Water in a Changing Climate - This event has already finished
Joint half day event - MacFarlane Wilder/BRE/KCA Architects
15 October 2008 - BRE, Watford
With emerging legislation on development in areas at risk of flooding and mandatory Flood Risk Assessments on development sites combined with the Code for Sustainable Homes and a possible code for commercial buildings placing emphasis on low consumption, harvesting and SUDS, there has never been a better time to review the implications of water management in design.
Water in a Changing Climate will provide an insight into opportunities for development in areas at risk from flooding, discuss the implications of new codes of practice and illustrate using case studies the cost benefits of adopting sustainable practices in rainwater management.
Programme :
| 09:30 | Registration | |
| 10:00 | Welcome & introduction | |
| 10:20 | Flood Risk & Development | Kiran Curtis, KCA Architects |
| Having just produced a RIBA Publication entitled ‘Living With Water: Sustainable design for Areas at Risk of Flooding', this will be an up to the minute briefing on the latest thinking on design in areas prone to flooding and the implications of Flood Risk Assessment on site development potential | ||
| Case study - Gravesend Albion Quayside | ||
| 10:50 | Q&A Session | |
| 11:05 | Break | |
| 11:20 | Integrated Rain Water Management | Peter Wilder, Macfarlane Wilder |
| Having designed the first landscape to be assessed under the Code for Sustainable Homes, achieving Code Level 6, this will be an insight into the importance of rainwater management in achieving the higher levels of the code. Covering green roofs, rainwater harvesting, bio-filtration and grey water, sustainable drainage, this session will cover the development of sustainable housing from the Design for Manufacture Competition through to the Carbon Challenge and Ecotowns | ||
| Case Study 1 - Rowan Road Merton | ||
| Case Study 2 - BRE Innovation Park | ||
| 11:50 | Q&A Session | |
| 12:05 | Legislative Framework & Summary | Peter Jiggins, Defra |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Tour of BRE Innovation Park | |
| 14:00 | Close |
DELEGATE ANNOUNCEMENT: Unfortunately, due to low delegate numbers, we have decided to postpone this event until 2009. If you would like to register your interest in this event topic, please e-mail your interest to the Event Manager, Gemma Davis at davisg@bre.co.uk
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