Sustainability News: Issue 11

With only 3 days left until Ecobuild opens its doors we want to give you a little summary of everything on offer. Ecobuild’s seminar and conference programmes will feature speakers from industry, government and beyond. Here, some of these experts give a sneak preview of their key messages, take a look, start planning and we hope to see you at Ecobuild next week!

Don't forget you need to register to attend this year's event, if you haven't it only takes two minutes so click here to register today!

Election fever: Conference highlights

The countdown to 7 May has begun. The rise of the SNP and Ukip, and surging membership for the Greens, makes this a difficult election to judge and another coalition government seems a distinct possibility.

Ecobuild has many conference and seminar sessions, featuring senior politicians including Ed Davey, Maria Eagle and former deputy prime minister John Prescott

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Building Performance

Session: Connecting sustainable buildings with health, productivity and wellbeing, Tuesday 3 March, 16.15 - 17.45
Talk: Connecting and delivering creative, innovative, collaborative and flexible workplaces which influence productivity, health and wellbeing: practical examples in commercial buildings
Speaker: Beth Ambrose, Associate Director - upstream sustainability service, JLL

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Designing Better Buildings

Session: Future sustainability: From cost plus to cost minus,Thursday 5 March, 10.30 - 12.00
Talk: The new drivers for change and how we can deliver win/win
Speaker: Chris Twinn, Principal, TwinnSustainabilityInnovation and member, The Edge

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Green energy

Session: On-site renewables - business case and technology selection, Thursday 5 March, 12.30 - 14.00
Talk: What are the available technologies and factors for consideration during selection?
Speaker: Barny Evans, Principal Consultant, Renewables and Energy Efficiency, WSP

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Refurb and Retrofit

Session: Learning from refurbishment successes in Europe,Tuesday 3 March, 16.15 - 17.45
Talk: How can European successes inform UK refurbishment
Speaker: Arno Schmickler, Director, Urbarno

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Solar City

Session: Ask the expert - Energy storage masterclass, Tuesday 3 March, 16.15 - 17.45
Talk: Energy Storage systems for residential and commercial applications
Speaker: Dean Kalek, Technical Trainer, SMA

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Water

Session: Water resilience for cities,Thursday 5 March, 14.15 - 15.45
Talk: The hazards and risks of “too much” or “too little” water and how city systems work
Speaker: Dr Mark Fletcher, director - global water leader, Arup

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Last chance to book one to one meeting!

UKTI are offering Ecobuild attendees one-to-one meetings, either on the UKTI stand or on exhibitor stands, with their International Trade Advisors from 20 countries who are on hand to advise UK companies including Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Russia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and USA.

Don't miss this opportunity!

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Nature and Built Environment

Nature and the Built Environment bring together a number of features to educate and inspire visitors.

The Biodiversity Pavilion at the event will feature eighteen key organisations including conservation charities, ecological consultancy services and innovative product designers. The Natural Building Materials area, co-ordinated by architectural designer Abigail Stevenson of the Community Energy Lab, will explore a variety of sustainable construction solutions.

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Saint-Gobain 350th Anniversary

Saint-Gobain, the world leader in sustainable habitat, will be celebrating its 350th anniversary at Ecobuild 2015, as well as launching its Multi-Comfort concept at this year’s show.

Themed as 350 reasons to believe in the future, Saint-Gobain’s rubix cube style interactive wall in the boulevard encourages you to discover its company’s innovations.

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