Brochure
Programme
Session 1: Low Carbon Building Challenge
Buildings in cities, towns and communities accounting for 50% of GHGs EU & UK legislation compels a paradigm shift to decentralised and intelligent energy systems requiring innovative cost effective solutions.
Speakers:
Chair: Dr Brian Waters, Director, Climate Change Solutions Ltd
Elizabeth Holt, Head of Regional Affairs and Networks, European Commission, PRESENTATION
John Moriarty, Assistant Director, Microgeneration, Distributed Energy, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), PRESENTATION
Mr Robert Harper, Sustainable Technology Manager, Npower, PRESENTATION
Neil Turner, Business Development Manager Renewable Energy Systems, Member of the Sir Robert McAlpine Group
Tatiana Bosteels, Climate Change Manager, London Climate Change Agency, PRESENTATION
Session 2: New Opportunities
New opportunities for public and private sector partnership in low carbon building projects overcoming “business as usual” reinforced by current economic downturn, making stakeholder understanding and leadership at a premium to meet this challenge.
Speakers:
Chair: Sandy Taylor, Birmingham City Council, Head of Climate Change and Sustainability
Caroline Season, Senior Policy Advisor, Low Carbon Energy, DEFRA, PRESENTATION
Peter Jones, OBE Director of BIFFA Waste Services Ltd, PRESENTATION
Andris Bankovskis, Head of Renewable Energy Policy, Association of Electricity Producers, PRESENTATION
Deane Flint, Division Sales Director, Mitsubishi Electric Europe, PRESENTATION
Dr Simon Slater, Head of Sustainable Development, Advantage West Midlands, PRESENTATION
Session 3: Financial sense for the Low Carbon Future
The Stern Review commissioned by HM Treasury presents the financial imperative for the low carbon economy requiring investment now or pay much more later. The triple benefit of reducing ghgs, offsetting rising costs of fossil fuels and generating a new growth industry in environmental technologies, goods and services.
Speakers:
Chair: Dr. Chris Harrison, Director of Programme, Carbon Connections,
Professor Andrew Sentance, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, PRESENTATION
Gary Foster, Associate, Scott Wilson, PRESENTATION
Stephanie McMahon, Associate Director – EMEA Research, Jones Lang LaSalle PRESENTATION
Adam Selvey, Technical Director, WSP UK, PRESENTATION
Lucian Cook, Research Director, Savills (L&P) Limited, PRESENTATION
Session 4: Application of the low carbon and clean technologies in the built environment
The range of low carbon, microrenewable clean technologies are more commercially viable with economy of scale, making the case for procurement and application in schools, housing developments, eco towns, business parks, city and town regeneration. This will provide opportunities for the development of new skills, careers and business.
Speakers:
Chair: Gaynor Orton, Business Development Manager, Sustainable Technology Network
Charlotte Eddington, Group Head Energy and Sustainability Director, CB Richard Ellis
Professor Kevin Kendall, University of Birmingham, PRESENTATION
John Blower, Managing Director, Solar Microgeneration Ltd, PRESENTATION
Ian Manders, Head of Development, Combined Heat and Power Association, PRESENTATION
Fiona Griffith, Senior Technology Consultant, Mouchel, PRESENTATION
Patrick O’Neill, Project Manager, Energy Challenge Clubs, University of Birmingham, PRESENTATION
Presentations
Photographs
Registration Birmingham University stand
Conference Delegates and Organisers R.Harper, Sustainable Technology Manager, Npower
Peter Jones, Biffa Waste Services D.Flint, Division Sales Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Europe
Speakers, session 4: Low Carbon Building Session Networking
Speakers, Session 4: Application of the low carbon and clean technologies in the built environment
