Sustainable construction conference programme

Sustainable construction

Conference programme and key speakers - 9 May 2007

09.00 - Registration / coffee / teas

Session 1 – The drivers for change

09.20 - Chairman - Opening of seminar - Douglas Yule, HIE director – area operations

09.30 - Welcome and  keynote address - Sandy Cumming, HIE chief executive

09.50 - Defining sustainability - Gary Campbell, subject network leader for sustainable science, heritage and development - UHI

10.10 - Legislation / Policy - Legislative drivers for change - Wayne Ward - Highland director, BRE

10.30 - Qs&As for Session 1 – Panel

10.40 Tea and coffee

Session 2 – The implications of change

11.00 - Need for change - Implications of legislation on local planning - Richard Hartland - Highland Council, head of planning and building standards

11.20 - Sustainability requirements on new housing - David Nicol - Communities Scotland

11.40 - Financial considerations - Economic implications of change - Susan Torrance - CEO, Highland Housing Alliance

12.00 - Case study - Fyne Futures - Crows Nest - Gokay Deveci - reader in architecture, Scott Sutherland School, Aberdeen

12.20 - Qs&As for Session 2 – Panel

12.30 Lunch

Session 3 – Delivering the change

13.30 - Training - Re-skilling for sustainability - Angus Macleod, head of School of Construction and Forestry, Inverness College

13.50 - Products / supply chain - procuring sustainability - Raymond More, business development director, Robertson Construction

14.10 Measuring sustainability - sustainability ratings for your buildings - Megan Palmer-Abbs - Synergie Environmental

14.30 - Case study - Forestry Commission (Culloden) - Andrew Bruce - Hurd Roland

14.50 - Qs&As for Session 3 – Panel

15.00 - Tea and coffee

Session 4 – The benefits of the change

15.20 - Building performance - performance of sustainable buildings - Dr David Kelly - BRE Scotland

15.40 -Case study - SNH building – focus on running costs and living with the building - Charles Bell, director Keppie Design

16.00 - Panel session – discussion and feedback - Douglas Yule and panel of all speakers

16.30 - Conclusion