INSITE09 partners and sponsors
The INSITE09 team wishes to thank the following organisations for their support in participating in the 2009 event.
The Energy Saving Trust is an independent, UK-based organisation set up to address the damaging effects of climate change by helping everybody to cut carbon dioxide emissions – the main greenhouse gas causing climate change – from their homes.
We do this by encouraging people to take action to use energy more efficiently, providing impartial advice on how to conserve water, reduce / recycle waste, choose renewable sources of energy and opt for greener methods of travel at home and work.
As well as a strong consumer focus, the Energy Saving Trust works with local authorities and businesses including the housing, manufacturing, retail and transport industries to ensure that the right information and services are available to incorporate energy efficiency into their activities.
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/insite09
Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment is an educational charity which exists to improve the quality of people's lives by teaching and practising timeless and ecological ways of planning, designing and building.
http://www.princes-foundation.org/
The British Homes Awards in partnership with BRE and Modern Built Environment, Knowledge Transfer Network (MBE KTN) and The Mail on Sunday, champion innovation and are pivotal in providing a catalyst for change in the way we design and build our new homes.
Projects include The 2007 and 2008 competition for the Home for the Future.
The 2009 competition aims to recognise how landscaping can contribute to the creation of sustainable communities, The British Homes Awards now extend their sphere of influence and are proud to align with BRE and the Landscape Institute to champion best practice in landscape design.
Demonstrating and delivering the value of intelligence in buildings
The Centre of Excellence for Intelligence in Buildings (ibexcellence) acts as a catalyst for the effective development of the market for intelligent building solutions. ibexcellence aims to capture, showcase and demonstrate the potential for intelligent solutions to deliver world class homes and buildings.
ibexcellence is an open network providing an independent forum for knowledge sharing, networking and learning about the successful application of intelligence in buildings.
The Landscape Institute is the Royal Chartered body for landscape architects, professionals who inspire people to expect the best from the natural and built environments. Parks, streets, regeneration, waterways and open space - this is the work of landscape architects. We are a charitable body working to enhance and conserve our landscapes whether rural, urban or coastal.
http://www.landscapeinstitute.org
The Modern Built Environment Knowledge Transfer Network (MBE KTN) is a single national, over-arching Knowledge Transfer Network for the Modern Built Environment. The MBE KTN aims to stimulate increased innovation and support its effective implementation for business benefit in the built environment.
All visitors to the BRE Innovation Park will be automatically registered as MBE KTN members. Personal details will not be given to any other organisation or used for unauthorised purposes.
Everything you need in glass from the experts.
In recent years, the use of glass in architecture has increased dramatically. And at the forefront of this rising popularity is Pilkington. One of the world's leading glassmakers, Pilkington is responsible for many of the innovations that have given glass such a wide range of properties - that now help it to perform many different roles in building, from fire-resistance to thermal insulation and sound reduction to safety.
We are constantly developing new technologies to take glass even further - one of the latest being self-cleaning glass - and our comprehensive testing regimes not only mean all our products meet the latest regulations but also that you can be sure of Pilkington quality, whatever glass you specify.
http://www.pilkington.com/europe/uk+and+ireland/english/default.htm
The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is a membership organisation launched in February 2007 to bring clarity, purpose and co-ordination of sustainability strategy to the sector. Our mission is to dramatically improve the sustainability of the built environment, by radically transforming the way it is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated.
European manufacturer and developer CREO, together with industry partners, will build a four-storey, residential apartment block with a retail unit on the ground floor. It will be constructed using CREO Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF), and aims to achieve Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
Willmott Dixon Construction is the one of the UK’s most recognizable brands for major construction projects across England and Wales.
www.willmottdixon.co.uk
