Green Learning Theatre
Following on from the successful launch of the Green Learning Theatre at last year’s BSEC event, this popular feature returns to BFE’s exhibition floor. This free-to-attend seminar area gives exhibition visitors the chance to get a detailed insight into how sustainable building principles are being applied to education buildings today.
Achieving sustainability has never been more challenging and yet there has never been a greater need. Demands for low-emissions buildings continue unabated and the impact of energy efficiency on whole-life costs is becoming ever greater.
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Day One - Wednesday 9 May 2012
| Free exhibition opening times: 10.00 - 18.30 | |
| 10.10 |
Keynote stage discussion - Planning a zero-carbon school How do design and build teams embed sustainability effectively into a design brief? Are schools looking for the obvious renewable features or are materials, recycling, insulation the main thrust? Craig White, CEO, White Design |
| 10.45 |
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| 11.45 |
Sustainability for universities What are the issues surrounding sustainable design for the universities sector? Take a look at the challenges surrounding this from an engineering perspective. Suggested case studies – University of Plymouth Arts and Architecture building and University of Manchester AV Hill building. |
| 12.30 |
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| 13.00 |
Take a run at the sun As the demands grow for all-round energy efficiency, the optimisation of daylighting within buildings is becoming increasingly important. Autodesk software is enabling architects and engineers to model lighting performance and embed good lighting design into buildings. |
| 13.45 |
BREEAM latest BREEAM is a dynamic and ever-changing tool for rating the sustainability level of school buildings. Sarah McCarrick, BREEAM Education Sector Manager at the BRE goes through what’s new for 2012 |
| 14.30 |
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| 15.15 |
Keynote presentation and Q&A - Passivhaus achieved? What are the particular challenges of regulating temperature and getting natural ventilation to work properly in a school environment? Arthur Tachell, Director, Architecture & NPS, Chris Rea, Senior Quantity Surveyor, NPS and Leo Critchlow, Project Officer, Devon County Council |
Day Two - Thursday 10 May 2012
| Free exhibition opening times: 09.00 - 16.00 | |
| 10.10 |
Keynote stage discussion - Intelligent Buildings - low emissions Intelligent building technologies are now being used to control building systems. They can be harnessed to minimise use of water and electricity. Use case study to show off this technology in action. David Large, Divisional Director, Interserve Project Services |
| 10.45 |
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| 11.45 |
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| 12.30 |
Carbon kit Skanska, Cambridge University and the DfE are teaming up to produce a low-carbon kit-of-parts for schools which is likely to be widely adopted across the UK and could be rolled out across the whole of Europe. |
| 13.00 | TBC |
| 13.45 |
The heat is on The UK is taking a global lead with the Renewable Heat Incentive, focussing on heat source and efficient distribution, as opposed to electricity. This puts plumbing and heating at the vanguard of eco-building as never before |
| 14.30 |
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| 15.15 |
Keynote presentation and Q&A - Renewables on site In the volatile world of policy change, what Renewables products are still available to schools that want to generate electricity or heat on-site? Paul Wilkins, CEO, ERS, environmental services arm of Butler & Young |
