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FEBRUARY 2014 PRO INSTALLER
Speaking
Out About
Sustainability
Ecobuild returns this
year for it’s 10th anniversary show and the event’s
conference programme
will include insights from
former Mayor of London,
Ken Livingstone as well as a
range of other government
officials set to share their
opinions on the newest
green initiatives.
Ken Livingstone, who served
two terms as the Mayor of London, will be taking to the stage to
participate in ‘The Ecobuild De-
‘Do we have a
blueprint for the
resilient city of
the future?’
bate: do we have a blueprint for
the resilient city of the future?’.
The session takes place on the
6th of March, 13.30 – 14.30 and
will discuss the responses to The
Rockefeller Foundation’s 100
Resilient Cities Challenge, for
which the shortlisted cities were
recently announced, as well as
other plans for future resilience
including The Mayoral Vision for
London 2020 and PlaNYC 2030.
Alongside Ken Livingstone will be:
• Herbert Girardet, Co-Founder,
World Future Council
• Peter Madden, Chief Executive,
Future Cities Catapult
• Professor Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies and Director, LSE Cities, London School
of Economics and Political
Science
Saint-Gobain
returns to
Ecobuild
Saint-Gobain, world leader in the habitat and
construction markets, is bringing its building
solutions and expertise back to Ecobuild.
The highlight of the Saint-Gobain
stand will be the seminar theatre,
which will play host to a series of
topical seminars, designed to address key issues facing the industry today. The hourly seminar sessions will be led by industry bodies
including the Construction Industry
Training Board (CITB), Zero Carbon
Hub (ZCH) and the Passivhaus
Trust.
The session topics include ECO & Green
Deal, Multi-Comfort Buildings, the Zero
Carbon Homes obligation, Training and
Salford University’s Energy House, which
will be led by academics from Salford Uni-
‘We are very excited about
this year’s Ecobuild show
and we look forward to
welcoming visitors to
the Saint-Gobain stand’
versity and Leeds Metropolitan University.
In addition to the seminar theatre, the
stand will showcase solutions for retrofit
and new build. The Training Demonstration area will focus on external wall insulation (EWI) and internal wall insulation
(IWI).
Richard Halderthay, Director of Communications for Saint-Gobain UK, Ireland
& South Africa, said: “We are very excited
about this year’s Ecobuild show and we
look forward to welcoming visitors to the
Saint-Gobain stand.
“In addition to our stand presence,
we are the official sponsor of the Design Zone, which will look at the most
cost-effective ways to deliver sustainable
projects while meeting energy regulations
and environmental standards, with the key
themes of Passivhaus and Sustainable by
Design.”
Visit Saint-Gobain on stand N750. To
register for the seminars, em: mira.
[email protected]
The Rt. Hon. Lord Deben,
John Gummer will take part in
another debate ‘Can democracy
deliver sustainability?’. Taking
place in the Ecobuild Arena on
the 4th of March the session
will explore whether or not a
democratically elected UK government will ever introduce the
tougher measures to ensure the
2050 carbon reduction target
gets hit.
The conferences are free to
attend.
‘whether or not
a democratically
elected UK
government will
ever introduce the
tougher measures
to ensure the 2050
carbon reduction
target gets hit’
Ecobuild to
host 2014
Climate
Week
Launch
Ecobuild and the organisers of Climate Week have
announced that the official launch of this year’s
Climate Week will be held on site at Ecobuild
Climate Week 2014
will run from the 3rd
to the 9th of March
with the official
launch taking place at
in The North Arena at
Ecobuild on Tuesday
4th at 1.30pm.
The campaign is endorsed by politicians and
celebrities including The
Rt Hon David Cameron,
Sir Paul McCartney, footballer Gary Neville and the
Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change,
Lord Deben. The national
launch will kick off a
programme of over 3,000
events designed to raise
awareness of the dangers
of climate change and suggest solutions.
Chaired by founder
Kevin Steele, the launch
will include the announcement of the winners of the
Climate Week Awards:
• Best business
• Best new product
or technology
• Best education or
campaign initiative
• Best initiative from
government or
public services
• Best community
initiative
• Best artistic response
• Most inspirational
person