This conference aims to assist both policy makers and practitioners develop improvements in the scale, quality and scope of energy efficiency and low carbon renewal of existing buildings.
A major conference addressing the environmental performance of existing housing stock.
Supported by: CIOB, Constructing Excellence, Future Foundations, RIBA, Good Homes Alliance, Bristol City Council, SWCouncils, Homes and Communities Agency, Buro Happold
New government priorities include more challenging targets for carbon reduction. The removal of many of the existing targets and policy mechanisms for energy efficiency and action on climate change is driving the need for mainstream improvements in the energy efficiency of existing buildings.
The decentralisation and localism agenda and the proposed Green Investment Bank signal a new approach to action on climate change. Easy wins for energy efficiency improvements will rapidly be achieved and more technically challenging issues such as solid wall insulation and area based heat networks will have to be addressed to meet the targets. Meeting the challenge of scaling up pilot approaches to large-scale area based action to address public housing, private housing and commercial property is the key to success.
For the public, private and community sector, the question is how can they raise their game to meet the urgent need to radically reduce energy demand and carbon emissions.
The day will bring together key national policy makers and practitioners involved in low energy, low carbon refurbishment. They will share their experience and present effective future strategies in addressing the low carbon refurbishment agenda including:
New approaches to strategy
New sources of finance
The latest technical developments.
Chaired and presented by Charlie Luxton, broadcaster and designer with speakers from WWF, Energy
Saving Trust, Buro Happold, Severn Wye Energy Agency and Technology Strategy Board
Who is the conference for?
The conference is targeted at the construction sector in its broadest sense and in particular the refurbishment sector:
Local authority officers and councillors responsible for - housing, climate change, planning policy and regeneration;
Housing Association Senior Officers;
Building Professionals including Architects and Chartered Surveyors;
Energy suppliers and Private sector contractors;
Energy consultants and third sector climate change initiatives.
Conference fee: £180 plus vat (£211.50)
A limited number of subsidised places are available at £135 plus vat (£158.63 inc vat)
For further information and to book: Visit the Seminars and Conferences page at www.ecostrust.org.uk