Heavyweight Sustainable Housing Conference – now closed

Heavyweight Sustainable Housing was a great sucess. Comprising of two one day conferences which were held on the 3 December at EMCC, Nottingham and the 8 December at BRE, Watford. The conferences focused on heavyweight materials and design to meet the higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes cost effectively. 

The conference covered topics including: 
- Achieving the higher levels of the Code with concrete and masonry
- Creative energy homes: A research and educational showcase of sustainable housing
-  Economically viable design to attain the Code’s higher levels
- BASF – Building a sustainable future, UK house project
- Panel discussion: The design issues of Code level 5 and how to resolve them viably using heavyweight materials
- A2 Dominion’s design case study on level 5 concrete and masonry house
- Overcoming the challenges of meeting the higher levels of the Code
- The UK’s first eco village, Hanham Hall 

Speakers included: 
 - Stephen Jury, MCIAT, head of technical, A2 Dominion
- Elaine Toogood, regional architect, The Concrete Centre
- Tom De Saulles, building sustainability manager, The Concrete Centre
- Dr Mark Gillott, creative energy homes research and project manager, University of Nottingham
- Chris Wilford, associate director, PRP
- Darren Waters, executive director – commercial, Tarmac Building Products
- Pete East, technical team, Tarmac Building Products
- Gill Kelleher, market development manager, BASF
- Roger J Southam, chairman and chief executive, Chainbow
- Clive Clowes, head of design and sustainability, HCA
- Andrew Mellor, director, PRP
- Duncan McKinnon, director, MJP Architects
- John Hughes, director, Notting Hill Housing Association
- Gavin Hodgson, Housing Futures Group, BRE
- Ben Cook, senior land manager, Barratt 

Site visits included: 
- BASF and Tarmac Houses, part of the Creative Energy Homes Project
- Barratt House, Hanson House, Creo House at the BRE Innovation Park