Carbon Challenge Exhibition

The Carbon Challenge
Date: 2 - 30 June 2008

An exhibition dedicated to the first Carbon Challenge site, Hanham Hall, near Bristol. In December 2007 the preferred developer was announced as Barratt Development Plc with HTA, Arup, Kingspan Offsite and Sovereign Housing Group. The exhibition will explore both this scheme and the four shortlisted bidders.

In conjunction with this exhibition, three invitation-only free workshops will provide a select audience with more in-depth knowledge about English Partnerships’ Carbon Challenge and more specifically, the first site at Hanham Hall, near Bristol - the UK’s first zero carbon new homes development.

The Carbon Challenge was launched in 2007 by the Government to accelerate the housebuilding industry’s response to climate change by fast-tracking the creation of a number of zero carbon communities. The key objective is to raise the environmental performance of new communities while still delivering quality and high standards of design. Run by national regeneration agency English Partnerships on behalf of Communities and Local Government, the Challenge is a successor to the Design for Manufacture Competition, which successfully demonstrated how to build sustainable well-designed, affordable, quality homes.

The Carbon Challenge: Seminar Programme
(by invitation and RSVP only)

Presentations will explore what bidders for Hanham Hall learned when designing the UK's first community to be constructed to Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

The Carbon Challenge Home
Monday, 2 June, 3.00 pm-5.00 pm

A close look at the building methods, construction details and products needed to build new homes at Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Registration from 2.30 pm

The seminar will be chaired by John Tebbit, Industry Affairs Director, Construction Products Association with presentations from:

Terry Ritchie, Group Technical Director, Barratt Developments Plc
John Cova, Technical Director, Gleeson Homes
Lynn Sullivan, Executive Director for Sustainable Design, InBuilt Consulting
Jonathan Jennings, Divisional Sustainability Manager, Kingspan
Stuart Dalgarno, Managing Director, Stewart Milne Timber Systems
The Carbon Challenge Place
Wednesday, 4 June, 3.00 pm-5.00 pm

An insight into how we make code Level 6 developments great places to live and how to make environmental homes attractive to buyers and renters

Registration from 2.30 pm

The seminar will be chaired by David Birkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes with presentations from:

Rory Bergin, Head of Sustainability & Innovation, HTA Architects
Stephen Proctor, Partner, Proctor and Matthews
Ben Cook, Senior Land Manager, Barratt Developments
Steve Peters, Southern Region Managing Director, Gleeson Homes
The Carbon Challenge Energy Solution
Wednesday, 11 June, 3.00 pm-5.00 pm

What is the solution to delivering zero-carbon energy for housing developments?

Registration from 2.30 pm

The seminar will be chaired by Philip Wolfe, Chief Executive, Renewable Energy Association with presentations from:

Nick Merridew, Associate Director, Arup
Chris Twinn, Director of Sustainable Building, Arup
Plus representatives from Talbots and Dixon Deboise for Gleesons and others

The Building Centre
Store Street
London
WC1E 7BT
www.buildingcentre.co.uk

Posted: May 19, 2008, 9:17 a.m.