Sustainability Conference, May 2009

Are lean, energy efficient buildings a profitable solution?

This was the question debated at the 2nd Annual Sustainability Conference held in Winchester's Guildhall. 60 delegates, including representatives from Local Government and Housing Associations, Property Developers, Architects, Engineers and building owners, were brought together by Househam Henderson.

John Mullan the Managing Director of Househam Henderson said:

'We held our first conference two years ago, and since then policy, regulations and the economy have all changed considerably. At a time when clients' budgets are being stretched to the limit and margins within the construction industry are tight, we wanted to look at practical ways of trying to reduce carbon emissions, cut energy bills and help protect the environment.'

A range of speakers including Architects, Engineers and academic experts in the field of low-energy construction came together to inspire and inform participants. Subjects covered ranged from; national policy and targets for Climate Reduction, practical solutions and examples of low-energy building systems from across Europe, and the benefits of monitoring the energy consumption of builsdings in use.

In the last seminar of the day Caroline Martin, a Senior Architect at Househam Henderson, used the case study of a typical 1960's office block, to pose the question; 'What would you do if this was your building?' Following an analysis of the building, she took delegates through a range of measures, with their potential costs and energy savings, getting them to vote for those they felt viable.

With the government looking for carbon emissions reduction of 60% by 2050, the challenge of how we improve existing buildings is rapidly cominf to the fore within the built environment sector. With this in mind, and following on from the success of the Winchester conference, a second conference is being planned in London, looking at that very subject.

Presentations

Copies of the presenations given are available to download from the links below.

	Lesley Seymour - Buro Happold		coming soon
	Sustainable construction policy , collaboration and delivery - the relationships between industry, its policy makers and clients.
	Henrietta Lynch - The Good Homes Alliance		4.0MB
	The principles of Passive Haus, for both commercial and domestic buildings.
	John Mullan - Househam Henderson		6.7MB
	Case Study: 28,000 Megawatt-hours - Saving energy on a massive scale in a single building.
	John Peapell - Sustainabile Solutions		1.3MB
	Don't waste project capital - Use Part L statutory requirements to model financially predictable carbon savings.
	Caroline Martin - Househam Henderson		2.7MB
	The Challenges - A practical workshop looking at creating sustainable, cost-effective solutions for an existing building.

For further information please contact:

Caroline Martin - Associate Director
T 01962 835500
caroline.martin@hharchitects.co.uk

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