Grow Conference
Action for Sustainability
27th September 2007, 09:30 to 16:30
Easthampstead Park Conference Centre, Wokingham, RG40 3DF
Action for Sustainability will show how immediate steps can be taken to deliver sustainability through design, specification and delivery. You'll find out how to get started, share best practice and participate in focused groups.
Eight seminar sessions to choose from - covering topics such as carbon trading, retrofitting of renewable energy resources and water and waste efficiency.
This event is part of a Pilot Project for Sustainable Construction funded by the Grow programme.
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Main presentations
Mainstreaming Sustainabilty: From Rhetoric to Action (7MB pdf)
Bill Gething - Chair, RIBA Sustainability Group; Partner, Fielden Clegg Bradley
Sustainable Construction - Getting Started; including case study from Spain
Part one (14MB pdf) Part two (6MB pdf)
Laura Bramley - Project Manager, South East Centre for the Built Environment
Dongtan - The Eco City (14MB pdf)
Eco Cities - Tools and Lessons (5.5MB pdf)
Neil Kirkpatrick - Associate Director, Sustainability Solutions team, ARUP
Seminar presentations (morning)
Group 1 - Insulation, Issue & Solutions (15MB pdf)
Group 2 - Reducing Waste within the Supply Chain (1.5MB pdf)
Group 3 - Brighton One Planet (13MB pdf)
Group 4 - Sustainable Water (14MB pdf)
Seminar presentations (afternoon)
Group 1 - The Role of Building Regulations (4MB pdf)
Group 2 - Retrofitting of renewable energy sources (2MB pdf)
Group 3 - Sustainability Skills - do they exist? (4MB pdf)
Group 4 - Carbon Trading - Accelerator or Soft Option? (28kb)
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