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Sustainable Construction iNet* to host FREE innovation event as part of the East Midlands innovation Festival (iFestival) BOOK NOW
24 March 2009 - Staverton Park, Daventry
What is the iFestival?
The iFestival is an annual celebration of the positive impact of creative thinking on businesses, universities and the wider community. Organised by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) with the support of East Midlands Innovation (the Regional Science and Industry Council), this year's iFestival will run from 10 March - 17 April and features over 100 events to showcase and inspire innovation success stories. Business innovation is a particularly important way of fostering a healthy and sustainable regional economy.
Why Come?
- For the chance to find out about and tour the site of the Sustainable Construction iHub: a multimillion-pound building that will feature offices for up to 60 businesses, exhibition space and community facilities
- To find out about current trends and impending regulations which are shaping the development of construction products and technologies
- Sustainable Construction iNet advisors will be on hand to provide assistance in developing and implementing new products, processes and services
- Dedicated grants are on offer to help your business to become more innovative
- This is a valuable opportunity to network and build new links with key contacts in construction technologies, regional supply chains and the support and funding bodies.
What is the Sustainable Construction iNet?
iNets are organisations that help businesses to become more innovative in order to become more profitable. Investment in innovation is also a means of securing long term prosperity for businesses and the regional economy as a whole. iNets offer funding, expertise and networking opportunities in pursuit of these goals.
What is the Sustainable Construction iHub?
The iHub building will lead the way in sustainable construction as an icon of cutting edge technologies in this sector. The iHub will house up to 60 regional businesses in incubator facilities, a 300 seat conference room and exhibition space. The Sustainable Construction iNet will be based at the iHub, once built. Architects competed to design the building, and the winner Consarc was announced in June 2008. The project is being funded by emda, West Northamptonshire Development Corporation and the European Regional Development Fund.
*The Sustainable Construction iNet is a business-led innovation network
Programme :
| 09:00 | Welcome & Registration |
| 09.30 | Sustainable Construction iNet all systems are go - David Wallace, International & Innovation Director, EMDA |
| 09:45 | Introduction & Key Note presentation - Michael Pawlyn |
| Michael was one of the leading architects behind the Eden Project in Cornwall and is a passionate advocate of sustainable architecture | |
| 10.30 | Sustainable Construction iNet - John Liddle & Delivery Team |
| Find out what tailored innovation support is available for your business to help you grow and learn about access to dedicated grants | |
| 10:45 | The iHub Revealed - Liz Pickard, Consarc |
Introduction to the iHub - built as a leading example of energy efficiency and sustainability in the East Midlands Region | |
| 11:30 | Refreshments followed by visit to iHub site, Daventry |
| Opportunity to visit the site of a new state of the art, multi-million pound facility in Daventry | |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | BREEAM 2008 and the links with the Green Guide to Specification - Katie Halls, BRE |
| Guidance on the relative environmental impacts of key elemental specifications | |
| 14:20 | SHINE - Paul Rowley, Loughborough University |
| An introduction to a new programme focussed on delivering effective low carbon design resulting in high quality, cost effective, sustainable buildings | |
| 14:40 | Code for Sustainable Homes - Jeff Dyson, Concrete Centre |
| Guidance on how to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes | |
| 15:00 | Energy Conservation - Bill Rumble, Mark Group |
| Hear from one of the region's leading specialists on insulation and energy saving initiatives | |
| 15:30 | Refreshment break |
| 16:00 | Q&A session |
| 17:00 | Close |
Booking confirmation, venue details and timings will be sent upon registration
For more information about the Sustainable Construction iNet and the iFestival, please visit http://www.eminnovation.org.uk/ or email events@construction-inet.org.uk for further queries
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