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Programme for conference on the role of timber in improving the sustainability of the built environmentTRANSCRIPT
building with woodTHE ROLE OF TIMBER IN IMPROVING THE
SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
THIS EVENT IS ENDORSED BY
CPD: This event may be accepted as five hours towards your CPD requirements
18 September 200710am - 4.30pm
The University of ExeterDevon
Maggie’s C
entre, Dundee, Scotland
SPONSORED BY
There is a great deal of creative and technical innovation in the use of timber in buildings from the construction of striking modern timber buildings to the manufacture and use of new timber construction materials and products that can reduce build times while increasing the sustainability of the finished structures.
The conference will start with a series of presentations from the people behind some of Europe’s most stunning timber buildings, demonstrating how the use of timber in buildings is evolving in ways that are both very exciting and highly efficient.
It will finish with an interactive session focusing on a vision for the future for timber use in the region and further afield, kicked-off by an inspiring and thought-provoking presentation by acclaimed award-winning designer Wayne Hemingway. This session will allow delegates to engage with some of the day’s speakers and put forward their own experiences of the challenges and solutions to using more timber in building.
In between delegates will be able to choose from a wide selection of CPD seminars covering issues such as design, procurement and sourcing, affordable housing, the latest engineered timber products, sustainability and zero carbon buildings and the quality and quantity of timber available in the South West.
The conference will also include a range of exhibitors, covering timber framing, wood energy, timber flooring, doors and windows, timber cladding and shingles, engineered timber products such as glulam and SIPS, timber
producers and millers, architects and designers and sustainable construction, as well as an exhibition of the twelve most inspirational timber buildings in Europe.
This conference will both inspire and inform delegates – clearly showing how timber can be used to deliver modern buildings that are strikingly beautiful in appearance and highly efficient in performance.
If you’re involved in designing, specifying, constructing or refurbishing buildings, this conference is not to be missed.
This conference will be of interest to:• Architectsanddesigners• QuantitySurveyorsandspecifiers• BuildersandDevelopers• Clientsandcommissioners• PoliticiansandCouncillors• Localauthorityofficers• Structuralengineersandotherbuildingprofessionals• Housingenablers
an unmissable conference
Downland Gridshell, Weald & Downland Museum, Sussex, UKPHOTO: Courtesy of Weald & Downland Museum
There is a growing interest in increasing the use of timber in new built structures. Timber’s low embodied energy and the fact it is a renewable resource are important benefits in a world where sustainability and carbon emissions are more important by the day. What’s more, wood also looks, smells and feels good.
speakers and programme9.30 Registration
10.00 Welcome from our Sponsors Dr. James Pendlebury, Head of Specialist Advisors, Forestry Commission
10.10 Chair’s Introduction Ruth Slavid, Online & Special-Projects Editor of The Architects’ Journal
Europe’s most stunning timber buildings
10.15 The Downland Gridshell, UK John Romer, DfES Representative, Edward Cullinan Architects and
Oliver Kelly, Buro Happold Engineers 10.45 Kingsdale School, UK Alex de Rijke, Director, dRMM Architects
11.10 Tea and coffee
11.40 Berne Station, Switzerland Beat Mathys, Partner, Smarch Architects
12.05 Wood Works – 13 years of Wood Studio, Finland Pekka Heikinnen, Director, Helsinki University of Technology
12.30 Lunch
1.30 CPD SeminarsA. Inspirational DesignB. Practical issues for ArchitectsC. Zero Carbon BuildingsE. Wood EnergyF. Timber Industry Research
See next page for seminar choices.
3.00 Tea and coffee
3.30 A Vision for the Future An interactive session focusing on a vision for the future for
timber use in the region, kicked-off by award-winning designer Wayne Hemingway, Co-founder of Hemingway Design and Chair of Building for Life
4.20 Chair’s closing remarks
4.30 Close
There should be an opportunity forquestions at the end of each presentation.
Wave for Berne, Westgare Main Station, Berne, SwitzerlandPHOTO: Beat Mathys
Lookout Tower, Korkeasaari Zoo, Helsinki, FinlandPHOTO: HUT Department of Architecture Photolab
speakers and programme
CPD seminars 1.30 - 3.00
A. Inspirational Design
Chair: Ruth Slavid, Online & Special-Projects Editor of The Architects’ Journal
1.30 Inspirational designs for the self-builder Bill Flinn, Greenheart Design and Build
Partnership
2.00 A new generation of affordable homes from timber
Paul Nielson, General Practioner, Evolution Housing
2.30 “I like the floors” - How the experience of wood can promote the sustainability agenda
John Blewitt, Director of Professional Development and Innovation, University of Exeter
B. Practical issues for Architects
Chair: Andrew Abbott, CEO, TRADA
1.30 Solid wood panel construction Jonathan Fovargue, Director, Eurban
2.00 Innovative timber structure: for a true substainable development!
Jean Luc-Sandoz, Dr in Sciences and Technology, EPFL, Switzerland. Timber Engineer and Managing Director CBS-CBT Group
2.30 Timber cladding and shingles Ivor Davies, Research Fellow, Centre for
Timber Engineering, Napier University
C. Zero Carbon Buildings
Chair: Gareth Walton, Director, Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI)
1.30 Towards a zero carbon house Stuart Edwards, Technical Director, Stewart Milne 2.00 The key role for timber in achieving a
‘Zero Carbon Footprint’ Nick James, Senior Architect, White Design
2.30 The 40% House Gavin Killip, Senior Researcher, Environmental
Change Institute, Oxford University
E. Wood Energy
Chair: Anna Halcro-Johnston, Technology Projects Manager, Regen SW
1.30 Woodchip and pellet – the solution... Sam Whatmore, Managing Director, Forest
Fuels
2.00 The hard won path to success - case studies from the south west
David Clubb, Senior Project Manager, Centre for Sustainable Energy
2.30 Delivering wood heat in practice Chris Miles, Managing Director, Econergy
F. Timber Industry Research
Chair: Ed Suttie, Director, BRE
1.30 What do we know about the timber resource in the south west region?
Justin Gilbert, Forestry Commission, Northern Research Station
2.00 The challenge of stress grading Chris Holland, Senior Consultant, BRE 2.30 Innovation and adding value through
re-engineering Geoff Cooper, Senior Consultant, BRE
The Bridge at Kjearra, Norway PHOTO: Taufik Kenan
North Rhine Westphalia Representatives Hall, Berlin, GermanyPHOTO: Lisbeth Michelsen
All photographs are of buildings featured in CCANW’s exhibition - ‘Inspiring Futures: European Timber Architecture for the 21st Century’, which will be shown at the Conference.
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THE ROLE OF TIMBER IN IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
building with wood
Organised by the Woodfair South West Partnership in conjunction with the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, both supported by funding from the South West Woodland Renaissance Scheme. Valuable support was provided by the Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI), the Devon Strategic Housing Group and representatives from the architects and building industries.
Getting to the conferenceThe organisers encourage you, where possible, to travel to this event by public transport, although we recognise this can be difficult in some situations.
Exeter is well served by trains with regular services from Cornwall, London & the North as well as from local destinations such as Paignton, Torbay and Exmouth.
The conference venue is approximately 15 minutes walk from Exeter St. David’s or approximately 5 minutes by taxi. Taxis are available at the station.
Full travel details, including more information about public transport options, will be sent to delegates prior to the conference.
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