Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Engineers Tackle Carbon
Footprint of UK Buildings
The race to reduce the Carbon Footprint of Britain’s
buildings by 20% by 2020 and combat climate change will
be debated by engineers at an event in London on 7 June.
Saving the 20% seminar will take place at the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Birdcage
Walk, Westminster. Practical ways to reduce carbon
footprints (the impact human activities have on the
environment in terms of greenhouse gases produced, and
measured in units of carbon dioxide), will be discussed
along with how the UK local authority target to reduce
CO2 emissions by 2020 – and exceed the EU pledge of 20%
will be the core of the event.
As well as the engineering community, the event is aimed
at figureheads in the construction industry, architects,
consultants, designers and academics to give them an
insight into the latest technologies and techniques
needed to create and design greener buildings.
John Taylor, a sustainability consultant with Energy for
Sustainable Development in Sheffield, will give a talk
entitled, Building Zero Carbon Homes, and examine what
designers, developers and local authorities must do to
meet the challenges of going zero by 2016 and how a
‘Zero Carbon Home’ can be built.
Other workshops include:
14.10 Back to Basics for a Sustainable Fuel Supply Chain
14.35 Designing for Biomass - examining the carbon of
wood fuelled biomass; pitfalls of solid fuel plant;
issues for your building and cost implications
15.55 New Build or Refurbish - what is the environmental
impact of new builds and refurbishing existing buildings
- where does the balance lie?
Email:
R_Congera@imeche.org
Arundel Jones Associates Ltd
Hill Farm, Linton Hill, Maidstone, Kent ME17 4AL
Tel : 01622 745333
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