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Local Authorities Leading the Way – Net Zero Planning Policy

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Join Good Homes Alliance (GHA) and Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) for a joint online event showcasing the progressive work of Local Authorities in developing, and successfully adopting, net zero planning policies.

Further Details and Registration

To access the event’s website for more details and to register

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Programme

12:00 Welcome from GHA – Lynne Sullivan OBE, Chair, Good Homes Alliance

12:05 Welcome from TCPA – Celia Davis, Projects and Policy Manager, Town and Country Planning Association

12:10 What is the landscape for LAs in regard to setting progressive planning policies? – Marina Goodyear, Project Manager/Lewis Knight, Head of Sustainable Places, Bioregional

12:25 Planning policies successfully adopted! Lessons learned from B&NES and Cornwall, and implementation challenges
– Alex McCann, former Climate Policy Officer at Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES); now part of the Bioregional Sustainable Places team
– Emily Rubin, Principal Development Officer, Cornwall Council

12:45 Emerging planning policy: Net zero, circular economy, design codes and more – Greater Cambridge – Emma Davies, Principal Sustainability Officer, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning

12:55 Next steps for local authorities: How can the recent good news set a precedent for other progressive LAs? And what are the challenges? – Thomas Lefevre, Director, Etude

13:10 Q&A/panel discussion: How will updates to national policy and standards impact progressive local authorities?

13:30 Close

Key details

Date: Tuesday 18th April 2023

Time: 12:00-13:30

Location: Online (Zoom)

Registration

  • Free-to-attend for GHA members, BPN members and TCPA members
  • £20 for members of GHA partner organisations*
  • £30 for non-members

Further Details and Registration

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WoodBUILD 2023: Trees, timber & the transition to zero carbon

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Conference and Expo: Two-days, in-person event focused on the key role of forestry and timber construction in addressing the climate crisis.

Date and Time:

Day 1: Wednesday, 12th July 2023, 9am – 5:30pm (plus evening conference dinner)

Day 2: Thursday, 13th July 2023, 9am – 2:00pm

Location:

University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus, Wales (SA48 7ED)

WoodBUILD is back and better than ever!

Since the first WoodBUILD event in 2016, this conference and expo has become the premium timber industry and low carbon housing event in Wales. Previously held in person before the pandemic, the event switched to an online format delivered as a mix of online events (webinars and masterclasses). We are pleased to announce that WoodBUILD is back in-person, bigger and better than ever. We have organised two-days packed with enticing speakers, exhibitors and a series of plenary and parallel sessions. The aim of WoodBUILD is to inspire, create new business opportunities, offer a collaborative platform for all participants and to share information on current and future Welsh Government policies.

Download flyer in Welsh

To download the conference+expo flyer in the Welsh language

Click here (Welsh version)

Download flyer in English

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Registration

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Tickets

WoodBUILD2023 Expo:

We have an exciting range of exhibitors already planned for this event. If you’d like to be added to exhibit please contact:

Ceri Loxton at ceri.loxton@woodknowledgewales.co.uk

Conference Programme:

DAY 1 – Wednesday 12th July

Trees and timber construction in a climate emergency

09. 00 Arrival, registration and refreshments

09.00 – 9.45 Exhibition & Demonstrations

Plenary 1 – Welcome to WoodBUILD 2023

10.00 – 10.15 Conference Welcome to Day 1 – Gary Newman (Woodknowledge Wales)

10.15 – 10.45 Exhibitor elevator pitches (2 minutes each)

Keynote Speaker

10.45 – 11.15 Hans Schellnhuber (Potsdam Climate Institute) – The new Bauhaus and the role of forestry and timber in a climate emergency (TBC)

Morning Break – 11.15 – 11.45

Parallel Sessions (morning): 11.45 – 13.00

Parallel Session 1: Forestry & Timber Workshop

Title: Wood and the circular economy

Chair: Katherine Adams (Alliance of Sustainable Building Products)

Parallel Session 2: Manufacturing Workshop

Title: Resilience challenges of building with timber (fire & water)

Chair: Simon Corbey (Alliance of Sustainable Building Products)

Parallel Session 3: Construction Workshop

Title: Passivhaus, IAQ & mould risk reduction.

Chair: Alun Watkins (Passivhaus Trust)

Lunch –  13.00 – 14.00

Plenary 2 

14.00 – 14.40 Keynote speaker: Colin Haslam (Foundational Economy Research Limited). Trees and timber and the foundational economy 

Parallel Sessions (afternoon): 14.45 – 16.00

Parallel Session 4: Forestry & Timber Workshop

Title: Future resilient forests (Based upon work of WKW Forestry Advisory Group)

Chair: Christiane Lellig (Woodknowledge Wales)

Parallel Session 5: Manufacturing Workshop

Title: Flat pack or volumetric?

Chair: Andrew Carpenter (Structural Timber Association)

Parallel Session 6: Construction Workshop

Title: Retrofit for Performance.

Chair: Julie Godefroy (Julie Godefroy Sustainability)

Afternoon Break (Exhibition and Demonstrations) –  16.00 – 16.30

Plenary 3

16.30 – 17.15 The New Lampeter Timber Development Centre

Conference Day 1 Closing: 17.30

Conference Dinner (Informal)

19.30 Day one of the conference will be followed by and informal conference dinner. If the weather permits, this will be an outdoor event (BBQ). 

You can buy your tickets for this event through our ticket page on Eventbrite, please select your separate ticket to attend this dinner at checkout. This will be an opportunity to socialise in a relaxed environment, to mingle and informally network with other conference-goers. 

DAY 2 – Thursday 13th July

Focus on Welsh Governement Policy across construction, manufacturing and forest industries

09. 00 Arrival, registration and refreshments

09.00 – 9.45 Exhibition & Demonstrations

Plenary 4 – Welsh Government Policy and Action

10.00 – 10.05 Welcome to WoodBuild 2023 – Day 2

10.05 – 10.20 Ministerial Address – Julie James (MS) (TBC)

10.20 – 10.35 The Delivery Net Zero Project – Steve Cranston (Welsh Government) 

10.35 – 10.50 The new Welsh Zero Carbon Hub – Julian Brooks (Good Homes Alliance) 

10.50 – 11.00 Home-Grown Homes phase 2 – David Hedges (Woodknowledge Wales)

Morning Break – 11.00 – 11.30 (Exhibitions and Demonstrations)

Parallel Sessions (Day 2): 11.45 – 13.00

Parallel Session 7: Forestry & Timber Workshop

Title: The Welsh Timber Industrial Strategy

Chair: Joanne Stevens (Welsh Government)

Parallel Session 8: Manufacturing Workshop

Title: Home-grown timber in timber frame

Chair: Gary Newman (WKW)

Parallel Session 9: Construction Workshop

Title: Timber construction for Welsh infrastructure.

Chair: Tabitha Binding (Timber Development UK)

Plenary 5 – Welsh Government Policy and Action

13.00 – 13.15 Conference Conclusion and next steps

13.15 – 14.00  Tea, Coffee and Networking

Conference Day 2 Closing: 14.00

How to join

Please purchase your conference tickets using the link below and remember to add also your dinner ticket if you’d like to join us for the informal conference dinner:

Click here to get your tickets

Cost of the conference:

Early Bird Non-Woodknowledge Wales Members: £100 (Early Bird ends on the 31st May 2023)

Early Bird for Woodknowledge Wales Members: £70 (Early Bird ends on the 31st May 2023)

Non-Woodknowledge Wales Members regular price: £200

Woodknowledge Wales Members regular price: £100

Student ticket: £50 (limited availability). Note: Only bookings with academic email address will be accepted.

Conference dinner ticket: £30

If you have any queries please visit our website:

https://woodknowledge.wales/contact-us/

or contact:

David Hedges at david.hedges@woodknowledgewales.co.uk

or Diana Waldron diana.waldron@woodknowledgewales.co.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to Lampeter!

Conference Sponsors:

26th January 2023 – Rethinking IWI with Natural Fibre Insulation

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Join ASBP and members of our Natural Fibre Insulation Group for a deep dive session into thermal upgrades to solid walls using natural fibre insulation internally.

Our experts will explain the impact of insulation depth on energy savings, thermal comfort and humidity balance within the fabric. The event will help in realigning our perception of how we should be internally insulating solid walls and brings us a step closer to truly tackling the enormous retrofit challenge our country faces.

  • Relationship between insulation thickness and energy savings and maximising ROI.
  • Impact of insulation type and depth on condensation risk.
  • Importance and influence of thermal mass and thermal comfort.

Key details

Date: Thursday 26th January 2023

Time: 12:30-14:00

Location: Online (Zoom)

Fees:

  • Free for ASBP members
  • Free for architects, designers and specifiers!
  • £20 +VAT for members of partner orgs*
  • £30 +VAT for non-members

*ACAN, AECB, Building Performance Network, BWF, CIBSE, Fit for the Future, FIS, Good Homes Alliance, natureplus, Retrofit Works, Passivhaus Trust, SuperHomes, STBA, The Green Register and Woodknowledge Wales.

Registration

For more information and to register, visit https://asbp.org.uk/events/iwi-natural-fibre

18th Jan 2023 – Passivhaus Social Housing Event

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An exciting Passivhaus Trust Event focused on the delivery of Social Housing

Date and Time: Wed, 18 January 2023, 14:00 – 17:00 GMT

Discover more about why Passivhaus is being adopted by so many local councils and how to deliver high standards at scale. This is a free event for social housing providers.

Session 1 – Why choose Passivhaus

The move towards net zero, energy demand, and energy supply capacity – Sarah Lewis, Passivhaus Trust
The benefits of living in a Passivhaus – occupant views
Why not just have a “nearly Passivhaus” (Passivhaus principles vs certification)- Joel Callow, Beyond Carbon

Session 2 – How to deliver Passivhaus

The cost implications of early-stage design decisions
Getting contractors on Board, building up a supply chain
Case studies – Ashmi Thapar, Bell Philips Architects
Dealing with rising costs in the current market

For more information and to register visit the link below:

https://bit.ly/3IJF9Ok

Natural Fibre Insulation Summit 2022

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Join The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) and members of the Natural Fibre Insulation Group on Thursday 3rd November, 2-4pm for the inaugural Natural Fibre Insulation Summit.

This event is Free for ASBP members AND for local authorities and housing associations. Discounted tickets are available for Woodknowledge Wales members and other partner organisations*.

What you will learn

  • Find out why natural fibre insulation (NFI) is the most sustainable insulation choice.
  • Hear from industry experts on why natural fibre insulation is the fastest growing segment of the insulation market and how industry can keep up with demand.
  • Be introduced to the leading players in the sector including both established and up-and-coming brands.
  • Discover the benefits of NFI for clients, contractors and architects.
  • Get practical advice on how to insulate floors, roofs and walls, with a detailed practical presentation for external wall insulation (EWI).
  • Find out how natural fibre insulation can help solve the retrofit challenge.

Speakers and programme

Hear from members of the Natural Fibre Insulation Group, which includes the leading manufacturers, suppliers and installers of NFI in the UK. For the past 5 years this collective of ASBP members has worked collaboratively to better communicate the multiple benefits of natural insulation, via knowledge sharing events, exhibitions, peer-reviewed briefing papers, and representation at Environmental Audit Committee inquiries.

14:00 Welcome from ASBP – Mark Lynn, Vice-Chair, ASBP/Chair, ASBP Natural Fibre Insulation Group and Managing Director, Eden Renewable Innovations Ltd/Thermafleece

14:10 Introduction to the Natural Fibre Insulation Group members

14:20 The benefits of natural fibre insulation for clients, contractors and architects – Neil Turner, UK Technical Sales Manager, Ecological Building Systems

14:35 Natural fibre insulation: The sustainable choice – Umendra Singh (Umi), Technical Expert – Bio-based Systems, Soprema North Europe  

14:50 Natural fibre insulation in practice: Overview of applications – Chris Brookman, Director, Back to Earth

15:00 Example of application: External Wall Insulation (EWI) – Lime Green Products

15:15 Natural fibre insulation – The retrofit solution and looking beyond U-values – Martin Twamley, Technical Director, STEICO UK

15:30 Panel discussion

– Why are so many people now specifying NFI?

– How do we keep up with demand?

16:00 Close

Key details

Date: Thursday 3rd November 2022

Time: 14:00-16:00

Location: Online (Zoom)

Fees: Free for ASBP members; Free for local authorities and housing associations; £25 +VAT for members of Woodknowledge Wales and other partner organisations*; £40 +VAT for non-members. 

*ACAN, AECB, Building Performance Network, BWF, CIBSE, Fit for the Future, FIS, Good Homes Alliance, natureplus, Passivhaus Trust, SuperHomes, STBA, The Green Register and Woodknowledge Wales.

Registration

For more information and to register, visit https://asbp.org.uk/events/nfi-summit-2022.

October 10th 2022 – Delivering Domestic BPE in a Digital + Data-Driven World – On-Construction

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Building performance evaluation has a reputation of being longwinded, intrusive and complicated. Established techniques often require residents to vacate a property, that tests are done over several weeks at a certain times of the year and involve convoluted equipment set-ups.

But does it have to be like this?

Technology and methods of assessment have changed significantly in the past decade. We now have new methods to rapidly assess building fabric, a proliferation of low-cost devices that can collect data about indoor environments, consumer level platforms for seeing performance data and, excitingly, new facilities that can recreate a wide variety of weather conditions so we can investigate how assets and product perform in a controlled environment.

In this seminar, we will focus on the use of digital building performance evaluation in the construction phase of a building’s lifecycle. Our speakers will demonstrate and discuss the art of the possible, helping housing clients and BPE practitioners to understand the art of the possible, developing better skills, better processes and achieve better outcomes.

Programme

15:00 Opening – George Martin, BPN

15:10 Are we more digital? What has changed in the last 10 years – William Box, Carnego Systems

15: 25 Energy House 2.0 Rapid Assessment of Whole House Performance – Prof Richard Fitton, University of Salford

15:40 New technology solutions to age old measurement needs – Luke Smith, Build Test Solutions

15:55 What rapid technology testing means for a major house builder – Doug Drewniak, Willmott Dixon

16:10 Rapid testing: Portascanner Airtight 520 – Bernard Hornung and Daniel Dobrowolski, Coltraco Ultrasonics

16:25 On-construction BPE Q&A / panel session

16:45 Closing remarks

16:55 End

Booking

Please visit our EventBrite page to book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/delivering-domestic-bpe-in-a-digital-data-driven-world-on-construction-tickets-414131206587

BPN Members: FREE!

Non-Members: £30+VAT

Partner* Members: £15+VAT (Including Woodknowledge Wales Members)

*our partners are GHA, WoodKnowledge Wales, PHT, ASBP, STBA, SuperHomes, AECB

Details

Date: 10/10/2022

Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm