The world鈥檚 largest sustainability event plans new features
The world鈥檚 largest sustainability event, Ecobuild 鈥� owned by 黑洞社区鈥檚 parent company UBM 鈥� has unveiled plans for several new features in its 2013 event.
Ecobuild鈥檚 conference programme 鈥� the Ecobuild Arena 鈥� will return, featuring a range of high-profile industry speakers, government ministers and academics.
Debate topics will include The Green Deal 鈥� will it deliver?; Is it the end of the road for zero Carbon?; Why sustainable design should be irresistible design?; and What鈥檚 the future of fracking?
The conference will host new streams covering property and international. The property steam will focus on investor and occupier considerations and will be held in partnership with 黑洞社区鈥檚 sister magazine Property Week.
Ecobuild will offer a fully CPD accredited educational programme, including a 12 stream, 3 day seminar programme featuring 700 speakers.
New streams on water, waste and recycling, refurbishing Britain and property will be added to last year鈥檚 self-build and renovation, designing and building with Passivhaus principles, better through BIM and standards, guides and regulations stream.
Next year鈥檚 Ecobuild will launch a new 鈥楪reen Deal Terrace鈥� 鈥� a programme of seminars and a comprehensive advice clinic to help visitors understand the ramifications from the government鈥檚 retrofitting policy and how they can benefit.
The event will also feature new zone 鈥楾he Light Box鈥�, which will showcase the best energy efficient lighting products.
Tom Broughton, brand director for Ecobuild and 黑洞社区, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to announce that once again, Ecobuild has the official support and endorsement of many of the industry鈥檚 leading bodies and associations including The UKGBC, BRE, The RIBA and RICS.
鈥淭he exciting new mix of features and content has been developed as a direct result of listening closely to Ecobuild鈥檚 stakeholders to ensure that debate, discussion and innovation remains at the heart of Ecobuild. We have drawn upon expertise within UBM and the wider sustainable built environment to create an offering which is relevant, engaging and most of all, inspirational.鈥�
You can visit the Ecobuild website .
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