Past Events
- Retrofitting Sustainability - Business Link
- How to make non-domestic buildings green
- Green tech building at its best
- Free SWMP advice and enforcement training for Local Authorities
- Global Opportunities Seminars
- Green Retrofit for housing
- The Race for London 2012 & Public Sector Work
- Sink or Swim - Survival is Optional
- Constructing Excellence Awards in London and the SE
Retrofitting Sustainability - Business Link
Date: 9th July 2009
Location: Eastleigh, Hampshire
Event Schedule: Click here
80% of the houses in which we live in 2050 are already built today.
New house building is at an all time low and a number of initiatives are being developed to support the refurbishment of existing housing stock. Is your business ready to take advantage of the opportunities in the refurbishment market? Business Link is offering a series of Refurbishment workshops through the ERDF sponsored SMART Sustainable Construction programme. These workshops will be run by the award-winning Bioregional Development Group. The focus of the day will be on the opportunities and advantages of applying sustainable practice and materials to refurb and renovation. Speakers from Bioregional will discuss reclaiming and re-using construction material and sustainability through product selection. Rob Prewitt from Prewitt Architects will share his experience in retrofitting to exacting environmental standards on high profile projects. This course has been run as successful CPD training for designers and specifiers across the country and it is being offered here as a free half-day course. Spaces are limited and this is expected to be a popular event, so please register early. To book your place on this morning workshop please click here or call the Events Team on 01732 878555
How to make non-domestic buildings green
CABE Commissioner Robin Nicholson to be keynote speaker at RIBA South East’s conference on making non-domestic buildings sustainable
The necessary tension – and sometimes, the imbalance – between the moral and aesthetic in sustainable building design will be the subject of Robin Nicholson’s keynote address to the conference How to make non-domestic buildings green, the day-long conference organised by RIBA South East with the South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE), supported by the Low Carbon Trust, in Brighton on 21 May.
Robin, a senior member of Edward Cullinan Architects, has been a CABE Commissioner since 2002, where he chairs the Enabling Programme and leads on Climate Change and Sustainability.
How to make non-domestic buildings green, supported by the Low Carbon Trust and the South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE) is aimed at architects, building contractors, surveyors, engineers, Local Authorities and planners as well as the owners and users of new and refurbished non-domestic buildings – offices, schools, churches, shops, hospitals.
Case studies of ground-breaking projects and workshops will focus on the payback times for sustainable features; practical explanations of what works and what doesn’t; and how to truly ‘future-proof’ non-domestic buildings by preparing them for climate change;
Helen Wren, Director of RIBA South East says of the conference:
‘How to make non-domestic buildings green will show how even the smallest green modifications can have a huge impact on projects of all sizes. Everyone – including those construction professionals who are competing for larger non-domestic projects with assured funding, such as hospitals and schools - needs to know about the latest and most cost-effective sustainable techniques and finishes.’
Attendance at How to make non-domestic buildings green costs £125 inc VAT per person if booked before 1 May; £150 inc VAT thereafter. Details of the day and of the speakers are on the attached booking form. Enquirers should contact inforibasoutheast@inst.riba.org , 01892 515878
Booking form and conference flier
Green Tech Building at its best
Invitation to view project under construction in London
Block C, Arrow Works, Elm Grove, Wimbledon, London
19th - 21st of May 2009
| Block of 7 flats Off-Site manufacture Closed timber panel system - factory rendered |
4 Storeys CSH Level 4 Finished in 4 days |
The ideal way to build large volumes of high quality Code for Sustainable Homes compliant buildings at affordable prices
The finished building provides:
- High quality thermal and acoustic efficiency
- Incredible air tightness
- Low energy consumption
- Low carbon footprint
3 viewing times with brief seminar every day
Watch the assembly taking place in front of you
Touch and feel the quality and substance
Free Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) advice and enforcement training FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) have been a legal requirement since April 2008. Although the Environment Agency is the strategic enforcement body, it is expected of Local Authorities to drive implementation. Defra have commissioned SECBE to deliver free training to Local Authority staff to help them meet the requirements of the legislation.
Do you fully understand how a SWMP works and the powers afforded to Local Authorities to reduce construction waste to landfill?
Who should attend?
SECBE invited Local Authority colleagues to attend a free training session. This training was aimed at Planners, Building Control, Environment and also Local Authority Procurement, all of whom have an input into SWMP enforcement in the region.
The Programme
The full day programme covered:
09:30 Start
- Introduction to Site Waste Management Plans
- What is a SWMP
- Legal requirements
- Who is responsible for managing SWMPs
11:00 Coffee
- How to understand a SWMP
- How to advise contractors on SWMP requirements
- Exercise
12:30 Lunch
- SWMP and Code for Sustainable Homes
- Who is responsible for enforcing SWMPs
- What are the barriers to enforcement and compliance
14:30 Coffee
- How LA departments (Planning, BC, Environment) need to work together
- How to enforce the legislation, including issuing Fixed Penalty Notices
- Exercise
16:00 Finish
The free training was held at:
- Brighton - 23rd March
The training was delivered by consultants who have significant experience of delivering Site Waste Management Plan Training for contractors, Local Authorities and developers.
To find out more:
For any information about these events please email Julian Carter on julian@secbe.org.uk or call on 0118 920 7200
Global Opportunities seminars
These seminars launched new research into emerging markets and discuss the risks and rewards of venturing overseas. Covering:
- Insights into tomorrow's markets
- Opportunities for the Built Environment/Construction in emerging markets
- Risks and rewards associated with taking your business there
- Support and funding available
- Specific market interventions in Abu Dhabi and Libya
Events took place:
- Thursday, 5 February 2009 from 0930 to 1300: Reading
- Tuesday, 10 March 2009 from 0930 to 1300: London
- Wednesday, 11 March 2009 from 0930 to 1300: Brighton
Click or hover over image for more information / Download Flier:
www.secbe.org.uk/documents/events_programme.pdf
Contact Tina McGeachan on 0118 9207204 or email tina@secbe.org.uk
Green Retrofit for housing
A one day conference
Tuesday 11 November 2008 atThistle Hotel, Brighton
Organised by RIBA South East and Low Carbon Trust, supported by SEEDA and SECBE
The Code for Sustainable Homes sets eco standards for domestic new build, but how do we deal with existing housing stock? Can we make houses constructed in the 1970s, the 1930s, or even earlier, come up to modern sustainable requirements? Most of our homes come into this category, so making even a small difference to each will have a huge impact on the carbon footprint of the UK. How do we design with this objective in mind?
Workshop choice 1st choice 2nd choice (delegates will attend one workshop only)
- Balfron Tower case study
- Sustainability brainstorm
- Retrofitting water efficiency in Ashford
- Energy-efficient refurbishment of older buildings
- Ecohomes XB for eXisting Buildings
- Retrofit and replicate - Hyde Housing Association
- The Future of Retrofit - achieving the targets
- Barriers to, and opportunities for, building within climate limits
- Appraising packages for cost-effective and technically-possible carbon reductions
- Bringing the supply chain up to speed
- Appropriate technologies for the mass market
- Money, heritage or carbon - what is the priority?
- A retrofit action plan for the South East
Booking form
www.architecture.com/Files/RIBAProfessionalServices/Regions/SouthEast/General/Retrofitconf.pdf
The Race for London 2012 & Public Sector Work
23rd October 2008 - Arora International Hotel, Crawley, RH10 6LW
The construction and delivery of the London 2012 Olympics will offer £9.3 billion worth of contracts. Add this to the £4.5 billion spent annually by South East Local Authorities and you certainly have a race worth competing for.
Attend this conference find out:
- About the challenges of London 2012 and Public Sector procurement
- Where to find the opportunities
- How to access those opportunities via the CompeteFor and South East Business Portals
- What the mandatory requirements are to bid for contracts
- Who to go for support to meet any requirements, and increase your chances of winning work
- About best practice on tendering from actual buyers and suppliers
The conference programme includes presentations from procurement process specialists; successful suppliers; buyers; experts in health & safety, tendering and bid writing and includes a Q & A session.
The afternoon includes workshops to help you improve your chances of winning work. You can attend two of the four workshops.
Are you Fit2Supply into the London 2012 and Public Sector supply chains?
Presentations:
- Ian Parkes
- Paul Toben
- Stuart Nutt
- Jennie Rhodes
- Mark Redhead
- Kemal Ahson
- Vincent Lynch
- Tim Colman
- Neil Jarrett - Partnering & Collaborative Working
- Elvin Box - Robust Management Systems
- Mick Lynn - Simple Performance Measurement
- Clive Young - Respect for People
Sink or Swim - Survival is Optional
Half day workshop on Thursday, 25 September 2008 in Reading
Working twice as hard and earning less could be an option - but to survive and thrive we need to get savvy and find ways to reduce our price without compromising profit by investigating our internal processes, and fine tuning them.
This event gives delegates an understanding of what lean "doing" is about. It will also prove the business case through case studies (tools & techniques) demonstrating practical implementation and pounds & pence savings. The time for action is NOW...unless your option is not to survive.As a result of the day, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the benefits of lean thinking AND doing
- Identify "quick wins" through recognising waste in their processes
- Identify opportunities to apply lean tools & techniques in their own organisation
- Identify ways of cutting costs sustainably, short and long term
Who should attend and why?
This workshop is aimed at those who wish to be more competitive in the current "credit crunch" environment - key decision makers who can appreciate the tools and techniques, which are process focused, and assimilate their application with very positive business outcomes. Directors to site managers, with appetite for change, will take away very usable strategies to ensure their company thrives.
Constructing Excellence Awards in London and the SE
As regional partner for Constructing Excellence in the South East, SECBE is delighted to bring you information about the second year of these prestigious awards.
We are inviting project teams and organisations to showcase excellence in 10 award categories.
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A special awards dinner to celebrate the best of construction on the region will be held on Thursday, 10 July 2008 at the Hotel Russell, Bloomsbury, London.
If you would like your organisation to be recognised as a champion and supporter of best practice in the region, then we invite you to sponsor our awards in London and the South East.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Entry form for 2008
Winners 2007
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For further information contact: Tina McGeachan on 011...: Tina@secbe.org.uk; or Jonathan de Souza on 02...: jonathan.desouza@constructingexcellence.org.uk |