Archive for October, 2008

Bere Admin October 30th, 2008

6 October, 2008

By Michael Willoughby

Michael Willoughby went to visit Bere Architecture’s Muse, a proto-PassivHaus in Newington Green, east London, with his camera.

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Bere Admin October 30th, 2008

Professor Alan Short and the Cambridge University Martin Centre Conferences 2008/2009 – a highly recommended series of round-table conferences but space is very limited so you would need to apply to the university for an invitation to attend.

Friday 17th October

Conference 1: The Big Picture: Environmental Issues & Policy Responses

Scroope Boardroom

(Climate Change, Professor Hans Graf will deliver his lecture on Wednesday 15th October, 2.15am, Boardroom)

2.15 The Contribution of the Built Environment to Climate change, Prof. Kevin Lomas, Visiting Fellow Clare Hall 2008/09,

2.45 International Policy Responses, Dr.Terry Barker, Director, Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, Dept. of Land Economy.

3.15 Built environment strategies to reduce global energy consumption/carbon production, Kevin Lomas, Nick Baker?

3.45 Tea and Discussion

4.15 Sustainable Construction, David Adamson/ BRE Embodied Energy people /Dr.David Shipworth Reading Univ. SUE Director on embodied energy

4.45 Building Lifecycles, Anne Godfrey, Berkeley/ William Fawcett on decision-making

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