Programme 2012

To date green buildings have not attracted a price premium for rent or investment in Ireland. How do we create change in the market so that potential occupiers see the advantages of buildings that are more efficient to run, have healthier indoor climates and add to the occupiers' corporate image? How can we use marketing to add to the basket of incentives for deep green retrofit of buildings? The recast European directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings will add requirements to advertise the energy efficiency of buildings. How will this change the market and how will the valuation profession need to change and seize the additional opportunities created by this change?

Chaired by Roland O'Connell of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

John Pike is the general secretary of the ISA International sustainability alliance. John has over 30 years experience in commercial property at BT he led the outsourcing of the company's property portfolio for £2.38bn in 2001. He is a past chairman of the CBI Property Group and a recent director of the BRE Trust.

Russell Francis is head of Colliers Valuation department in the UK. He discusses trends for the valuation of the premium on green building throughout Europe.

Marie Hunt is head of research and a director at CBRE Dublin. She discusses the Irish Perspective on building a brand to create a premium for Greener Buildings.

Brian Moran is the managing director of Hines Ireland. Hines are an international Houston based real estate company who have recently opened an office in Ireland. He gives the Investor/Developer perspective.

10:10 - 11.20 | Passive House & EnerPHit | Main Hall

Ireland has been a Pioneer of Passivhaus design in the English speaking world, with the early adoption of the standard for houses, a retail project and currently with a social housing terrace, a number of nursing homes and two primary schools undergoing certification it is seen as the standard to aspire to for a broad range of building types.

Chaired by Tomas O'Leary of Passive House Academy

Jonathan Hines of Architype, one of the leading passivhaus designers in the UK, reports on the completion of a number of schools to the Passivhaus standard.Jonathon will present 'Delivering Passivhaus and BREEAM Excellent UK Schools at no extra cost.'

Adam Cohen is an Architect who believes in the economic benefits of Passivhaus, so much so that he has become involved as an investor and developer in projects.He will present 'Making the business case for Passivhaus'. The economics of passivhaus for commercial buildings.

10:10 - 11.20 | Sustainability and Creating Jobs | Johnston Room

There are enormous opportunities for a deep retrofit programme to create jobs throughout Europe. What are the key challenges in upskilling the workforce to be able to deliver such an ambitious approach to retrofit?

Chaired by Fergus Whelan of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Adrian Joyce, Campaign Director for Renovate Europe and former Director of the Architects Council of Europe, talks about the campaign for a requirement for 3% retrofit target each year up to 2020 and how this could help stimulate job creation.

Seamus Hoyne, Chair of the 'Build Up Skills Steering Committee,' reports on their recently completed 'gap analysis' on the needs for training in the construction and trades workforce to be able to deliver deep retrofit.

11:45 - 13:00 | Green Public Procurement | Johnston Room

Recently the Government published the Green Tenders Action Plan for Green Public Procurement in Ireland. Could an effective and ambitious Green Public Procurement Plan lead to market transformation and support innovation and jobs in Ireland?

Chaired by Phillip Lee, Managing Partner at Phillip Lee Associates

Ciaran O'Connor, Architect Office of Public Works, discusses guidance on the construction section of the Green Public Procurement Plan and reports on its progress.

Mikael Koch Sustainability Advisor, Danish Association of Architectural firms discusses streamlining Green Public Procurement for smaller countries

11:45 - 13:00 | Low Energy Buildings: From Brief to Occupation and End Use | Main Hall

A recent study has shown that low energy buildings can use as much energy in use as conventional buildings. Monitoring and management of occupant habits and optimisation of complex building systems and controls is critical to ensuring buildings function as they were designed to work. Explore the methods used by large multinational organisations to reduce energy use, minimise waste and increase productivity through ISO 14000 and lean business tools.

Chaired byDerek Mowlds, Chair of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) in Ireland.

Brian Kavanagh of Kavanagh Tuite Architects offers lessons learned from Roebuck Hall student residence, the first Passive House certified multi-residential development in Ireland. How has this ultra-low energy design fared under post-occupancy evaluation?

Peter Flynn of Arup uses simple techniques of thermal mass and natural ventilation. He discusses how simple approaches to design for comfort and services have fared with occupants expectations.

Paul Boylan of Citigroup has been dedicated to promoting energy management among his staff. He talks about the importance of educating occupants on how to use buildings in order to achieve savings.

11:45 - 13:00 | Financing Deep Retrofit | Drawing Room

Where do we find the finance to undertake the large scale deep retrofit that is required to meet EU targets for energy efficiency? What are the potential initiatives to fund retrofits? Should we follow the UK model and develop a Green New Deal? How would such a scheme work in Ireland and is it the right model? What other incentives could we add to the basket to ensure that individuals and companies see it as worthwhile investing in deep retrofit?

Chaired by Duncan Stewart, Architect and TV presenter

Paul Harris of Bank of Ireland Global Markets talks about alternative financial mechanisms that could be used to stimulate the market.

Stjohn O'Connor, Principle Officer of the Department of Energy, responsible for developing the 'Save as You Pay' scheme for Ireland discusses the progress on this scheme.

Joseph Curtin author of the Thinking Deeper report for the IIEA discusses alternative approaches to deep retrofit.

14:00 - 15:15 | Environmental Assessment Tools | Johnston Room

Environmental Assessment tools such as LEED, BREEAM and DGNB are now used all over Europe to give an independent verified benchmark for sustainability of Buildings.Governments and corporations alike are using these tools to benchmark their portfolios and construction programmes and add to the market value of their buildings.What tools should Ireland adapt or develop.

Chaired by Vivienne Brophy of the Energy Research Group. Vivienne will also present research carried out for the Irish Green Building Council on the ideal approach for Ireland. This will go towards a decision on how the Irish Green Building Council should support the independent benchmarking of buildings for sustainability.

Mark Spetter of the Dutch Green Building Council discusses the tools that they have developed under the BREEAM brand to label development areas specifically adapted for Holland. This tool was developed with the full range of stakeholders in the Dutch built environment sector.

Mikael Koch of the Green Building Council Denmark and the Danish Architectural Firms association discusses the recent process of adaptation of the DGNB tool for Denmark. This was carried out in 3 months by involving key stakeholders.

14:00 - 15:15 | Part L 2011 and Building Control | Main Hall

The revised Part L regulations for dwellings introduce some of the most onerous standards of mandatory energy efficiency in the world. How can designers practically achieve a 60% lower energy benchmark than the 2005 standard? Furthermore what difficulties are associated with having strict regulation but lax building control in Ireland?

Chaired by William Scott of the RIAI sustainability task force

Gavin O Se Director of GreenBuild Energy Rating and Building Information Services Ltd. discusses common building failures regarding energy.

Darren McCamphill of Northern Ireland's Building Control office speaks of the experience of managing a strict building control and inspection regime and the lessons for the Republic of Ireland.

Kevin Fay of Gem Group Contractors explores the challenges of building to an increasingly lower energy demand.

Fintan Smyth - Building Physics Manager for Saint Gobain talks from the perspective of a materials manufacturer on a move to a stricter regime of control and enforcement.

14:00 - 15:15 | Sustainable Communities in Practice | Drawing Room

There are unlikely to be any large scale new developments of communities in Ireland in the foreseeable future. The emphasis now will be on retrofitting and regenerating existing neighbourhoods. In these challenging times how do we transform our existing settlements to make them more energy efficient and resilient as well as being vibrant places to live and work?

Chaired by Davie Philip, Education Director at Cultivate

Chris Bird, author of Local Sustainable Homes, presents on the experience of the Transition Towns process and will give examples of neighborhood refurbishment and community cohesion projects from the UK.

Eve-Anne Cullinan of MCO Projects presents on her company's experience in sustainable energy and local area development.

15.45 - 17.00 | Green Materials - Measuring the Impact | Main Hall

What criteria should we introduce for green public procurement and what should we consider: embodied carbon or a more holistic life-cycle analysis approach? What will be the impact of the EU Construction Products Regulation on the sector coming into force in 2013, and what should Irish manufacturers do to prepare? What do specifiers need to do to ensure that they are specifying the most sustainable materials?

Chaired by Peter Seymour of Ecocem

Jane Anderson of PE Consulting talks about life-cycle analysis and the preparation of EPDs. She will discuss the work involved in preparing EPDs and the practicalities of this approach. As the UK expert on the CEN TC 350 standards she will discuss the implications of the upcoming construction materials directive.

Craig Jones of Sustain and formerly of Bath University has just completed work for SEAI on developing a Construction materials Carbon LCA database for Ireland. He will be discussing this work.

15.45 - 17.00 | Future of Aesthetics - Sustainable and Beautiful | Drawing Room

Does a new aesthetic need to be developed for the 21st Century that puts sustainability at the core of design? What effect do increased requirements for sustainability have on the design aesthetic of contemporary architecture?

Chaired by Michelle Fagan, President of the RIAI

Joseph Little of Joseph Little Architects

Dermot Boyd of Boyd Coady Architects

Merritt Bucholz of Bucholz McEvoy Architects and School of Architecture University of Limerick

Gerard Carty of Grafton Architects.

15.45 - 17.00 | Innovation Showcase | Johnston Room

A showcase of various innovations, including European framework 7 programme research on the development of products and materials, with presentations on research currently been undertaken.

Chaired by Jim Gannon of Engineers Ireland

Rufus Logan, CEO of BRE Scotland, talks about the benefits of an innovation park where innovations can be tested and displayed.

Brian O'Brien of Solearth Architects reports on a research project developing new generation of suppy air windows.

Joe Dowling of Georgia Tech Ireland reports on the Smart Heat project developing smart controls for intergrating renewable energy systems.

James Walsh of Modcell presents a prefabricated eco-building system utilising renewable materials which aims to reduce the carbon impact of new buildings by up to 80%

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Seminar Topics 2012

09:00 - 10.00 | The Business Case for Sustainability - Key Note Speakers | Main Hall

10:10 - 11.20 | Valuing Green Building | Drawing Room