Sustainable Urbanism

Thursday 4 June 2009

09:00 Registration and exhibition opens  
10:00 

Topics to be addressed: 

  • Suburban vs. City living
  • 21st Century Garden cities
  • Sustainable Masterplanning
  • Psychology of the built environment
  • Consumer satisfaction/perception
  • Community cohesion
  • Sustainability of beauty
 
 

Speakers:

Welcome from the Chair - Nick Edwards, Editor Construction News

Hugh Ellis, Planning and European Policy Manager, Town and Country Planning Association, Stephanie Dickins, Project Assistant (GRaBS) - Green and blue space adaptation for urban areas and eco towns

James Fisher, Associate Director BRE - Achieving the balance within sustainable design - a Hertfordshire charrette

James Hulme,  Princes Foundation for the Built Environment - Presentation tbc

Stewart Dalgarno Director of product Development Stewart Milne and Fionn Stevenson, Oxford Brookes University - Living in a low carbon home

Speaker from the Homes and Communities Agency- tbc

Peter Wilder Director, McFarlane Wilder - Green Infrastructure in the delivery of low carbon communities

Duncan McKinnon Director, MJP Architects - Sustainable Suburbia

Martin Townsend, Director BREEAM, BRE Global and Stephen Hill,  Director  Future Planners - Power to the people - using BREEAM for communities

Margaret Beckett MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning - KEYNOTE presentation

Panel debate followed by Q&A Session

 

 
16:00 Close (Exhibition open until 17:30)  

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Lunch break is 12:00 - 14:00 (Exhibition open) Lunch is not included in the conference fee, but catering is provided in the main exhibition area

Note: This programme is subject to alteration  

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