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8th – 10th March 2016 Stand no. E7200

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The Building cenTre | BrE | ciaT | circular ecology | icE landscapE insTiTuTE | neW london architecTurE | opEn-city

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2 “We are delighted to have ACO return with the Design Fringe at Ecobuild again this year. The format is unlike that of any other event. Its less formal, open approach means it’s more flexible and transparent and it looks set to really spark ideas, discussions and debate.”

Martin Hurn, Event Director, Ecobuild – UBM EMEA Built Environment

“We’re excited to have the Fringe again playing a central part in such an important event in the construction industry’s calendar. This year brings a particularly stimulating programme of activity that promotes the fascinating diversity of thought in what is one of the most complex and expanding areas of the UK economy. I very much hope you will visit it, like it, and follow it!”

Richard Hill, Managing Director, ACO Technologies plc

The Fringe will follow on from last year’s very popular event with a bigger and even more impressive line – up of talks, debate and events. Each day’s fringe content is themed roughly in line with the Ecobuild conference themes - Homes, Architecture and Next Generation... along with some great Infrastructure and Digital stuff!

As well as the hugely popular PechaKucha, there will also be the new ‘Fringe Factor’ talks and competition – short soundbite presentations that showcase and address some impressive ideas and key issues.

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The Fringe at Ecobuild has really come alive this year as the place for built environment professionals to hammer out the issues of the day. It is massively exciting! We have dozens of industry leaders on hand to lead thinking about the construction industry’s digitally enhanced and sustainable future challenges. But most importantly we also have the next generation of professionals ready to shoot down established ideas and put forth their own. So expect some sparks and some passionate debate; expect some controversial viewpoints. Transformation of the industry to meet the challenges of a changing climate and increasing population is crucial but will not be achieved by maintaining status quo. We need big ideas. We need bold new thinking and modern ways to tell the story and make the case for housing and infrastructure. And that is precisely the kind of dynamic, challenging enthusiasm you’ll see at the Fringe this week. Don’t miss a moment!

Antony Oliver, Editorial Consultant

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Don’t miss a moment!Come and visit us on stand no. E7200

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10.30 – 11.45

fringE FacTor presenTaTionS (10 minutes each, plus Q and A)• Driving greater value from data

– Amanda Clack, EY/ incoming RICS president• The digital transformation of infrastructure – Paul Oakley,

Associate Director of BIM, BRE • The public perception of infrastructure – Linda Taylor,

Copper Consultancy• Engaging asset owners with whole life value, collaboration and competition

– Andrew Cowell, MWH – BIM4Water• Will Paris transform UK construction? – Matthew Bell,

Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change - COP21• The future of energy: powerful new ways of using data in infrastructure

– Stuart Jefford, Assistant Director, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC

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12.00 – 13.15

pEchakucha (organiSEd By nla)Quick-fire presentations on innovative projects from NLA’s New Ideas for Housing Competition. Chaired by Catherine Staniland, Deputy Director, New London Architecture

• Wood Blocks – Alex de Rijke, Director, dRMM Architects

• Mega Plan for a Mega City – Roland Brass, Senior Planner, GL Hearn

day one (8Th March)

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fringE FacTorThe Fringe Factor is a series of short but challenging presentations that showcase and address some of the new ideas and key issues from across the construction community. Limited to only ten minutes (plus questions and answers), speakers range from influential industry experts to next-generation specialists with vision and promise. Come and hear the latest thinking explained and explored. Prepare to be inspired…

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13.30 – 14.45

SEMinar“Designing infrastructure for the customers of the future”Critical questions face infrastructure professionals as they design on behalf of the customers of the future including:

• What does society want from infrastructure, what does it need, and how should the government regulate to reflect this?

• How can digital technology continue to transform the infrastructure services delivered and consumed by clients and the public?

• How can infrastructure deliver a better outcome – faster journey times, cheap and reliable energy, a clean and safe environment for their children?

The panel will address these questions drawing on their experiences from the past and present projects to challenge the Fringe audience to think harder about how they will approach projects of the future.

Speakers:

Linda Taylor, Copper Consultancy

Alistair Lenczner, Expedition Engineering

Michael Winhall, Carillion

Roger Hawkins, Hawkins Brown

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• Making more with less – Nikki Cutler, Associate Director, Pitman Tozer Architects

• Intimate Infrastructure – Natasha Reid, Founder and Principal Designer, Natasha Reid Design

• Supurbia – Riette Oosthuizen, Planning, HTA Design LLP

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15.00 – 16.00

The flooding DeBate“Learning from the winter floods – again”• Should annual flooding now be

an accepted part of the UK winter weather cycle?

• What can infrastructure professionals do to learn from this year’s flooding?

• What should the government be doing?• Are there technical solutions – to prevent and so mitigate flooding?• What can residents living in flood plains do today to protect their property?

The panel will address these questions drawing on their experiences from the past and present projects to challenge the Fringe audience to think harder about how they will approach projects of the future.

Speakers:Fola Ogunyoye, Royal Haskoning DHVPaul Shaffer, CIRIADavid Wilkes, ArupPeter Wilder, Wilder Associates.............................................................................................................................

16.15 – 17.00

fringE FacTor presenTaTionSThe digital transformation of construction

• Leveraging the power of asset monitoring – Manuel Davila, CSIC, Cambridge• The use of BIM at the sharp end of construction – Henrik Falldin, Skanska• The digital transformation of infrastructure – Mark Enzer, Mott MacDonald• Understanding the value of new materials and construction methods – Nigel Fraser,

West One Management Consulting • “UK housing crisis - did the Lords get it right?” – John Slaughter,

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17.00 – 17.30

StrEet talk presenTaTionS

Paul Shaffer

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10.30 – 11.45

fringE FacTor presenTaTionS (10 minutes each, plus Q and A)

• Delivering the digital transformation of industry – Alistair Kell, BDP • Transport infrastructure to drive urban and social redevelopment

– John Turzynski, Arup• How will the digital revolution transform design and delivery in the built environment?

– Dr Colin Stuhlfelder, MCIAT, Wrexham Glyndwr University• Design of the UK’s first amphibious house – Richard Coutts, Baca Architects• Creating housing fit for the future – Gill Kelleher, SPECIFIC, Swansea University• What the past can teach us about the future – Miles Ashley, LUL Future transport• Creating the livable cities of the future – Rory Olcayto, Open-City• Design the brand, design the building – Brendan Geraghty,

Geraghty Taylor Architects• The art of doing and making stuff – Robin Howell, Builder.............................................................................................................................

11.55 – 12.10

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12.15 – 12.40

in convErsation With isaBel DeDring, lonDon Deputy Mayor For transport Delivering The lonDon 2050 infrasTrucTurE plan

Isabel Dedring

Miles Ashley

day TWo (9Th March)

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12.45 – 13.45

SEMinar“Solving the UK housing crisis”The UK faces a continued housing shortage. Ongoing urbanisation is pushing up demand particularly in economic hotspots such as London and the south east, creating ambitious annual construction targets of over 260,000 new homes a year and an ever widening affordability gap.• So is the solution a public sector challenge or a private sector opportunity? • How can most UK cities build the need for new housing into wider economic

development and transport policies. • What additional financial incentives or penalties are needed to

encourage the private sector to solve this problem?The panel will address these questions drawing on their experiences from the past and present projects to challenge the Fringe audience to think about how they will approach projects of the future.

Speakers:

Graeme Craig, Transport for London Robin Howell, BuilderRory Olcayto, Open-City – Cities of the futureSimon Kaufman, AECOMJohn O’Brien, Associate Director of Construction Innovation, BRE

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13.45 – 14.45

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day TWo (9Th March) – conTinueD

Rory Olcayto

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The flooding DeBate“Building resilience – adapting to climate change”Flooding is now becoming the norm as climate change leads to more intense periods of rainfall throughout the year. We must also live with greater extremes of temperature – hot and cold. So defending property and infrastructure is no longer enough. Built environment professionals must now adapt their designs to live with the increasing reality of climate change and work to make at risk housing, schools and all infrastructure more resilient to the inevitable change.

The question is how to approach the challenge.• What are the technical barriers and opportunities?• Where can the UK learn from?• How will our communities have to change

to adapt to this new norm?• How can the UK afford to embrace this change?Speakers:

Stephen Garvin, Director of BRE’s Centre for Resilience David Symons, WSP Richard Coutts, Baca ArchitectsSue Illman, Illman Young Landscape Design LtdTim Broyd, Chair in Built Environment Foresight, UCL and Vice President, ICEJohn Twitchen, Director, env23.............................................................................................................................

16.30 – 17.30

fringE FacTor presenTaTionS“Embracing innovation”• Embracing Innovation in Architecture – Daniel Rossiter MCIAT• A new approach long term asset management – Roger Bailey, Tideway• BIM - progress against the Construction Strategy 2011 – Steve Thompson, BIM

Consultant PCSG• New approach to coastal flood forecasting and warning

– Sun Yan Evans, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald• BDx (Building Data Exchange) – Mat Colmer, Digital Catapult• Embracing innovation in construction – Paul Surin,

Head of Built Environment, Wienerberger

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10.30 – 11.40

fringE FacTor presenTaTionS (10 minutes each, plus Q and A)

• BRE Academy Skills Gap Survey – Pauline Traetto, Director of BRE Academy• Tackling the diversity challenge – Manon Bradley, Development Director,

Major Projects Association • An update on the value of carbon accounting – Dr. Craig Jones, Circular Ecology• Tools for the future - skills to embrace the changing world of infrastructure

– Pascal Martinez, Bentley Systems• 3D printing and the impact of technology on design – Nick Grace, Royal College of Art• The air quality challenge – Dr Andy Dengel, BRE.............................................................................................................................

11.40 – 12.05

The greEn consTrucTion BoarD prESEntS: rEducE carBon, reDuce coSt – thE inFraStructure carBon reviEw and paS 2080Chris Newsome, GCB/Anglian Water

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day ThrEe (10Th March)

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12.15 –13.00

panel DiscuSsion“Beyond The Green Belt” Landscape Institute and The Building Centre

Speakers:

Lewis Blackwell, The Building CentrePaul Lincoln, Landscape Institute

Beyond The Green Belt is an exhibition and event programme that will run at The Building Centre from early March to end of April 2016. Led by The Building Centre with the Landscape Institute it will explore and provide answers to the question: ‘What should happen to the Green Belt?’

This topic is extremely relevant in the light of recent Government signs of easing Green Belt planning controls, along with the London Mayoral elections agitating more discussion. Developers, architects, infrastructure specialists, planners, conservationists and many other groups are highly active on the issues contained within Green Belt policies. At stake are large environmental management issues along with considerable development opportunities.

This Fringe panel discussion will give an insight into the key issues that have to be addressed for the Green Belt.

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13.30 – 14.45

flooding DeBate“Without know how there’s no way – strategies for managing flood risk”The recent major weather events have demonstrated that flooding is now be considered as part of modern life in many parts of the UK. And as climate change leads to more intense periods of rainfall throughout the year, it is inevitable that more and more of the population will be affected – either by actual flooding or the threat of flooding. The social challenges of dealing with this change are huge and must be appreciated by infrastructure professionals as they work to create strategies to help communities to adapt.

• Are the social impacts of flooding properly understood by infrastructure professionals?• In what ways have we learnt from the flood events over the last two decades?• What are the drivers for the public behaviour change

required to live with increased water and flood risk?• Does the current balance between cost and benefit

deliver the right results for the publc?• How will the new Flood Reinsurance Scheme

impact behaviour change around flood risk?• In what ways must we continue to change our

approach to managing flood risk in the UK?Speakers:Clare Dinnis, Deputy Director of Strategy and Investment, Environment Agency Roland Grzybek, CH2M WEM National Framework ManagerGavin Scaife, Technical Consultant, Aviva PropertyJim Barrick, Tilt-damSarah Marriott, Flood Advisory Service

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15.00 – 16.15

SEMinarA view point from the next generationNext Generation – skills, talent and tools to transform the built environment future. Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Inspiration Panel will discuss the challenges facing the built environment professions as the industry transforms to embrace new digital technology and focus on improved outcomes for infrastructure users.

Speakers:Chris North, Morgan SindallJoshua Macabuag, Research Engineer, EPICentre, UCLSakthy Selvakumaran, PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge

The ICE inspiration panel tackles the challenges:

• Training/education

• Public perception/media

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The Fringe is again bringing a series of PechaKucha presentations and this year’s talks have been organised by New London Architecture. See page 4 for details.

PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where the speaker shows 20 slides, each for 20 seconds, a total of only 6 minutes 40 seconds. Making your point in a limited time is not as easy as it sounds, and speakers are forced to express themselves clearly and concisely. The result is fast-paced and fun. See for yourself, by looking at last year’s Ecobuild Fringe PechaKuchas on the PechaKucha website:

http://bit.ly/fringepechakuchas

Last year’s topics included:

• Design from the outside in by Donncha O’Shea• BIM for landscape by Henry Fanby-Taylor• Soft verges by Ian Hingley• A little BIM story by Janet T Beckett• Derbyshire Street Pocket Park by Luke Greysmith• Water … too much … or not enough by Mary Bowman• Complete streets by Stephen O’Malley• Is BIM worth it? by Steve Thompson• Why people are sharing stuff online and why you should too by Su Butcher

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ACO on Air - Sharing Knowledge

The construction industry is complex, it is vast and expanding. Keeping up with what is happening in any given segment of the industry is difficult and keeping abreast of ‘associated’ issues is even more difficult. ACO are recognised as global leaders in surface water management but, like almost every other company in the construction industry, there are numerous other areas that influence what they do – legislation, technology, environment, people and politics being some of the most obvious. ACO on AIR captures and shares the best practice, knowledge and trends from as many of those areas impacting water management as possible.

ACO On AIR is designed to deliver up-to-date information as quickly and easily as possible, helping to build knowledge that makes a difference.

Throughout the year video presentations and interviews capture high-profile and thought-leading speakers at key industry seminars, exhibitions and other such events. All this year’s Fringe events are being covered and will be released on the ACO website over the coming weeks.

In addition, you can catch up with all previous releases through our ACO On Air YouTube channel:

www.bit.ly/ACOonAIR

• Interview with The Rt. Hon. The Lord Michael Heseltine CH• ‘The growth of retail’ interview with Lord Simon Wolfson, Chief Executive of Next plc• Sydney Trains, CEO, Howard Collins discusses the lessons learned from running Sydney Trains• Straight Talk with Mark Bew, Chairman, HM Government BIM Working Group• 5Interview with Mark Watts, Chief Executive of C40 on urbanisation• Delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel - Sir Neville Simms

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how did you BEcoME interesTEd in phoTography?I first became interested in photography when at the age of seventeen I was given a camera for my birthday.

At the time my family were living in the remote Welsh countryside and I started taking pictures of what I saw around me.

Quite early on I found myself being drawn towards a geometric style using strong light and deep shadows.

whose work has inFluencEd you?My main influences come from artists and photographers. I’m drawn to those that have a real command of light and composition. Edward Hopper, Lyonel Feininger and Giorgio De Chirico are artists I much admire. Hopper’s Nighthawks speaks volumes about light, shade and the human condition.

As regards photographers, Lucien Hervé, who was Le Corbusier’s photographer, is a big influence on me. Magnificent compositions that show off architectural detail in a unique way. Also, Ernst Haas, who was an early pioneer of colour photography, was one of the most imaginative photographers there has ever been. He mastered any form he turned his hand to.

what inspirES you?Light is my main inspiration. When I see how sunlight works with a city and creates wonderful scenes of sparkling light and rich shadows, I just want to be out there capturing it.

I have always been obsessed with clean lines and the geometrical appearance of things. I find beauty not necessarily in the subject itself but in the space that surrounds it. There is little ornamentation in my pictures, decoration comes from the play of light, shadow, form and texture.

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when you go ouT on a shoot, Do you always know what sorT of photograph you arE going to take in advancE?I’m obsessed with certain things and I have a simple but strong sense of design and I like my pictures to reflect this.

I’ll be on the lookout for how light plays with dark and how patterns form and interact with each other. Geometric shapes created by shadows with an almost cubist feel to them make up the foundations of many of my pictures. I also like images made up of fragments of people, objects, buildings etc creating a kind of mosaic effect. Sometimes it’s nice to try and challenge the viewer into deciding for themselves what they are looking at.

how long DoES it take you To coMpoSE anD set up a Shot?Once I find a scene I’ll move around the area to see how the elements work together to create the best composition. The angle of light will play the biggest role but the human factor is very important. I tend to want to use people as graphic elements. How we interact with our urban environment is endlessly fascinating and capturing a person’s movement or position is key. I will always work until I think I’ve got the best shot possible. I have no problem in returning on another day to get it right.

do you alWayS work in Black anD WhiTE?Black and white is right for my way of seeing. I love the rich blacks, pure whites and all the gorgeous tonal qualities in between.

For me it triggers more of a simple emotional response than colour.

If I do shoot colour it’s usually in strong primary tones which dominate, like reds and yellows.

what Do you Think MakES a good picture?Quite simply, I think a good picture is one that you want to go back to time and again and one that draws something from you each time. In a world of image saturation, I want to be looking at an image that takes me under its spell, no matter how simple it may be.

do you alWayS use a Digital caMera?Most of my work nowadays is done digitally but I always carry a film camera too, usually a Leica. Shooting film makes you think more carefully about what you are doing. I don’t want to lose the art of film development and printing as it’s a real craft and keeps me in touch with my roots. No matter how good digital printing is, I do believe that certain pictures look better made in the darkroom. Film is enjoying something of a renaissance and that can only be a good thing.

are There any Tips you can ofFer aBout taking a photograph?My tip is to follow what your eye is telling you and look closely at what you see. We all have a unique way of seeing and your own style will come from within.

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liSten to rupErt aT StrEetTalk intervieWeD By lEwiS BlackWell on 9th March at 13.45. TakE a look at ruperT’s Work SupErsizeD on The aco Stand e2040

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Street Talk offers a platform at the Ecobuild Fringe for anyone to speak about thought-provoking issues in the construction industry. Speakers who feel passionately about their cause are given up to 5 minutes to air their views without interruption. Talks will be recorded on video for later promotion online.

expEct soMething DiFfErEnt…Once again Street Talk 2016 will incorporate interviews with our featured artists – including, this year, Rupert Vandervell.

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We are ‘anoraks’ when it comes to understanding water management, whether it be the engineering and manufacture of products, the complexities of water hydraulics, or the sensitive integration of drainage into our urban environments, we always immerse ourselves in the detail.

Like other critical resources, water is both vital for life and well-being whilst also representing a significant threat to life and the environment, as recent floods have evidenced. Managing the risk of surface water requires appropriate management at the surface and that is ACO’s core territory: Collection and conveyance for Cleaning and Holding before a controlled Release.

Our objective is to protect our living environments whilst also ensuring water is ‘cared for’ as it returns to water courses and rivers or is used for various domestic and industrial purposes.

As part of the process of providing water management solutions ACO interfaces with a wide variety of different issues – carbon management, health & safety, legislation, construction, technologies, the economy and many others. Whatever area our brand is involved with, we constantly focus on DETAIL, QUALITY and NEW IDEAS.

We are proud to be bringing the Fringe to Ecobuild once again.

ACO is recognised as a global leader in the management of surface water, from airports to patios and from breweries to bathrooms.

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We are the world-leading authority on all aspects of the built environment and an independent building science centre. We generate new knowledge through research which is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. We enable our government and private sector clients to meet the environmental, social and economic challenges they face by delivering higher performing, better quality, safer, more secure and more sustainable products, buildings, homes, businesses and communities. We are owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity, which funds research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment. We are committed to building a better world together. We are BRE.

We will be addressing a number of key issues affecting the industry as part of our involvement at this year’s Ecobuild Fringe. From BIM Level 2 adoption to Skills and Diversity, and from Flood Resilience to improving Air Quality – come and hear from BRE’s experts in these fields in a series of informal sessions at #EcoFringe.

We are the official ‘Research and Innovation Partner’ of Ecobuild, while

Day 1 of the main conference is sponsored by our Home Quality Mark, featuring a debate on ‘Living for tomorrow: What will next generation housing look like?’ and Day 2 is sponsored by BIM@BRE, featuring our BIM experts from across training and certification – they will be on hand to answer your BIM Level 2 questions on Day 2 between 12noon and 2pm in North Gallery Room 16. Day 3 is all about looking at the next generation of people, construction and technology and the BRE Academy will be announcing the results of its ‘Building Site to Boardroom’ skills survey.

We look forward to seeing you on our exhibition stand number E3032 to meet the BRE team!

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The Building Centre exists to promote innovation in the built environment. First established in 1931, the organisation has since developed to become not-for-profit dedicated to providing education, information and inspiration to all sectors of the built environment as well as the general public. Our building on South Crescent, Store Street, in central London, is open to all involved in architecture and construction; it is a place where you can learn and develop knowledge and join the ongoing debate about the built environment.

We work with many leading organisations, individuals and companies connected with environmental issues and building. We are delighted to say that several choose to make their home in our building. Exhibitions and talks at The Building Centre, typically undertaken with expert partners, have often stimulated wider discussion of key issues.

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As a professional body and educational charity, we work to protect, conserve and enhance the natural and built environment for the public benefit. We champion landscape and the landscape profession, through advocacy and support to our members, in order to inspire great places where people want to live, work and visit. We work with government to improve the planning, design and management of urban and rural landscape. We accredit university courses and promote professional development to ensure that landscape architects deliver the highest standards of practice.

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The Building Centre exists to promote innovation in the built environment.

The Landscape Institute is the Royal Chartered Institute for Landscape Architects and Landscape professionals, including landscape designers, landscape managers, landscape planners, landscape ecologists and urban designers.

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As a membership based organisation, CIAT is owned by and operated on behalf of its members with a growing network of members who are based around the globe. This network is open to all members creating a huge resource and knowledge base.

The Institute has its own Royal Charter and under this Charter the objects are:

• to promote, for the benefit of society, the science and practice of Architectural Technology

• to facilitate the development and integration of technology into architecture and the wider construction industry to continually improve standards of service for the benefit of industry and of society

• to uphold and advance the standards of education, competence, practice and conduct of members of the Institute thereby promoting the interests, standing and recognition of Chartered Members within the industry and the wider society.

The origins of CIAT began following a report by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) calling for the establishment of ‘an institute for technicians’. Consequently, on 12 February 1965, the Society of Architectural and Associated Technicians (SAAT) was founded, representing and qualifying technicians within construction.

In 1986, that SAAT’s name changed to British Institute of Architectural Technicians (BIAT), to reflect the specialisms of Architectural Technicians, In 2005, its fortieth year, the Institute was recognised by incorporation by Royal Charter. The Institute continues to build on its solid and respected platform for the continued evolution of the discipline of Architectural Technology, particularly internationally with the establishment of its new Overseas Centres.

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The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) is the lead qualifying body for Architectural Technology and represents those practising and studying within the discipline. CIAT qualifies Chartered Architectural Technologists, MCIAT, and professionally qualified Architectural Technicians, TCIAT.

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Circular Ecology are constantly looking for inspiration, for facts and statements that inspire, surprise and motivate. Here are some of their examples:

• It takes more energy to make 1 kg of paper than it takes to make 1 kg of steel.

• It takes almost 500,000 litres of water to extract just 1 kg of gold.

• 1 kwh of electricity from a UK plug socket takes almost 3 kwh of energy to produce.

• Switching from the font ‘Arial’ to ‘Century Gothic’ saves 30% ink on printing.

• There is up to 30 times more gold in a tonne of old mobile phones than in a tonne of gold ore.

• Around 16,000 litres of water is consumed to make just 1 kg of beef.

• Recycling a single 330 ml aluminium drink can saves enough energy to power a TV for over 3 hours.

• Recycling a single 500 ml aluminium beer can saves enough energy to power a TV for over 4 hours.

• It takes around 2,700 litres of water to make a single cotton t-shirt.

• The embodied carbon of constructing an average UK house is equivalent to driving around the earth over 10 times.

• 23 new steps have been added to Mexico City’s Angel of Independence. Over-abstraction of ground water has caused the city to sink 9 m in the last 100 years.

“MorE EnErgy is WasTEd in The uk’s ElEctriciTy generation SySteM thaT iS consuMeD to hEat all of The uk’s hoMes”

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Circular Ecology is based in Bristol, UK, and was founded in 2013 to offer a range of resource efficiency services, including carbon footprinting, water footprinting, life cycle assessment (LCA), circular economy and wider resource efficiency. The company also offer a range of online and bespoke training courses.

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ice.org.uk

To support civil engineers meeting the challenges posed by our constantly evolving world, ICE provides knowledge, professional expertise and guidance, sustainable development and connections between Government, industry and the supply chain.

As one of the world’s leading institutions, we support civil engineers and technicians by awarding professional qualifications, ensuring they work to high standards, and helping them to develop their careers.

ICE also encourages members to continue their professional development by providing a variety of civil engineering knowledge resources. These include

industry-leading events, internationally renowned publications from ICE Publishing and tailored courses from ICE Training.

As industry thought leaders, our members and partners can help turn engineering knowledge into action. ICE is taking the initiative to lead the debate and bring together the greatest minds of this generation to inspire the greatest engineering minds of tomorrow, to help find solutions to global challenges.

To learn more and help us make a difference for future generations, visit ice.org.uk.

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The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is home to over 88,000 civil engineers in more than 164 countries. Our members play a hugely important role in shaping our world and building the essential infrastructure we all depend on.

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A busy year-round programme of events, research and exhibitions examines all issues affecting London’s built environment and attracts all those with a stake in the future of the city – politicians, professionals and the public. We bring the broadest group of people from all disciplines and communities together to share knowledge and debate the city’s unprecedented growth.

NLA has established itself over the last decade as a broker between all those involved in planning and designing the future of London and an influential promoter of positive physical change. Our New London Charter sets out our vision for the capital.

We are based at The Building Centre in central London where our giant interactive model of central London is free to visit six days a week.

NLA is an independent, member-supported organisation managed by Pipers Projects Ltd. All funding comes from membership fees, ticket sales for paid events and sponsorship of our programme. Our membership is drawn from a wide range of private and public sector organisations with an interest in London’s built environment.

NLA is managed by a small team, passionate about London and its physical environment.

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New London Architecture (NLA) is an independent forum for discussion, debate and information about architecture, planning, development and construction in the capital. Our core mission is to bring people together to shape a better city.

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We are an independent, not for profit organisation that aims to challenge perceptions, break down barriers and inspire people to demand high-quality places for current and future generations. Our work covers 3 core strands: Engagement, Education, and Enabling.

With a basis of experience, expertise and research built up over 23 years, our programmes are designed to encourage dialogue, debate and learning about how architecture and public space affect our daily lives, and to enable people to discover and understand how they can really influence change in the built environment.

We are the only organisation that actively involves such a variety of stakeholders across London, connecting up those that plan, design and build the city to those that live, work and play in the city, both through our own action and research.

Our pioneering programmes and initiatives are designed to meet the needs of decision-makers, young people and the wider community, and it is the success of these that has positioned us

as a progressive and influential authority amongst these groups.

Open-City has developed an approach that focuses on offering opportunities to:

• Learn by experiencing and exploring

• Build understanding and knowledge

• Express views

• Use knowledge to influence policy and practice

All of Open-City’s work is informed by a unique approach to people and place. This tried and tested strategy comprises a three-stage process of experiential learning, sharing knowledge and expertise, and learning by doing.

Green Sky Thinking (25-29 April 2016), Open-City’s sustainability initiative is a week-long, London-wide events programme for 2000+ professionals highlighting innovative thinking and practice in sustainability. The purpose of the programme is to further the sustainable development of our built environment by sharing best practice and lessons learnt in a direct onsite manner of ‘seeing is believing’.

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Open-City is London’s leading architecture education organisation. We champion the value of well-designed places and spaces in making a liveable and vibrant city, and the role everyone plays within it.

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The Infrastructure Carbon Review is designed to lead change across the industry needed to release the value of lower carbon solutions across the built environment.

The goal is to demonstrate leadership and actions required to reduce carbon and reduce cost.

Devised by the industry-led Green Construction Board, which forms the sustainability workstream of Construction Leadership Council, the ICR is aimed at leaders within infrastructure organisations to help accelerate the move to a lower carbon future. It has already been endorsed by over 50 leading organisations.

As the work of the Green Construction Board demonstrates, the industry has the potential to cut up to 24M tonnes of carbon from the construction and operation of the UK’s infrastructure assets by 2050 and save up to £1.46bn a year – both reducing costs and improving productivity.

Understanding and releasing this value is the challenge. The ICR helps organisations to set out the content of carbon in infrastructure and provides practical steps to reduce it. A number of recommendations for wider action have also been developed, including the development of a PAS (2080) standard and guidance document on Carbon Management in Infrastructure to guide the industry to success.

Transforming the industry to a lower carbon, lower cost and more efficient sector of the UK economy is the Green Construction Board ambition. It is therefore

urging all organisations across the value chain to endorse and embrace the ICR as a key step to achieve the required change.

That means simply committing your teams to taking action to rethink processes and reduce carbon throughout the design, construction and maintenance of assets. It means signing up to the ICR and setting out commitment that your organisation can use to drive lower carbon performance, lower cost and greater asset value.

To find out how you can embrace the Infrastructure Carbon Review in your organisation to reduce carbon and reduce cost, visit www.greenconstructionboard.org and follow to links to Infrastructure.

Alternatively just simply email [email protected] for details.

Hear Chris explain the Infrastructure Carbon Review on the Fringe on Thursday 10th March at 11.40.

The Infrastructure Carbon Review Reduce carbon, reduce cost

“We have gained real value from lower carbon solutions. The greatest benefit comes from joining up the value chain, with the client taking the lead in defining clear ‘low carbon’ targets and being responsive to the opportunities that are offered. That’s what leads to positive sustainable outcomes.”

Chris Newsome Director of Asset Management, Anglian Water and Chair of the GCB’s Infrastructure Working Group

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