SOCIAL HOUSINGBEST PRACTICE CONFERENCE

SUSTAINABLE

13 & 14 APRIL 2011, DEXTER HOUSE, TOWER HILL, LONDON

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SOCIAL HOUSINGBEST PRACTICE CONFERENCE

SUSTAINABLE

13 & 14 APRIL 2011, DEXTER HOUSE, TOWER HILL, LONDON

Technology Strategy Board’s Retrofi t for the Future Programme

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There are nearly fi ve million affordable homes in the UK – and almost all of them will need to be upgraded to dramatically improve their environmental performance over the next decade. Tens of thousands of new, highly energy effi cient new homes will also be built.

So who has discovered the cleverest way of retro-fi tting existing homes? What really works when it comes to making new properties as green as possible? What’s cost-effective; what isn’t?

Why re-invent the wheel? Avoid costly mistakes by learning from the bestAttend Inside Housing’s second annual Sustainable Social Housing Best Practice Conference and benefi t from two days of the most innovative and replicable case studies from around the UK and beyond, delivering hard facts and solutions you can put to work straight away.

Case studies, keynotes and updates on the latest technologies and materials will be delivered in two days focused on the biggest retro-fi tting and new build challenges facing social housing providers.

Delegates can attend just one or both days. For more information and a booking form, visit www.insidehousing.co.uk/sustainablesocialhousing

Join the UK’s leading social housing sustainability professionals in April 2011

LEARN FROM THE BESTSustainable Social Housing Best Practice Conference, 13 & 14 April 2011

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What are the most practical and cost-effi cient ways to retrofi t existing homes? How do you make new properties hit green targets while staying on budget? What are the best materials and technologies to use in various environments? What will the Green Deal mean for the social housing sector?

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Opening message from Greg Barker,

Minister of State for Climate Change

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LEARN FROM THE BESTAVOID COSTLY MISTAKES AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY. A TWO DAY CONFERENCE PACKED WITH PRACTICAL CASE STUDIES AND ADVICE YOU CAN PUT TO WORK STRAIGHT AWAY.

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Retrofi t for the Future by Technology Strategy Board

DAY ONE: 13 APRILRETROFITTING FOR A SECURE FUTURE Chair - Nick Duxbury, Editor, Sustainable Housing

8.45 Registration and coffee

9.15 Opening address Greg Barker, Minister of State for Climate Change, will deliver a video message

9.30 Scene setter – How much energy/carbon needs to be saved in social housing? How quickly do we need to accelerate the programme to get us on target to hit our CO2 national reduction targets? Progress to date. Andrew Eagles, Managing Director, Sustainable Homes

10.00 Innovations in housing refurbishment An exclusive preview of the early lessons from the various innovative approaches trialled across the 86 projects funded by the Retrofi t for the Future programme. What ideas/technologies were tried? What shows promise and what doesn’t? Ian Meikle, Head of Low Impact Buildings, Technology Strategy Board and Paul Ruyssevelt, Sustainable Energy and Carbon specialist

11.00 Coffee and exhibition visit

11.20 PassivHaus refurbishment This session offers an essential explanation of the PassivHaus standard, and experiences of PassivHaus refurbs in the UK and Europe. It includes a personal account of the practical challenges involved in refurbishing one’s own home to this standard. Andy Simmonds, CEO, AECB - the Sustainable Building Association and Partner, Simmonds Mills Architects

12.00 Case Study: Tower block retrofi t An overview of the particular issues with retrofi tting of tower blocks and the scale of the challenge in the UK. Focusing on blocks such as Edward Woods and Ferrier Point, the session looks at strategies, the technical and tenant issues encountered and the results so far. Mark Elton, Associate Director, ECD Architects with Liz Tuckwell, Regeneration Project Manager, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

12.40 Lunch and exhibition visit

2.00 Panel Discussion/audience Q&A Featuring a selection of the morning’s speakers, plus Richard Baines, Director of Sustainable Development, Black Country Housing

2.40 Retrofi t in-situ versus decant – a debate This session will look at the pros and cons of the two options, and the cost implications. Paul Ciniglio, Sustainability and Innovation Manager, Radian Cathy Hough, Associate, Camco Jeremy Dickin, Stock Options Surveyor, Radian

3.40 Tea and exhibition visit

4.00 Working with tenants to reduce energy use in the house The University of Greenwich is seeking to develop household interventions that reduce energy consumption and fuel poverty, while improving occupier comfort. Developed with reference to observed behaviour patterns, these interventions are currently being tested in a number of RSLs across the UK. This presentation will examine the fi ndings from this and other studies currently underway. Justine Cooper, Research Fellow, School of Architecture and Construction, University of Greenwich

4.30 Financing retrofi t Understanding the Green Deal: opportunities for landlords and other key stakeholders. Nicholas Doyle, Head of Sustainable Development, Places for People Stephen Penlington, Policy Advisor, Green Deal Financing and Legislation, DECC Martin Reeves, Chief Executive, Coventry City Council David Adams, Head of Retrofi t, Willmott Dixon and Founder, Zero Carbon Hub

5.30 Networking drinks in the exhibition

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DAY TWO: 14 APRIL NEW BUILDINGS, NEW MATERIALS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES Chair - Stuart Macdonald, Editor, Inside Housing

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8.45 Registration and coffee

9.10 Scene setter: Learning from the past – learning for the future: a short history of low energy housing in the UK John Willoughby, Energy and Environmental Design Consultant

9.30 Case Study: PassivHaus developments: Assessing the PassivHaus standard and its relevance to UK housing The UK’s fi rst zero carbon Passive Houses were completed during summer 2010, in Wales. We hear the latest results of the monitoring carried out over winter 2011 and a detailed breakdown of project costs in comparison with RICS house building costs. Plus, the latest info from an investment banker’s detailed assessment of PH standard running cost implications, using historic and future energy costs. Justin Bere, Director, bere:architects

10.15 Case Study: Hanham Hall Hanham Hall, near Bristol, is being hailed as the UK’s fi rst large scale zero carbon development. There has been considerable interest in its progress and this presentation will be an exclusive preview of the fi rst dwellings, due to be occupied in early 2011. Rory Bergin, Head of Sustainability and Innovation, HTA and Paul Newman, Technical Director, Kingspan Potten

11.00 Coffee and exhibition visit

11.20 Case Study: Unity Gardens Winner of a Sustainable Housing Award in 2010, this project is a scheme of six Code 6, earth bunded homes in a rural location which makes extensive use of renewables, including wind. Robert Edgar, Project Architect, SeArch Architects

12.00 Case study: Graylingwell Park Award-winning Graylingwell Park will be the UK’s largest carbon neutral neighbourhood on completion, with forty per cent of the 800-home community planned as affordable housing. We hear about its innovative use of technology and successful Community Development Trust. Marcus Adams, Managing Partner, John Thompson & Partners with Joyce Ferguson, Regional Development Director and Julia Charter, Head of New Business, Affi nity Sutton

12.45 Q&A session for the teams from the case studies

1.15 Lunch and exhibition visit

2.30 New materials Andrew will be working with a panel of materials experts and presenting a review of the most important materials that may have a role to play in both new build housing and retrofi t. Panel Chair: Andrew Mellor, Director, Environmental Services, PRP Architects

3.30 Tea and exhibition visit

3.50 New technologies A review of the new technologies that are now available for retrofi t and new build, chosen and assessed by a panel of sustainability technology experts. Panel Chair: Bill Watts, Senior Partner, Max Fordham

4.50 Summary and closing remarks from the Chair

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Sustainability, regeneration, maintenance and

repairs professionals in RSLs & LAs Surveyors; estate, property, asset and

procurement managers Architects, contractors, consultants, energy

providers and developers Financiers and policy makers working with the sector All suppliers active in affordable housing

refurbishment and construction

I would like to register the delegates below for Inside Housing’s Sustainable Social Housing Best Practice conference on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th April 2011

Booking Form:

Please return this completed booking form to: Sharmila Gohil, Ocean Media Group, Bank House, 23 Warwick Road, Coventry, CV1 2EWTelephone: 024 7657 1111 Fax: 024 7657 1110 Email: sharmila.gohil@oceanmedia.co.uk

Cancellation policy: Notifi cation of cancellation must be made in writing at least 21 days prior to the event. Cancellation before 23 March 2011 - cancellation fee of 25%. Cancellation after 23 March 2011 - no refund. Please note that places can be transferred to other people from your organisation.Please note: The conference agenda is subject to change at the discretion of the organisers. It may be necessary to alter the content and timing of the progamme or the identity of the speakers.Data Protection: If you prefer NOT to be contacted by post, telephone or fax with regards to products and services that may be of interest to you, from Ocean Media Group Ltd, please tick here. If you would LIKE to receive emails or text/picture/video messages with regards to products and services that may be of interest to you, from Ocean Media Group Ltd, please tick here.

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Who should attend? RSL professionals responsible for developing new homes, regeneration

projects or repairs programmes

Sustainability directors and managers

Maintenance offi cers, project managers, surveyors, community regeneration offi cers, property managers, asset and procurement offi cers, neighbourhood and estate managers

Architects and other construction consultants active in the social housing sector

Contractors, specialist contractors and building product suppliers active in social housing refurbishment

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The conference takes place at Dexter House in the City of London, two minutes from the historic Tower of London.

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