RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT FOR TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2015
9.00 – 9.30
9.30 – 10.30
10.30 – 11.30
11.30 – 11.50
11.50 – 13.10
Welcome from the conference chair
Keynote presentations:
Plans for UK-wide retrofit
Housing retrofit
Bristol’s housing retrofit plans
Registration. Tea, coffee and biscuits
The big picture, traditional building retrofit across the UK
Ingrid Samuel, National Trust
DECC speaker invited
Andrew Eagles, Sustainable Homes
Bristol City Council
Key challenges for responsible retrofit, panel discussion
Overview of the key challenges
Neil May, Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA)
Technical challenges
Colin King, Building Research Establishment (BRE)
Heritage challenges
Chris Wood, Historic England
Delivery & Occupant challenges
Alexandra Willey, Affinity Sutton
Tea, coffee and biscuits
Successfully understanding and managing risks, 20 mins. per speaker including Q&A
Focus on large-scale retrofit: English Heritage report and follow-on Nick Heath, STBA/
Blackpool Council SWI toolkit
CSE’s guidance for householders and local authorities
Planning and best practice guidance: a route map to help
householders with their energy saving refurbishment
Focus on private landlords: launching the National Trust’s
environmental building standards
13.10 – 14.00
14.00 – 14.55
Rachel Coxcoon, Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
Kate Watson, Bristol City Council
Jo Lugg, National Trust
Lunch
Afternoon workshops, hands-on training and in-depth case studies.
Option 1: case study
Option 2: panel debate
Option 3: hands-on training
Option 4: hands-on training
15.00 – 15.30
15.30 – 16.30
Option 1: case study
Option 2: panel debate
Option 3: hands-on training
Option 4: hands-on training
16.30 – 17.20
Attendees have the option of attending one of the following sessions
Case studies on retrofitting domestic Noel Brosnan, Octavia Housing
buildings
Russell Smith, Parity Projects
Successfully managing procurement, Nick Heath, STBA/NMD Heath
contracts and delivery
Ian Preston, CSE
Other speakers TBC
Whole building retrofit process:
Natural Building Technologies
assessment, procurement,
installation and use.
Implementing the STBA Guidance
Nigel Griffiths, STBA
Wheel (NB: bring your laptop if you
Sarah Price, Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE)
want to try out the IT tool)
Tea, coffee and biscuits
Afternoon workshops, hands-on training and in-depth case studies.
Attendees have the option of attending one of the following sessions
Case studies on retrofitting nonOliver Smith, 5th Studio Architects
domestic buildings:
Alex Towler, BioRegional
• Trinity College Cambridge
• NW Bicester council offices
Behavior change and the value of
Andrew Eagles, Sustainable Homes
Paul Elliot, Plymouth City Council
engagement.
Other speakers TBC
Whole building retrofit process:
Natural Building Technologies
assessment, procurement, installation
and use.
Implementing the STBA Guidance
Nigel Griffiths, STBA
Wheel (NB: bring your laptop if you
Julia Bennett, Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE)
want to try out the IT tool)
Putting it into practice: recommendations and next steps, discussion panel plus Q&A
17.20 – 17.30
17.30 – 19.00
Discussion panel plus Q&A
Close
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS:
Drinks reception and networking
Speakers from the morning
Ingrid Samuel, National Trust