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Conference extended to provide more opportunities to share flooring best practice
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packed line-up of best practice technical presentations and case studies means the second annual commercial flooring conference will run for two full days (2-3 September 2013) alongside the Flooring Show at Harrogate International Centre. Following the success of last year’s first ever national commercial flooring conference, organisers Wendy Adams Associates and Media Generation have extended the conference and put together an enticing programme of presentations and demonstrations from the industry’s top names. Presentations will showcase high profile projects include The St
Pancras International Hotel by Brintons, the award-winning new offices of York City Council by So Vibrant and the new Leeds Arena by Populous and Leeds City Council.
In addition, there will be a special panel presentation and discussion on flooring for football stadia. Facilities managers from top football clubs have been invited to explain how their facilities utilise the various flooring options for a diverse range of activities and requirements other than sport –z from conferences and banquets, to retail and museums.
Sectors covered by the conference programme will include education, healthcare, sport, health & fitness, hotels & restaurants, office, entertainment & leisure, and housing including social housing. In addition, there will be a special focus on the important areas of BIM (Building Information Modelling) and Sustainability.
Last year’s hugely popular Demo Zone returns, with flooring installation innovations and techniques demonstrated by top names and spearheaded by the Contract Flooring Association (CFA), The Flooring Industry Training Association (FITA) and the National Institute of Carpet & Floorlayers (NCIF). There will also be a parallel series of CPD workshops relevant to the CPD needs of surveyors, interior designers and architects.
The Flooring Show exhibition, taking place 1-3 September, is the perfect industry networking event, and this year boasts an impressive line-up of exhibitors and “show-stopper” speakers. New for this year, the Business Enrichment Theatre will host a series of inspirational speakers hoping to provide guidance, suggestions and support designed to help with a wide range of business issues. Delegates will be able to hear from The Society of British Interior Design President, Vanessa Brady; Sian Astley, Channel Five’s presenter of Half Built House; Scarlet Opus Trend Forecaster, Victoria Redshaw; and Google’s Industry Manager Flooring, Finlay Clark.
www.theflooringshow.com
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BRENT CIVIC CENTRE ACHIEVES PRACTICAL COMPLETION
The landmark new Brent Civic Centre has achieved practical completion in the north London borough of Brent. The multipurpose development allows the Council to realise its vision for a consolidated facility that houses their civic, public and administrative functions under one unified roof, providing office space for 2000 staff. Located on a prominent site next to two well-known civic icons, Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena, it will streamline all aspects of the Council’s activities and has been designed to become the new hub and heart for the community where residents can meet, shop and eat. The building’s spaces are arranged around a soaring, naturally-lit foyer and atrium
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which houses a large public amphitheatre and staircase that will host a programme of high-quality arts and cultural experiences that will enhance the building. A circular Drum clad in timber fins features prominently in this space and houses a multi-purpose community hall, library, one- stop shop and civic chamber. Behind this, glazed office wings are open-plan and flexible to provide a future- proofed solution to the diverse community’s administrative needs. The building also includes space for retail outlets and a landscaped garden to help it to connect further with the surrounding Wembley Regeneration Area. The project has been awarded the coveted BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating, the highest possible, and is the first project in its category to have achieved this. As such,
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it features a 33% reduction in carbon emissions thanks to a combination of solar shading, natural ventilation, high- performance façade, and combined cooling, heating and power which utilises waste fish oil. It is the most sustainable local authority building to be completed in the UK.
The project team included Brent Council as client,
Hopkins Architects as architect, Skanska as design and build contractor, URS for town planning, engineering design, environmental and sustainability services including the BREEAM assessment, and Turner & Townsend as quantity surveyor and project manager.
www.brent.gov.uk/your- council/brent-civic-centre/
Photograph copyright 2013 Morley von Sternberg
www.vonsternberg.com
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