Agenda for 2017 Circular Economy Thinking in Construction Conference #CEThinking

Agenda for 2017 Circular Economy Thinking in Construction Conference #CEThinking

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  ! ! CIRCULAR ECONOMY THINKINGin CONSTRUCTION 2nd Green Construction Board Conference Sponsored by Construction Products Association, Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Network and BRE Friday 20 January 2017 ! 09.30 for 10:00 start through to 16:00 ! Venue: Building Centre, 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT AGENDA 09.30 Registration and coffee in the Building Centre foyer 10.00 Welcome, Introduction and Purpose of the event - The Construction Leadership Council & Green Construction Board Mike Putnam, Chair, Green Construction Board, CEO of Skanska - The GCB Circular Economy Workstream & soft launch of Top Tips Robert Pearce, Chair, Green Construction Board Circular Economy Working Group - Lets remind ourselves what Circular Economy thinking is and how it might relate to the Built Environment (including UK construction, demolition and excavation waste stats) Katherine Adams, BRE & Loughborough University 10.40 to 11.40: Policy & Practice - HS2 - evolving thinking on applying circular economy thinking in an infrastructure project Andrea Charlson and Andrew Dunwoody, HS2 Ltd - Planning for Circular Economy – experiences of Old Oak and Park Royal Development (OPDC) Dan Epstein, Useful Projects - EU Circular Economy Programme and the Built Environment Josefina Lindblom, European Commission, Directorate General of Environment 11.40 Coffee Break !!
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  ! ! 12.00 to 13.00:Materials - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Redesign - Manufacturer’s contribution to delivering a circular economy. Chair & Overview: Jane Thornback, Construction Products Association (CPA): • Steel Reuse - research project findings - Mike Sansom, Steel Construction Institute • Ceilings – the journey - Jeremy Sumeray, Armstrong World Industries Ltd • Gypsum - Steve Hemmings, Etex Building Performance Ltd • Aggregates, brick, block, concrete - David Manley, Forterra • Glass and Glazing – FISSAC Initiative - Valli Murthy, British Glass • (PaintCare initiative – British Coatings Federation Poster outside in foyer) 13.00 to 13.45 Lunch 13.50 to 15.20: Enabling a Circular Built Environment - Designing for the Circular Economy – the Gatwick Airport Project Simon Sturgis, Sturgis Carbon Profiling Ltd - Designing for the Circular Economy – innovation and business models Nitesh Magdani, Group Director of Sustainability, Royal BAM Group - Digitalisation of construction product data and its contribution to delivering a Circular Economy Steve Thompson, PCSG - European Standards work on measuring and reporting End of Life scenarios of products and benefits of recovery for products (Modules C&D) Jane Anderson, UK Expert, CEN/TC350 WG3 - EPD, thinkstep - EU Research Project – Buildings as Material Banks (BAMB) Gilli Hobbs, BRE - Building Research Establishment 15.20 Discussion, Summary and Next Steps 16.00 Close and Tea – might close earlier – it’s a Friday!!