sustainability in the changing environment

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Savills property consultants together with Blake Lapthorn solicitors, held a joint seminar on "sustainability in the changing environment'' at Blake Lapthorn's Oxford office on Wednesday 26 May 2010.  You can view the slides below.  You can also view David Evans' article on procuring low energy buildings by clicking here.

 

 

The seminar included:

 

 a comprehensive overview and update on planning law in the context of low carbon development
 an update on the Code for Sustainable Homes and alternative approaches to meeting new requirements
 options for developers for the provision of low and zero carbon technology and guidelines on how to approach procurement in this changing construction environment

 

seminar programme

8.00 am Welcome and breakfast
8.30 am

Planning for climate change: an overview
Henry Gordon Lennox, barrister, Blake Lapthorn

8.45 am The code for sustainable homes: an update and alternative approaches
Gordon Freeman, Head of Architecture and Building Consultancy, Savills
9.05 am Low and zero carbon Technology and Energy Performance Contracts
Daryl Pope, Building and Project Consultancy, Savills
9.25 am

Procuring low energy buildings: the right people and the right contracts
David Evans, solicitor and mediator, Blake Lapthorn

9.40 am  

Coffee and networking