Sustainable Building Products & Technologies Workshop

Background

The Stern Review on 'The Economics of Climate Change' highlighted that increased investment in R&D and innovation in building technologies could have a profound impact on emissions reduction and increase climate resilience. Building and construction are in the front-line of the sustainability debate - with the sector contributing over 40% of greenhouse gas emissions with major resource impacts from 'cradle to grave'. To reduce carbon dioxide emissions and materials consumption will require behavioural change, innovative low carbon and resource efficient solutions and importantly, new thinking. New solutions are urgently required for both new build and retrofit – but are these solutions available in the UK?

How will the 'Green Deal' stimulate innovation?
Is the 'Code for Sustainable Homes' driving eco-innovative products and technologies?
Are the sustainable building products and technologies available in the UK?
What is the capacity of suppliers in the UK to deliver?
Is there a pipeline in the UK to commercialise new innovations?
What skills are required to accelerate innovation?
What policy changes need to be made to create market-pull?

The speakers in the morning will discuss these and other questions bringing a range of experience from intimate involvement in the practicalities of sustainable buildings and the development and use of new and existing technologies. An OpenGreen workshop will be organised in the afternoon. OpenGreen is an open innovation process aimed at identifying new income generating opportunities for more sustainable products, services and product-services.

Target audiences

This FREE workshop is aimed at companies with less than 250 employees based in the South East of England that produce low carbon, resource and water efficient products/ technologies. Those that may be especially interested include: CEOs, Managing Directors, Development Directors, Marketing Directors, Innovation Directors, Inventors and Consultants.

Benefits of attending

Up-to-date information on new opportunities
Funding opportunities
Networking with other like-minded companies
Living Lab for new ideas

Agenda

9:00: Registration
9:30: Introduction & Global Trends
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
9:50: Green Deal and Product Implications
Steve Charter, Director, SC2
10:15: Sustainable Building Products
Alex Hunt & David Porter, Directors, The Green Building Partnership
10:40: Case Study: Crawley 'Retrofit for the Future' Project
Mark Elton, Head of Sustainable Design, ECD Architects
11:05: Speed Networking & Coffee/Tea
12:10: Key Issues in Eco-innovation
Funding 1 - Tim Woolman, Coordinator, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
Intellectual Property - David Hopkins, Outreach Manager , Intellectual Property Office
Marketing - Paul Whitehead, Director, Western PR
13:10: Lunch
14:10: OpenGreen Creative Process
17:00: 10 Lessons for Eco-Innovators & Concluding Remarks
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design @ UCA
17:30: Close

Fees & Registration

There is no charge for this event. Please download the Registration Form

Map & Directions

Please download the Map

SUSCIN Project

For more information email mcharter@ucreative.ac.uk and see cfsd.org.uk/sids for current activities

Our Funders

SUSCIN has been funded by South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013.

The Centre for Sustainable Design and device is registered as a trade mark in the European Union

The Centre for Sustainable Design ® is an initiative of the University for the Creative Arts

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