Insulate Magazine Issue 13

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Industry Event
Ecobuild 2018
The Event Shaped by The Industry
Ecobuild is returning to the ExCeL London in March 2018 and under the new ownership of Futurebuild
Events Ltd, things are set to be very different. The event is being designed and built around the industry,
bringing to life the latest technology, freshest thinking and most innovative materials.
The event is not only being shaped through comprehensive
industry feedback, but also with direct input from
leading industry influencers. These include Lynne Sullivan,
Nathan Baker, Julie Hirigoyen, Darren Richards and Peter
Murray, who are all members of the ecobuild Steering
Group which is helping to set the agenda for the event.
Martin Hurn, Managing Director of Futurebuild
Events, explains: “New, independent ownership offers a
unique opportunity to completely overhaul the event. We
believe that to be as relevant and valuable as possible,
we need to understand and act on what built environment
professionals want to see at ecobuild. We see our role as
to facilitate the agenda, rather than dictate it, and we also
believe that it is more important to bring future trends to
life, rather than just thinking and talking about them.”
The CPD Accredited Conference Programme
Sustainability will be a key focus at ecobuild 2018, giving
built environment professionals the opportunity to highlight,
debate and present issues that matter now and
will still matter in the future. Central to the event is the
comprehensive conference programme, curated by top
industry figures. The programme will provide an interactive
platform for examining the big issues facing the built
environment and creating an action plan for change, focused
on real solutions.
Day One begins with some of the most pressing global issues,
delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals,
the Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda. The
keynote speaker is Paula Caballero, Global Director of
the Climate Programme at the World Resources Institute.
Paula is one of the driving forces behind the development
of the SDGs.
The conference programme also includes a panel discussion
on the response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. There
will also be focuses on solving the housing crisis and how
to achieve the aim of making all buildings net zero carbon
by 2050.
Sue James, Content Producer for ecobuild,
commented: “We plan to develop three key recommendations
from each conference session, with audience
support in shaping the outputs. This will ensure that each
topic covered in the ecobuild conference programme
concludes with actions that can be understood and implemented
by the wider built environment.”
ecobuild Sustainability Showcases
Surrounding the conference arena will be the ecobuild
sustainability showcases, home to the some of the most
innovative solutions to the issues facing the built environment.
The showcases will truly put sustainability at the
heart of the event.
They will feature two full-scale builds. One of these properties
is the zero net carbon home from Zedfactory which
is designed to minimise fossil fuels and annual energy
bills. It offers a complete response to the housing crisis
with build times reduced to two weeks.
They are also home to The Hive from The Edible Bus Stop,
a multifunctional, engaging social space. The sustainability
showcases don’t stop there, more details about the
confirmed exhibits will be released in the coming weeks.
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