11 February 2010
At this year’s Ecobuild - the world’s biggest conference
for sustainable design, construction and the built environment -
Capita Symonds will be hosting a series of events to explore how
the design and infrastructure industry can provide some much needed
impetus in reviving and driving the sustainability
agenda.
Featuring lively debate and heated discussion, the events will
be held in ‘Cityscape’, the Capita Symonds sponsored ‘Green Room’
which forms the spectacular centrepiece of Ecobuild.
Designed by Chelsea Flower Show winner Patrick Collins and
Capita Symonds’ landplanning division - Capita Lovejoy - this
10x10x9 metre cube features a variety of green walls, ranging from
traditional trellis systems to the very latest in living wall
technology.
The events taking place in the ‘Green Room’ over the three days
are as follows -
Good Design is Sustainable
Design
Tuesday 2nd March, 17:45
Learn more about the work of the Sustainable Design Lab - a virtual
centre of excellence helping Capita Symonds deliver best practice
sustainable design – and take a look at the company’s 'DNA of good
design' installation.
Changing the DNA of Community
Regeneration
Wednesday 3rd March, 07:45–09:30
Real regeneration is more than bricks and mortar or raising land
values - it is about people and places. The challenge is how to
balance the need to generate economic value and attract investment
with delivering social value and sustainable lifestyles.
The following speakers will share their experiences and ideas for
changing the DNA of community regeneration:
- Joe Duckworth - CEO of Newham Council (a major
site for London 2012);
- Chris Brown - CEO of Igloo
Regeneration;
- Liz Kessler - Urban designer and regeneration
consultant who has recently delivered several public realm
improvement projects for the EC1 New Deal for Communities
(NDC).
Drinks
Wednesday 3rd March, 17:45
Join us for drinks and nibbles at the end of another long
day at the Ecobuild event.
Changing the DNA of Education
Design
Thursday 4th March, 07:45–09:30
Sustainable school design has been with us since 2004, when The
Academy of St Francis of Assisi in Liverpool opened and was hailed
as Britain's first eco school. But where should sustainable school
design go next? If we changed the DNA of education design could we
create brighter futures for children, for communities and for the
environment?
Capita Symonds has invited a panel of experts to deliver a series
of short talks identifying how they would change the DNA of
Education design and why:
- Martin Hunt - Head of Built Environment at
Forum of the Future
- Alison Davies - CABE enabler and
Architect
- Ida Fabrizio - who runs the schools
competition for Capital Growth
- Richard Woods - Capita Symonds' Lead Architect
for The St Francis of Assisi Academy and CABE Schools Design Panel
Member
- Taariq Mauthoor - Low Carbon Building
Consultant from Capita Symonds
Ecobuild takes place from 2-4 March at Earl’s Court in
London. For further information on the event go to
www.ecobuild.co.uk
If you’d like to attend any of the above events please
contact Emma
Herman