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The launch of the Centre for Sustainable Construction & Retrofit

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Join us to celebrate the launch of the new Centre for Sustainable Construction & Retrofit in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment

  • From: Tuesday 14 November 2023, 5.30 pm
  • To: Tuesday 14 November 2023, 7.30 pm
  • Registration: 5:30 pm
  • Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Newton Building, Goldsmith Street, City Campus, Nottingham Trent University, Nottinghamshire, NG1 4BU
  • Booking deadline: Monday 13 November 2023, 12.00 am
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Event details

Net-zero by 2050 presents a huge challenge to the construction sector, which accounts for up to 50% of carbon emissions. An absence of skills, knowledge and expertise threaten to derail plans to retrofit the current building stock and achieve our carbon reduction ambitions.

The opportunity of low carbon skills to level up is crucial given the socio-economic challenges facing Nottinghamshire.

To address this challenge Nottingham Trent University has invested £1.5 m in a new Centre for Sustainable Construction & Retrofit in the School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment.

We invite you to find out more about the centre and how you can partner with us to address this challenge.

This event is open to policy makers, business leaders, academics and students as we come together to both understand the scale of the problem, and co-create the solutions together.

Programme

Programme

 

Timings

Arrival and refreshments

 

5.30 pm

Welcome and introduction to NTU and its research ambitions:

Professor Richard Emes (PVC Research)

6 pm

Introducing the Centre for Sustainable Construction and Retrofit:

Professor Richard Bull

6.10 pm

Panel debate: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for the built environment sector to meet the challenge of Net Zero 2050

Chair: Francis Finn

  • Gavin Killip, Professor of Buildings & Energy Policy. NTU
  • Wayne Bexton, Director of Green Growth, Investment and Assets. Nottinghamshire County Council
  • Will James, Principal Engineer & Sustainability Consultant. Arup
  • Jason Redfearn, Managing Partner. Focus Consultants
  • Becky Valentine, Co-owner, Sustainability & Building Health Consultant. Spenbeck
  • Louise Townsend, Director of Just Transition, Morgan Sindall

6.20 pm

Closing remarks

Dr. Andrew Knight (Executive Dean, ADBE)

 

Drinks reception and networking

7 pm

Location details

Address:

Lecture Theatre 1, Newton Building, Goldsmith Street
City Campus, Nottingham Trent University
 Nottinghamshire
 NG1 4BU

Parking:

University car parks on our City Campus are not open to visitors, but there are a number of public car parks nearby.

The website below gives details on car parking within Nottingham. The Forest Park and Ride tram service is particularly convenient and is always popular with visitors.

Parking for people with disabilities will be accommodated on the campus if possible.

www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/carparks

Travel Info:

The Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram stops on our University’s City Campus, providing a convenient link from the railway station and the area around Broad Marsh Bus Station redevelopment.

There are also several park and ride stops along the route, which provide convenient places to park when visiting the University. The Phoenix Park Park and Ride site is close to Junction 26 of the M1 and the Forest Park and Ride site is near to the city centre.

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