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The Road to Zero Carbon

DateTuesday 9th February 2010

sustainable building
Date : Tuesday 9th February 2010
Time : 09:30
Meeting point : The Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Speakers : Paul King, Bill Dunster, Ben Cook, Gareth Davies & Vic Ebdon
Cost : Fee: £180 plus vat (£211.50 inc vat) - 20% Discount for CIOB Members = £144 plus vat
Contact : Corina Reay
Email : corina@ecostrust.org.uk

The Government has set targets to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from all buildings, whether residential, commercial or public, 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. This demonstrates 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. This will provide 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.

The conference is supported by the UK Green Building Council the South West Regional Development Agency and South West Councils (formerly the South West Regional Assembly) and the Chartered Institute of Builders.

The conference is organised by the Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI) and Ecos Trust.

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CIOB Members get a 20% discount on this event

 

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