Carbon Footprint Construction Summit
17 & 18 September 2007
Day One: Monday 17 September 2007
Understanding Carbon Management In The Construction Industry And How It Will Bring Efficiency And Competitive Differentiation
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| 0830 |
Coffee and Registration |
| 0850 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks & Opening Address including: Making Sense Of Carbon - Defining The Key Terminologies |
George Martin, Board Member, UK Green Building Council & Head of Sustainability, Willmott Dixon Construction
WHY TAKE ACTION? DEMONSTRATING THE KEY BENEFITS SUPPORTING CARBON FOOTPRINT MANAGEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY?
Keynote Panel Session
| 0900 |
Recognising The Strategic Business Drivers For Measuring Your Carbon Footprint In The Construction Industry |
- Defining the term ‘carbon footprint’ in the context of the construction industry value chain
- Making the business case for achieving measurable improvements to carbon performance
- Realising the cost efficiency benefits
- Why shareholders, investors and clients want to see accurate measurement and effective reduction of carbon emissions
Paul Drechsler, Chairman & Chief Executive, Wates Group
John Frankiewicz, Chief Operating Officer, Willmott Dixon
Noel Morrin, SVP Sustainability, Skanska AB (Sweden)
Guy Battle, Founder and Chairman, Dcarbon8
UNDERSTANDING CLIENT EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ON MEASURING, REPORTING AND REDUCING CARBON – WHAT WILL MAKE YOU DIFFERENT?
Panel Session
| 0945 |
Understanding Public Sector Client And Land Owner Requirements To Provide A Targeted And Successful Proposal And Service |
- Giving the client what they want before they ask for it
- Gaining differentiation for your client offering
- Establishing the potential flexibility of product specifications
- Building in a balance between time and cost in the bid to meet KPI’s and environmental requirements such as the Code for Sustainable Homes
Nicholas Gibbins, Thames Gateway Strategy Division, DCLG
Trevor Beattie, Director of Corporate Strategy, English Partnerships
Martin Hunt, Head of Built Environment, Forum for the Future
Lorraine Brayford, Programme Manager - Sustainable Development, Department of Health
Retail Sector Case Study
| 1030 |
Meeting Commercial Sector Requirements For Carbon Management And Understanding Your Client’s Objectives And KPI’s |
- Clarifying the requirements for suppliers and store design
- Outlining the lessons from Sainsbury’s and from the development of the Northampton Depot
Morag Robertson, Environment Manager for Supply Chain, Sainsbury's
Tony Mars, Head of Construction, Sainsbury's
| 1100 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
Case Study
| 1130 |
Managing The Ever-Increasing Environmental Demands Of New PFI/PPP Contracts |
- Engaging with tenants who STILL don't see energy usage as an issue
- Differences between the traditional market and PFI/PPP
- What does "Carbon Neutral" mean in the context of a multi-tenanted building?
- The role of offsetting and attributing the financial responsibility
- Accommodating all the different demands of multiple retailers
Dave Farebrother, Environment Director, Land Securities
What Does Superior Carbon Performance Actually Look Like?
| 1200 |
Understanding The Scope For Measuring And Reducing Carbon Emissions Within Operations And Through Procurement |
- The crucial role of procurement from strategy down to implementation for achieving carbon KPI’s
- Creating a framework for carbon footprinting analysis with building construction, onsite operations and the different supply chains
Dr Peter Bonfield, Leader - Construction Materials, Olympic Delivery Authority & Chief Executive, BRE
DELIVERING ACCURATE AND QUANTIFIABLE CARBON MEASUREMENT THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND AND MONETARISE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND GAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Panel Session
| 1230 |
Developing Construction Industry Benchmarks To Develop Common Industry Standards |
- Reporting consistent sustainable information clearly and concisely
- Identifying where to start and where to stop
- Identifying what to take into account from the different aspects of the value chain
- What is the supplier’s carbon footprint?
- What is the contractor’s carbon footprint?
- What is the client’s carbon footprint?
- What is required for a carbon label reality
Neil Kirkpatrick, Associate Director, Arup
Dr Kristian Steele, Principal Consultant, BRE
Alan McGill, Project Director, Prince of Wales’ Accounting for Sustainability
| 1300 |
Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
OVERCOMING THE KEY CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN MANAGING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT WITHIN SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS
“Mapping The Lifecycle”
| 1400 |
Framing Your Carbon Footprint –Where Do You Begin, How Far Do You Go? |
- Identifying where to start and where to stop
- Determining the boundaries of responsibility for carbon management across different components of the construction process
- Where do you say it’s your personal carbon footprint?
- Where do you say it’s your trade contractor’s footprint?
- And what about you client’s footprint?
- Where do you actually draw the line when you’re measuring?
- Establishing the time and resources necessary for an accurate measurement
Deborah Evans, Head of Corporate Reporting and Assurance, LRQA
Case Study
| 1430 |
Formulating New Policies For The Supply Of Construction Materials |
- Establishing what a good quality and assured product is
- Evaluating the difference low carbon products will make to your project
- Evaluating the carbon and business benefit of more durable products requiring less future maintenance
Peter Quinn, Managing Director, ScotAsh
Panel Session
| 1500 |
Identifying Which Material Supply Chains Will Have The Biggest Impact On Your Carbon Footprint |
- Assessing the realistic impact of Timber, Steel and other materials and your project
- Evaluating the relative carbon impacts and embodied energy of recycled and virgin materials
- Utilising up-to-date and accurate measurement guidelines
Richard Barrett, Managing Director, Barrett Steel Buildings
Miles Watkins, Director of Group Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility, Aggregate Industries
| 1530 |
Carbon Footprinting The Design Process - Lessons From The Water Sector |
Dr Arthur Thornton BSc (Hons) PhD, Principal Consultant, Atkins Water
| 1545 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
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Case Study
| 1615 |
Simple Actions For Measuring The Embodied Energy In Materials And Transport With Third Parties And The Rest Of Your Supply Chain |
- Choosing the right products and engaging the supply chain
- Gaining accurate measurements from fluctuating sources of supply with a wide range of products
- Communicating carbon footprints to customers (the balance of decision making against uncertainty)
Jez Cutler, Group Environment Manager, Travis Perkins
| 1645 |
Balancing The Carbon Footprint Of Construction With The Carbon Emissions Over The Occupied Life Of A Building |
David Zammit, Senior Consultant, ESD
| 1715 |
Questions and Answers Followed By Close Of Conference and Sponsored Evening Networking Cocktail Reception |
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Day Two: Tuesday 18 September 2007
Practically Achieving Carbon Reduction Onsite And In The Supply Chain To Gain Differentiation And Competitive Advantage
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| 0830 |
Coffee and Registration |
| 0850 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks |
Jeff Schofield, Head of Marketing, Hewden Stuart PLC
Panel Session
| 0900 |
Evaluating The Required Scale And Acceptability Of Onsite Renewable Energy Options And Offsite Carbon Offset Investment |
- How much of the move for renewables is for box-ticking purposes and what is the real, practical benefit for carbon footprints?
- Establishing responsibility and funding options for practical, permissible and durable onsite renewable technology
- Understanding the acceptability of offsite carbon offset investment to achieve carbon neutrality
Thomas Carpen, Senior Strategic Planner, Greater London Authority
Claudine Blamey, Director of Corporate Responsibility, British Land
| 1000 |
Monetarising Carbon Data To Strategically Measure Efficiency Improvements |
OPTIMISING TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION TO MINIMISE CARBON EMISSIONS AND MAXIMISE COST-EFFICIENCY
Case Study
| 1030 |
Assessing The Achievable Sourcing Objectives To Reduce Carbon Emissions And Maintain Quality And Deliverability |
- Managing a balance between local sourcing and quality, aesthetically pleasing materials and products
- Assessing which materials and products can be practically sourced locally in the UK
Andrew Kinsey, Senior Environmental Manager, Bovis Lend Lease
| 1100 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
Case Study
| 1130 |
“Material Miles” – How To Measure And Justify The Impact Of Sourcing Materials From Overseas |
- Where to make the extra effort and expense to source overseas and gain build quality
John Park, Canada Wood UK
Panel Session
| 1200 |
Transport And Logistics – How To Achieve Cost Efficiency And Reduce Carbon Emissions By Optimising Construction Goods Transport |
- Overcoming the hurdles of fluctuating site demands, excessive packaging and bulkiness of loads
Gary Sullivan, Managing Director, Wilson James & Chairman, Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership
Paul Johnson, Managing Director, Model Logic Ltd
BAA Case Study – “Achieving A Reduction In Terminal 5’s Carbon Footprint Through Efficient Management Of Logistics”
| 1230 |
Managing Transport And Logistics For A Major Construction Project And Practically Achieving Carbon Emission Reduction |
- Using logistics centres to enhance overall sustainability, achieve impact reduction and realise cost savings throughout the construction process
Beverley Lister, Head of Environment, T5, BAA
| 1300 |
Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
WORKING SMARTER TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL ONSITE EFFICIENCY
Panel Session
| 1400 |
Evaluating The Carbon Impact And Business Benefits Of Off-site Manufacture vs. Onsite Production |
- Energy efficiency - exceeding the requirements of Building Regulations
- Engineering waste out of the building process
David Johnson, Director, Yorkon
Richard O’Connor, Business Improvement Director, Thomas Vale Construction
| 1430 |
Implementing Simple Onsite Practices And Creating Culture Change To Improve Site Efficiency And Profit From Differentiation |
- Understanding and rationalising client objectives for waste management
- Targeting and acting upon onsite inefficiencies
- Reducing your carbon footprint through waste segregation
Dr Mike Watson, Head of Construction, WRAP
Panel Session
| 1500 |
Examining New Methodologies For Reducing Your Carbon Footprint With Construction Waste Management |
- The benefits of planning site waste management at an early stage with the client
- Simple onsite initiatives that can make a world of difference
Rachel Woolliscroft, Group Sustainability Manager, Wates Group
Joe McNulty, Managing Director, Integra
| 1530 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
MAKING SENSE OF THE NUMBERS – EFFICIENTLY COLLECTING AND UTILISING ACCURATE AND MEASURABLE CARBON DATA
| 1600 |
Practically Delivering Carbon Management To Client Requirements |
- Clarifying Tesco's key requirements to maximize efficiency and benefit the development of Tesco's Environmental stores
James Dorling, Development Manager for Environmental Stores, Tesco
| 1630 |
How To Successfully Gather And Collate Accurate Data From Diverse Project Teams With Varying Levels Of Complexity |
- Utilising a single data set to meet and report to all the environmental standards
Rosi Fieldson, Senior Architect, Simons Design
Barry Smith, Environmental Manager, Simons Group
| 1700 |
Questions and Answers Followed By Close Of Conference |
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Paul Drechsler, Chairman & Chief Executive, Wates Group
John Frankiewicz, Chief Operating Officer, Willmott Dixon
Dave Farebrother, Environment Director, Land Securities
Dr. Peter Bonfield, Leader - Construction Materials, Olympic Delivery Authority & Chief Executive, BRE
Trevor Beattie, Director of Corporate Strategy, English Partnerships
Morag Robertson, Environment Manager for Supply Chain, Sainsbury’s
Tony Mars, Head of Construction, Sainsbury’s
Beverley Lister, Head of Environment, T5, BAA
Claudine Blamey, Director of Corporate Responsibility, British Land
Noel Morrin, SVP Sustainability, Skanska AB (Sweden)
Guy Battle, Founder and Chairman, Dcarbon8
George Martin, Board Member, UK Green Building Council & Head of Sustainability, Willmott Dixon Construction
Paul Sims, Operations Director, Bovis Lend Lease
Andrew Kinsey, Senior Environmental Manager, Bovis Lend Lease
Rachel Woolliscroft, Group Sustainability Manager, Wates Group
Richard O’Connor, Business Improvement Director, Thomas Vale Construction
Thomas Carpen, Senior Strategic Planner, Greater London Authority
Nicholas Gibbins, Thames Gateway Strategy Division, DCLG
Gary Sullivan, Managing Director, Wilson James & Chairman, Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership
Alan McGill, Project Director, Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability
Dr Mike Watson, Head of Construction, WRAP
Martin Hunt, Head of Built Environment, Forum for the Future
Neil Kirkpatrick, Associate Director, Arup
Dr Kristian Steele, Principal Consultant, BRE
Jez Cutler, Group Environment Manager, Travis Perkins
Paul Johnson, Managing Director, Model Logic Ltd
David Johnson, Director, Yorkon
Miles Watkins, Director of Group Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility, Aggregate Industries
Peter Quinn, Managing Director, ScotAsh
Richard Barrett, Managing Director, Barrett Steel Buildings
John Park, Director, Canada Wood UK
Joe McNulty, Managing Director, Integra
Rosi Fieldson, Senior Architect, Simons Design
Barry Smith, Environmental Manager, Simons Group
Deborah Evans, Head of Corporate Reporting and Assurance , LRQA
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