Agenda

08.15 Registration and refreshments

09.00 Chair's opening remarks
Phil Clark, Editorial Director, Sustainability, BUILDING

09.15 The big picture: an overview of legislations and timings

• Hear an update on current EPBD legislation
• Understanding the latest timescales, schedule and responsibilities for implementation
• Defining the scale of the task: what does the future hold for the construction industry?

Senior Representative, DCLG

09.45 Understanding the BREEAM update 2008 and what the key changes mean for your projects

• What lead to the changes and how were they decided upon?
• Outlining key changes in terms of minimum requirements, materials selection and compulsory certification.
• Measuring innovation for extra credit: how will this be managed and judged?
• BREEAM in the future: are mandatory credits to be introduced?

Martin Townsend, Director of BREAAM, BRE GLOBAL
Jo McCauley, Training Officer, BRE GLOBAL

10.15 Gaining clarity on the overlapping relationship between BREEAM, EPCs and Part L

• What do the different ratings specifically require of a constructor, developer and owner?
• How does the overhaul of BREEAM and the implementation of EPCs fit in with part L, both now and for 2010?
• Combining legally required accreditations and voluntary procedures to achieve greater emissions reduction.

David Strong, Chairman, DIAG and Chief Executive, INBUILT CONSULTING

10.45 Morning refreshments and networking

11.15 Assessing how local authorities are using green building regulations as criteria for planning

• What the effect of green building regulation has been on initiatives such as the London Plan?
• Will other local authorities start to use regulations such as BREEAM and EPCs to assess planning applications?
• Integrating green criteria into your project plans in a commercially viable way.

Thomas Carpen, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA

11.45 Meeting new regulation-driven specifications on public buildings: the Brighton and Hove Jubilee Library

• Delivering green building criteria as specified by the client on time and on budget.
• Ensuring a good working relationship throughout the project to ensure specifications are met.
• To what extent will the new and updated regulations be taken on as part of public building specifications?

Martin Rendall, Head of Planning, BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

12.15 The Heelis Building: linking design with delivery and occupation with full post-construction performance information

• Understand the contractual implications of building regulations in client specifications.
• Assuring what is laid out in the design phase is what is delivered within the defined budget.
• Ensuring good onsite practices to meet regulations are met.

Guy Nevill, Senior Engineer & Team Leader, MAX FORDHAM PARTNERSHIP
Matt Vaudin, Partner, FEILDEN CLEGG BRADLEY

12.45 Lunch and networking

14.00 Discussion session

Sustainable building regulations: 2010, 2013, 2016 and beyond:
Green building regulations are to be updated every 3 years, but how will they bring together current thinking and initiatives?

• Part L 2010: what will be included?
• Code for sustainable non-dwellings: what might be adopted into this?
• Will current methods and measurement lead to official targets?
• What needs to be adopted to meet the 2019 target?

Chair: Thomas Lane, Technical Editor, BUILDING
Paul King, Chief Executive, UKGBC
Cal Bailey, Business Planning and Development Director, NG BAILEY
Paul Everall, Chief Executive, LABC

14.30 Determining the impact of regulations and ratings on construction companies and their ability to innovate

• The driver of regulation: EPCs, carbon reduction commitment.
• Considering construction companies response to regional regulation such as the London Plan: what is already being done and what else needs to be considered?
• Green building ratings: are they working? What is their future? What role do they play in helping a construction company innovate?

Paul Toyne, Head of Sustainability, BOVIS LEND LEASE

15.00 Meeting green building regulations in construction: ensuring you deliver on mixed use developments

• Case study: Stratford Eye, building a stronger relationship between commercial and domestic buildings in mixed-use developments.
• Assessing the alternative technologies that you can implement on your projects.
• Can costs be shifted to ensure the developer also benefits from whole-life savings?
• What can be transferred from the Code for Sustainable Homes to the Code for Sustainable Non-Dwellings?

Rachel Woolliscroft, Group Sustainability Manager, WATES
Paul Davies, Sustainable Technologies Manager, WATES

15.30 Afternoon refreshments and networking

16.00 Client, consultant and contractor: lessons learnt on enhancing stakeholder understanding from the Fitzpatrick head office building

• Maximising your credits within the timeframe and budget: where builders can add value with minimal extra cost
• Overcoming the contractors struggle to achieve credits due to wording or ambiguity
• Increasing the level of stakeholder understanding of regulations and their impact on projects

Ted Pilbeam, Sustainability Director, FITZPATRICK

16.30 Discussion session

What are your options for achieving the criteria you need on the budget you have?
Finding commercial products that work in a project from both the constructor and client view points:

• Sustainability: waste management options, onsite recycling methods.
• Energy performance: CO2 emissions, energy usage, integrating renewables.
• Materials Selection: improving your level from the outset through the fabric of the building.

Chair: Thomas Lane, Technical Editor, BUILDING
Ian Clarke, Applications Development Manager, CORUS

17.00 Chair's closing remarks and end of conference

17.15 Sustainable Non-Dwellings drinks reception