[ Focus: Conference and exhibition ] TIMETABLE 11.20am-11.50am/3.20pm-3.50pm
Open lighting control protocols – Paul Russell/Marc Gaunt, sponsored by Schneider Electric The inherent need for energy efficiency continues to provide opportunities for the market around lighting control and integration. With technology advancing rapidly, however, how can the installer give assurance to his client around the viability of control systems during the life of their building? Schneider Electric explains more about some of the protocols available on the market, which give assurance about forward and backward compatibility while allowing integration with other parts of a buildings control infrastructure as it develops.
11.20am-11.50am/3.20pm-3.50pm
Home automation: future opportunities– Paul Dawson, sponsored by Scolmore Group This workshop explores home automation and the opportunities available for electrical contractors looking to expand their knowledge of wireless RF controls and new installation benefits. The workshop also demonstrates how this offers increased business opportunities, by providing customers with a flexible solution that can be enhanced as and when requirements change.
Midday-12.30pm/4pm-4.30pm
Building a sustainable business case – Katy Bryan, sustainability manager, sponsored by Philips This details the benefits of sustainability and how this mega-trend can be used to improve business cases around energy efficiency and LED lighting. Sustainability encompasses economic benefits, environmental benefits and social benefits, but these are often difficult to make tangible, so Katy outlines easy steps that will build a sustainable business case for LED lighting, improving ROI.
12.40pm-1.10pm/4.40pm-5.10pm
Honeywell: effectively combining LED lighting and controls to save energy– James Chorlton, sponsored by MK by Honeywell Honeywell LED Lighting on how the company has achieved its high performance and reliability, looking at: Ex-Or lighting controls; incremental efficiency for minimal additional investment; energy efficiency solutions in key market segments: industrial, commercial and retail; how your business can win in this innovative, fast-growing and accessible marketplace; plus case studies: what’s next for an integrated solution?
Midday-12.30pm/4pm-4.30pm
Smart Homes: new support service for smart contractors – Margaret Fitzsimons, sponsored by Voltimum This workshop introduces the newly formed panel of experts on smart homes and building automation, chaired by BEAMA and comprising representatives of industry leaders: ABB, Eaton, ECA, Horstmann, Legrand, Osram and Schneider Electric. The remit of this expert panel is to educate and inform the contractor, enabling them to take advantage of the opportunities offered by smart building technologies. In addition to provision of technical support various formats, the panel will provide short training modules that have been CPD-approved. A further key benefit for contractors is the free ‘Ask the Expert’ service, which enables contractors to get answers to their technical questions. Members of the panel will provide ‘tasters’ of the support they can provide on a variety of topics relating to smart homes.
11.20am-11.50am/3.20pm-3.50pm
A guide to fire systems installation – Jayne Dunn, sponsored by Hochiki As world-class leaders in life safety systems, Hochiki will be providing a brief guide to fire system installation according to BS 5839 guidelines. The content of the presentation includes practical advice on the selection, spacing and siting of detectors – giving a clear, pictorial and comprehensive overview of all of the items that need to be considered when designing a fire detection and alarm system.
11.20am-11.50am/3.20pm-3.50pm
New developments in electrical power measurement, distribution and control – David Pitt, sponsored by Eaton In this workshop, Eaton will present the latest developments in intelligent control panel and metering wiring solutions. The focus will be the use of digital electronic technology to provide enhancements to the functionality of residual current devices (RCCBs and RCBOs) and highlight developments in communication capabilities of power circuit breakers (ACBs and MCCBs), providing localised and remote displays of power consumption, trip history recording and contact wear indication.
11.20am-11.50am/3.20pm-3.50pm
Reducing energy costs in domestic and commercial settings – TBA, sponsored by Marshall Tufflex Energy costs are rising dramatically, and this is set to continue for the foreseeable future. Marshall-Tufflex will discuss a range of solutions that delivers energy savings in domestic and commercial buildings, representing good opportunities as an additional revenue stream for electrical contractors and electricians across their customer base. This workshop will give an overview of these technologies and how they can add value to your business.
11.20am-11:50am
Professional indemnity insurance, do you need it? – TBA, sponsored by EC Insurance The workshop will explain professional indemnity insurance and the type of losses your business could face if you do not have this cover.
11.20am-11.50am/3.20pm-3.50pm
Cable management systems: from commodity to priority– Tim Brown, sponsored by Unitrunk This presentation takes a close look at the opportunities, both practical and commercial, that cable management systems can offer. The content is intended to promote awareness of how to maximise the potential that product innovation and considerate design offers. The presentation aims to enhance the profile of cable management from commodity to priority.
Midday- 12.30pm/4pm-4.30pm
A guide to emergency lighting installation – Mark Smith, sponsored by Hochiki Following the recent success of Hochiki’s award-winning emergency lighting system, FIREscape, Hochiki provides a brief guide to emergency lighting installation according to BS 5266 guidelines. This presentation aims to give those involved in the process of design, maintaining, providing and installing of emergency lighting systems, and an overview of the standards and items that must be taken into consideration. It will also provide a clear, pictorial overview of the positioning of emergency lighting luminaires, highlighting high risk areas and minimum levels of luminance.
Midday-12.30pm/4pm-4.30pm
What is the most effective method to deliver power and control to a commercial lighting installation?– James Archer, sponsored by Legrand Sometimes putting a bit more in means getting a bit more out. The difference between success and failure of a lighting installation project may well come down to getting the balance right between materials and labour. Clients are demanding more control, more efficiency and more flexibility, while the market is getting more competitive. Is a cheap cable and trunking installation or a flexible intelligent busbar system the most effective approach – or is it something in between?
Midday-12.30pm/4pm-4.30pm
Energy management solutions – Zina Shair and Alan Rees, sponsored by Schneider Electric Are energy costs at the top of your agenda? Let’s turn that into profitability. Schneider Electric is a specialist in providing both strong services and smart solutions, and its workshop introduces a range of energy management solutions to help maximise operation efficiencies, optimise your distribution system, and improve business performance.
12.40pm-1.10pm/4.40pm-5.10pm
Comfort and energy saving: the not so impossible dream – Peter Haseler, sponsored by Siemens The electrical contractor can tap into new profitable business with existing clients, with things such as effective control of spatial heating for the retrofit market, plus simple access into the growing trend of smartphone applications for both control and monitoring of energy. The workshop will show that, with ‘off the shelf’ existing products and a small amount of training, the electrical contractor can install energy-saving controls in places such as homes, offices, shops and care homes.
12.40pm-1.10pm/4.40pm-5.10pm
Be LED to a safer environment – Matt Harding, sponsored by Kingfisher Exterior Lighting An overview of lighting technologies available to provide safe and secure environments. Effective lighting can make a huge impact on a location, encouraging people to want to use a facility. Kingfisher Lighting will demonstrate best practice and good design techniques, while considering energy efficiency and the environment.
12.40pm-1.10pm/4.40pm-5.10pm
Providing flexibility in the modern office – what are the future opportunities? – Paul Clarke, sponsored by Legrand In a world where the only constant is that the rate of change keeps increasing, clients are demanding ever-more adaptability. The PC revolution that started in the 1980s created the need for power and data to be delivered to every desk, bringing a huge opportunity for the electrical contracting industry. We discuss how the workplace has evolved and how modularity has helped electrical products and installations adapt to meet new demands. The question now is: ‘What else is about to change and, more importantly, what opportunities might those changes bring?’
12.40pm-1.10pm/4.40pm-5.10pm
Preparing for the building of tomorrow, today – Brian Smithers, sponsored by Newey & Eyre Consumer gravitation toward sustainable solutions, together with carbon reduction targets and increasing legislation, mean the once distant ‘home of the future’ concept is fast becoming a tangible reality. This, in turn, creates significant opportunities for the smart electrical contractor. This workshop discusses the importance of emerging renewable and energy-efficient technologies in creating sustainable buildings for the future, from microgeneration to building control systems and energy monitoring solutions.
Midday-12.30pm/3.20pm-3.50pm
Auto enrolment: time is running out– Paul Bannister, sponsored by BlueSky Pensions A workshop covering employers’ ongoing pension and legislative responsibilities, staging dates, how they should assess their workforce, plus solutions that BlueSky can offer.
Midday-12.30pm/4pm-4.30pm
Innovations in modular wiring accessories and wireless building automation – Phil Williams, sponsored by Eaton Eaton will discuss the latest generation of modular grid wiring accessories and the incorporation of their modular RF building
controls.The workshop will focus on the features and benefits to the contractor and/or installer of the new products and how Eaton’s RF building automation control components can integrate within the new modular grid platform. It will also show the latest generation of xComfort RF home automation controls, including the integration of its new smart home controller environment and web/mobile platforms applications.
12.40pm-1.10pm/4.40pm-5.10pm
Put more money in your pocket through your ECS card and get ahead of the competition with new skills – Steve Brawley/Denis Hird, sponsored by JIB
12.40pm-1.10pm/4.40pm-5.10pm
Gewiss ReStart and Gewiss ReStart with Autotest: an introduction to intelligent RCDs – Andrew Betts, sponsored by Eaton This workshop enables you to learn about Gewiss’ innovative and highly intelligent self-resetting and self-testing RCDs. Come along to learn about the comprehensive ranges and see a demonstration of this exciting technology.
June 2013 ECA Today 43
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