contractors, specifiers and clients to really get to grips with how to drive down carbon emissions and select the right sustainable building solutions to create the greatest impact.
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BEST Low Carbon Hub - free seminars
Central to BEST Low Carbon Hub will be the free seminar programme, which will outline the 
key targets you need to know about carbon reduction, and provide guidance on how to effectively achieve them. Monday 18 October 2010 Tuesday 19 October 2010
Monday 18 October 2010
| Time: | Seminar title: | Speaker: |
| 10:30-11:00 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Getting to Zero Carbon: Supporting the construction industry to reach the targets |
 Paul Morrell OBE, Chief Construction Advisor |
| 11:00-11:20 | Calculating carbon footprint - how realistic and accurate can you be? |  Alan Crane, Vice President, Chartered Institute of Building |
| 11:30-11:50 | Rethinking approaches to low carbon commercial buildings What are the next steps that can be economically introduced into design |
 Simon Sturgis, Managing Director, Sturgis Associates |
| 12:00-12:20 | Supporting the reduction of energy consumption in homes - standards that will support and engender change |  Andrew Warren, Director, Association for the Conservation of Energy |
| 13:30-14:15 | PANEL: What levels of standardisation can be achieved in retrofit vs. new build? | Miles Brown, Research Officer, TRADA Technology Andrew Warren, Director, Association for the Conservation of Energy |
| 14:30-14:50 | How does timber fit the bill? Timber as a low carbon, sustainable design option |
Miles Brown, Research Officer, TRADA Technology |
| 15:00-15:20 | PANEL: What levels of standardisation can be achieved in retrofit vs. new build? | Rick Burgess, Technical Director, PRP Architects |
Tuesday 19 October 2010
| Time: | Seminar title: | Speaker: |
| 11:00-11:20 | Local construction, local manufacturing - how this aids low carbon | TBC |
| 11:30-12:00 | What are the Government targets leading the industry? What are innovations and changes are likely to be needed to meet future standards? |
Dave Worthington, Director, Camco |
| 12:00-12:20 | Constructing genuinely sustainable buildings: case studies of genuine solutions | Jon D'Souza, Constructing Excellence |
| 13:30-13:50 | Creating a low carbon public building - case study | TBC |
| 14:00-14:20 | Reducing landfill - practical examples of what can be achieved | TBC |
| 14:30-14:50 | Simplifying the supply chain through standardised product specification | TBC |
| 15:00-15:35 | LOW CARBON PANEL: How will building design and usage change in the light of forthcoming low carbon regulations? |
David Bownass, WSP |
Wednesday 20 October 2010
| Time: | Seminar title: | Speaker: |
| 11:00-11:20 | Act now! Meeting the 2050 Low Carbon Commitment |  Jonathan Porritt CBE, Co-Founder, Forum for the Future |
| 11:30-11:50 | Understanding European low carbon product standardisation and how to apply this at design stage | Jane Thornback, Sustainability Policy Advisor, Construction Products Association |
| 12:00-12:30 | The BRE Green Guide | Speaker TBC, BRE |
| 13:30-13:50 | Low Carbon supply chains - what's needed to reduce carbon across the delivery network | TBC |
| 14:00-14:20 | PANEL: Lower carbon retrofitting: how it can be done? | TBC |
| 14:30-14:50 | Coventry's virtual construction site: Collaborative development, testing and implementation of innovative environmental technology products and services for use in sustaimable construction |
Ian Dunn, Acting Dean, Coventry University |
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