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Day 1
09:45 Introduction by Chairman: Robert Higgs OBE, Chief Executive, HVCA
The Business of Sustainability
09:50 Climate Change & the Role of the Building Services Engineers
Stephen Matthews, Chief Executive, CIBSE
10:15 Can Sustainability Mean Profitability for M&E?
David Pollock, Group Chief Executive Officer, ECA Can you profit from the developing renewable technologies market or the increasing demand for expert design advice and implementation? In addition it will look at how M&E specialists have many of the core skills required to act as sustainability experts for clients and the greening of the supply chain.
10:40 The Business Case for Low Carbon Projects
Barry Knight, Strategic Design Advice Manager, Carbon Trust Step-by-step advice to help property managers, works engineers and energy/environmental managers make an effective business case for investment in low carbon projects.
11:05 - 11:30 Coffee break
Maintain to Sustain
11:30 Effective Commissioning: Collaborate
Nick Till, Vice-Chairman, Commissioning Specialists Association and Managing Director, Banyard Group
This will cover the importance of commissioning and its vital contribution to building operations - how to get the best value from your building and optimising the effectiveness and efficiency of a building's performance given the changes to Part L. In addition it will look at why successful communication & education of building users will enhance the outcomes.
11:55 Soft Landings: Building a Better Future
Bill Bordass, Technical Director, Usable Buildings Trust How to get more engaged in the outcomes of what we do, communicating design intent to users, understanding what they do, examining what really happens and taking back lessons for the future.
12:20 Maintaining Skills & Employability
Keith Marshall, Chief Executive, Summit Skills
The impact of recession on the BSE sector and how to maintain employability during a downturn.
12:45 Building MOTs
Terry Dix, Director, Arup
How might a building MOT programme be able to monitor and improve environmental performance throughout a building's life and how would assessments and performance checks enhance the practical delivery and management of sustainable buildings?
13:15 - 14:00 Lunch Break
The Reality of Renewables
Afternoon Chairman: Rod Pettigrew, Chief Executive, HVCA
14:00 Case Study: Retrofitting Renewables
Ian Shaw, Environmental & Energy Officer, London Fire Brigade Retrofitting cost-effective technologies into existing buildings to meet sustainable development demands, how to choose the right renewable energy system and what are the barriers to implementation?
14:30 Case Study: Renewables in Retail
Nigel Hursthouse, Distributed Energy Project Manager, Marks and Spencer
15:00 Renewables & Dynamic Demand Management (DDM)
Terry Wyatt, Partner, Hoare Lea and Special Professor, Building Services Engineering, University of Nottingham
The benefits of dynamic demand control, the technology, the economics & the challenges.
15:30 Debate: The Time for Microgeneration?
Dr Luke Myers, Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Southampton
Ian Shaw, Environmental & Energy Officer, London Fire Brigade
Nigel Hursthouse, Distributed Energy Project Manager, Marks and Spencer
Terry Wyatt, Partner, Hoare Lea and Special Professor, Building Services Engineering, University of Nottingham
Day 2
09:45 Introduction by Chairman: Jim O'Neil, Chairman, M&E Sustainability
Legislating for Sustainability
09:50 The Enforcement of Part L 2010
Graham Manly, President, HVCA
The current situation and the outlook for future enforcement of Part L, how is the industry expected to meet the requirements and what support is available?
10:15 EPBD Recast
Professor David Strong, Chairman, EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Implementation Advisory Group (DIAG)
10:40 FAQs for EPCs & DECs
Mike Malina, Consultant, M&E Sustainability and Director, Energy Solutions Associates
11:05 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 Greening the Building Envelope
Chris Macey, MBA, FSFE, Chairman, Society of Façade Engineering and Group Managing Director, Wintech Group Developments in façade design and technology.
Measure, Monitor, Target
11:55 Case Study: Achieving Grade A
Cal Bailey, Sustainability Director, NG Bailey
12:15 Benchmarking: CarbonBuzz
Hywel Davies, Technical Director, CIBSE
How does CarbonBuzz relate to Part L, EPCs and DECs?
12:35 The Next Generation: Benefiting from SBEM
Dr Paul Davidson, Director for Sustainable Energy, BRE
How to use SBEM to test the impact on an EPC of implementing improvement measures?
12:55 BREEAM In-Use
Martin Townsend, Director of BREEAM, BRE
Help for building managers to reduce running costs and improve the environmental performance of existing buildings
13:15 - 14:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Chairman: Paul Reeve, ECA
14:00 Case Study: Smart Monitoring
Lisa Wilkinson, Director, t-mac Technologies
Rising energy prices and government legislation is affecting businesses across all market sectors; how technology can help by managing and reducing energy consumption, cost and carbon footprint?
Sustainable Solutions
14:30 Case Study: Passive Heating & Cooling
Graeme Fox, Managing Director, Specialist Mechanical Services
15:00 Lighting Enlightenment
Dominic Meyrick, Lighting Principal, Hoare Lea Lighting
The future of sustainable lighting and energy efficient developments in lighting design.
