SPACES Virtual Conference 2021 – Programme

The SPACES Virtual Conference has now finished. Members can see a copy of the Virtual Delegates’ Pack by logging into the members area and the information suite.

You can download a copy of the Summary Programme and Detailed Programme on the presentations and presenters (draft 16th June 2021).

Programme Week 1

Monday 7th June 2021 @9:00am
Keynote – Managing Ventilation in COVID Whilst Minimising Energy Use
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald FREng, Director, Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University

Monday 7th June @4:00pm
Addressing the Climate Crisis in Essex
Samantha Kennedy, Director, Environment & Climate Action, Essex County Council

Tuesday 08 June 2021 @9:00am
The rise of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) in the real estate market and how digital twins help
Sadaf Askari ICL Partner Business Manager for IES

(Delegate Pack – About IES, Digital Twin Overview, ICL homepage, and ICL Case Studies)

Tuesday 08 June 2021 @4:00pm
Climate Change Action Plan
Stephen R Hodder MBE PPRIBA, Principal Director Hodder + Partners, Chair Construction Industry Council, Professor Manchester School of Architecture

Wednesday 09 June 2021 @9:00am
The Challenge of Zero Carbon in the Housing Sector
Dr Laura Mansel Thomas CEng FCIBSE MEI, Senior Partner at Ingleton Wood LLP

Wednesday 09 June 2021 @4:00pm
Decarbonising Education 
Helen Groves, Director and John Ridgett, Associate Director, Atkins

Thursday 10 June 2021 @9:00am
Lifecycle of Net Zero Carbon Buildings
Alasdair Donn, Head of Building Performance Group Sustainability, Willmott Dixon

Thursday 10 June 2021 @4:00pm
Leicester City Particulate Study
Dr Jolanta Obszynska, Transport Development Officer – Air Quality , Leicester City Council

Friday 11 June 2021 @9:00am
LETI’s Climate Emergency design guide
Dr Joe Jack Williams, LETI and Associate Researcher, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Programme Week 2

Monday 14 June 2021 @9:00am
Keynote – Enabling the delivery of Net Zero Carbon
Prof Alan Jones, President, RIBA

Monday 14 June 2021 @4:00pm
What planning can do to achieve net zero carbon?
Victoria Hills MRTPI FICE, Chief Executive, Royal Town Planning Institute

Tuesday 15 June 2021 @9:00am
Dame Hackitt Review and Zero Carbon
Dr Hywel Davies, Technical Director, CIBSE

Tuesday 15 June 2021 @4:00pm
Carbon Net Zero – where are we and what do we need to do
Alex Gee, Operations Director, NPS Group, Dorrian O’Neil Business Development Consultant, Norse Group Ltd and Paul Cockaday, Director – Energy and Carbon at Norse Energy

Wednesday 16 June 2021 @9:00pm
Net Zero Carbon: what does it cost?
Annabel Clark, Associate Director, Sustainability Specialist, Steve Jackson, Regional Director and Peter Dunn Associate Director, Faithful+Gould

Wednesday 16 June 2021 @4:00am
Energy and emissions data drops for RIBA Plan for Use and Soft Landings projects
Dr Roderic Bunn, Building Performance Analyst, WMEboom

Thursday 17 June 2021 @9:00am
An introduction to FCBS CARBON for schools: Understanding carbon from the outset
Dr Joe Jack Williams, Associate Researcher, Feilden Clegg Bradley

Thursday 17 June 2021@4:00pm
Do Green Buildings Cost More?
Michael Cross, Head of Partnerships and Innovation Group Sustainability, Willmott Dixon

Friday 18 June 2021 @9:00am
Young Visionaries Closing Session
Matthew Smith Principal Building Surveyor/ BIM Manager at Concertus Design and Property Consultants Limited
Alexandra Ratcliffe Associate Director – Sustainability, Pick Everard, and
Dr Guy Schmidt, Head of Compliance and Performance, Pick Everard