Make a note in your calendar – Ecobuild, the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, is back at London’s ExCeL on Tuesday 20th 22nd
March. And it’s bigger than ever. Over 1,500 suppli-
ers will be exhibiting, creating the biggest show- case of sustainable construction products you’ll see anywhere. From big names to up and com- ers in Ecobuild’s Green shoots entrepreneurs’ zone, you’ll be able to see the latest and best in everything from building materials to micro- renewables, from rainwater harvesting systems to interiors. Ecobuild puts all these innovative products in
context through its vast information programme, making a visit an exceptionally good use of time. There’s the three-day, three-stream conference, sponsored by the UK Green Building Council, that tackles macro themes such as Beyond con- struction: achieving a sustainable future, Making sustainable construction happen and Design, architecture & sustainability. Renowned commen- tators include Sir John Beddington, Monty Don, Janet Street Porter, Greg Dyke, Tony Juniper and Angela Brady, covering topics as diverse as Growing out of trouble – how social enterprise can help restore society, People and the planet and Collaborative consumption. A topical addition to the programme for
2012 is an ‘Olympics special’ hosted jointly by the Construction Products Association and BRE
– Thursday
ecobuild your future at the biggest event in the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment
in which construction minister, Mark Prisk and Peter Bonfield, adviser to the Olympic Delivery Authority on materials procurement, consider how, having delivered ‘the greenest games ever’, the learning from the development of the Olympic Park can be put to use in other devel- opments. Later, chief construction adviser, Paul Morrell, UKTI CEO, Nick Baird and Atkins CEO, Uwe Krueger discuss the platform the Olympics legacy will create for UK businesses to apply this learning to international projects and build further the UK’s world-leading reputa- tion in sustainable design and construction. More applied is Ecobuild’s seminar pro-
gramme, which delivers practical advice from experienced practitioners through over 130 ses- sions including Energy & innovation in buildings, Better through BIM, Buildings in use, Future energy and Sustainable by design.
Visitors looking to get their hands dirty can do
so at a dozen or more live attractions – literally in the case of Ecobuild’s Natural, traditional… sustainable, which demonstrates cob wall build- ing alongside straw bale construction and car- pentry techniques. Elsewhere on the exhibition floor, Renewable
Heat Focus, sponsored by Vaillant, gives daily talks and one-to-one advice on how best to ben- efit from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) plus a showcase and working models of the latest technology including solar thermal, biomass and heat pumps. Renew, sponsored by Knauf Insulation, pro-
vides practical advice on achieving one of the most important aspects of an energy efficient building – a highly insulated, air-tight building envelope – through daily live demonstrations covering making hard to treat buildings more
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