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Residential Green Retrofit Conference

Thursday, 4th March 2021 0930hrs – 1430hrs

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This event will look at the urgent need to retrofit housing across the UK to help tackle climate change and reveal the major investment and opportunities in this sector.

  • Karbon Homes
  • Manchester City Council Logo
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy beis
  • Somerset West and Taunton
  • Livewest
  • Schneider Electric Logo

The UK has the least energy efficient housing stock in Europe. This leads to high energy bills and fuel poverty rates, as well as an unacceptable level of carbon emission. The UK government has an ambition to retrofit all homes to an energy efficient standard by 2035; currently only 29 per cent of homes meet this standard and so a massive programme of green retrofitting must take place over the next 15 years.

Research has shown that the cost of retrofitting all housing in the UK to zero carbon standards could top £100 billion and require almost half a million tradespeople.

This event will gather public sector decision makers, developers, major social housing providers and thought leaders to discuss what the UK must do to reach this ambitious target and share details of the projects that will contribute towards it. Topics will include:

  • How to roll-out the £100bn retrofit ambition
  • Karbon Home’s plans for 30,000 homes
  • Manchester City Council’s £260m retrofit programme
  • Cardiff’s search for a retrofit delivery partner
  • The Guinness Partnership’s retrofit project
  • WMCA’s aim to retrofit 50,000 homes by 2022
  • Abri’s £215m housing improvement programme
  • The £3.85 billion northern retrofitting revolution
  • BEIS’s £3.8 billion housing decarbonisation plan
  • South East Energy Hubs £1bn retrofit Programme

Speakers include:

Cheryl Hiles,
Director of Energy Capital
Anthony Bell,
Assistant Director of Assets and Regeneration
Cecily Church,
Sustainability Manager
Andrew Gregory,
Director for Planning, Transport & Environment
Carol Culley OBE,
Deputy Chief Executive & City Treasurer
Jonathan Rickard,
Head of Sustainability and Design
Karen Brown,
Senior Policy Advisor
Matt Harrison,
Project Director, Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
Rachel Toresen-Owuor,
Programme Director, Re:fit
Louisa Buckley,
Residential Marketing Manager (UK & I)

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Agenda and Programme:

09:30-09:50 Doors Open & Networking

Enjoy some networking time with those also attending the conference and visit the exhibitors – with the ability to video chat with attendees, enter the speed networking area or visit the booths of our sponsors.
09:50-11:00 Session One: Why Green Retrofitting is Vital to a Zero Carbon Britain

We will hear from a selection of thought leaders and industry experts on why a massive retrofitting programme is vital to achieving Britain’s zero carbon goals and how the project will proceed over the coming 15 years.

Session Sponsor: (Available – click for details)

Northern Housing Consortium; Karen Brown, Senior Policy Advisor

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy; Matt Harrison, Project Director, Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

Local Partnerships; Rachel Toresen-Owuor, Programme Director, Re:fit

Greater South East Energy Hub; Maxine Narburgh, Regional Hub Manager
11:00-11:30 Networking & Exhibition

During the break period you’re able to move around the event – with a speed networking area to allow you to video chat at random so get your elevator pitch ready. 

You can also invite any other attendee to video chat, direct message.

And you can visit our exhibitions, chatting directly to them or watch their brand video and register your interest.
11:30-12:30 Session Two: Residential Green Retrofit Plans

Some of the major developers and social housing providers responsible for implementing the programme will share details of their upcoming work, including details of how to get involved.

Chair: Built Environment Networking; Phil Laycock, Director

Schneider Electric; Louisa Buckley, Residential Marketing Manager (UK & I)

Karbon Homes; Anthony Bell, Assistant Director of Assets & Regeneration

Abri; Jonathan Rickard, Head of Sustainability

The Guinness Partnership; Cecily Church, Sustainability Manager
12:30-13:00 Networking & Exhibition

During the break period you’re able to move around the event – with a speed networking area to allow you to video chat at random so get your elevator pitch ready. 

You can also invite any other attendee to video chat, direct message.

And you can visit our exhibitions, chatting directly to them or watch their brand video and register your interest.
13:00-14:00 Session Three: Public Sector Led Green Retrofit Plans

A host of senior public sector leadership will gather to discuss their work to enable the green retrofit revolution. We will hear about the funds being made available, partnerships with the private sector and how the programme will lead to sustainable economic growth.

Session Sponsor: (Available – click for details)

West Midlands Combined Authority; Cheryl Hiles, Director, Energy Capital

Manchester City Council; Carol Culley OBE, Deputy Chief Executive & City Treasurer

Cardiff City Council; Andrew Gregory, Director for Planning, Transport & Environment
14:00-14:30 Networking, Exhibition & Close

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We’re set to have an exceptional line-up of speakers who’ll be sharing intel into the retrofit sector, the mass of investment going into this area and the work this will bring with it. Here’s an overview of the confirmed speakers:

West Midlands Combined Authority – Cheryl Hiles, Director of Energy Capital

My role at the WMCA is to drive the delivery of the West Midlands Regional Energy Strategy and our energy devolution ask to Government, to ensure we have the necessary tools and powers to meet our green growth and climate change ambitions. To support this, I am leading a variety of smart local energy innovation initiatives to showcase the value of smart energy local energy systems as part of a package of measures to achieve our national net zero objectives. I started my career in the public sector as a policy officer, working on regional spatial plans, and prior to working at the WMCA I gained valuable private sector experience as the sector director for energy and environment at Pell Frischmann design engineering consultancy. However, I spent the majority of my 20-year career as a director at Regen, a mission driven, not for profit organisation, that champions democratic, decentralised and decarbonised energy solutions, which we spun out of a project funded by the south west regional development agency. I am also a founding director of Communities for Renewables, a CIC that brings energy assets into community ownership; and Mendip Renewables, overseeing the community’s interest in a 5MW solar farm which we bought. I also used to chair the Entrepreneurial Women in Renewable Energy network, mentoring and supporting women to step up and lead the energy transition.

Cardiff City Council – Andrew Gregory, Director for Planning, Transport & Environment

Cardiff City Council has set itself the ambitious target of becoming completely carbon neutral by 2030 and will achieve this through the One Planet Cardiff strategy. As homes are a major source of carbon emissions, the council has made large scale housing retrofit a central part of the strategy. Since 2013, around 10,000 homes have been retrofitted in the city, and they are gearing up to accelerate this programme, which will have the added benefits of alleviating community poverty and building a sustainable economy. As the council are developing ideas and funding proposals for the programme, they are looking for potential delivery partners on a regional and national scale to help them realise their zero carbon ambition.

The Guinness Partnership – Cecily Church, Sustainability Manager

One of the largest affordable housing and care providers in the country, The Guinness Partnership owns and manages more than 65,000 homes and in 155 local authority areas.. They are developing a new sustainability strategy to establish a trajectory towards net zero carbon by 2050. The first 600 properties were fitted with retrofit measures last year, and the organisation is gearing up to accelerate implementation for their 140,000 customers. Cecily will discuss their sustainability strategy and the innovative measures being explored, to help improve energy performance across their housing stock.

Karbon Homes – Anthony Bell, Assistant Director of Assets and Regeneration

As owners and mangers of 30,000 properties in the North East of England, Karbon Homes are taking the green retrofit of their entire stock extremely seriously in 2021. Anthony will be on hand to talk about their programme of renovation, their approach to zero carbon development and sustainable practices at the event.

Northern Housing Consortium – Karen Brown, Senior Policy Advisor

Representing the interests of housing associations and local authorities in the North of England to share ideas and influence policy at a regional and national level. The consortium has been pushing for the acceleration of Green Retrofitting as a way for the government to achieve its net zero target and follow up on the manifesto commitment to level up the North. Along with IPPR North they have set out a roadmap to install retrofit measures to over 5 million homes, which would 77,000 direct jobs and generate £3.85 billion in GVA. Karen will provide some thought leadership on these proposals and how the green retrofit revolution can provide sustainable and inclusive growth across the North.

Greater South East Energy Hub – Maxine Narburgh, Regional Hub Manager

The Greater South East Energy Hub is a collaboration of eleven Local Enterprise Partnerships. They are working together to increase the number, scale and quality of energy and retrofitting projects being delivered across the South East. They are looking to engage with the built environment supply chain on their projects and could have close to £1bn of projects over the next five years.

Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy – Matt Harrison, Project Director, Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has established the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator to kick start the decarbonisation of social housing through 2021 and beyond, and support green jobs as part of the COVID-19 economic recovery plan. They are offering an initial £60m to the sector, following a demonstrator fund which allowed 2,000 of the worst performing homes to be retrofitted. BEIS is planning to release funding in three year ‘waves’, with each wave being worth £1bn and the end goal of bringing each of the UK’s 5.5 million social homes up to standard.

Local Partnerships – Rachel Toresen-Owuor, Programme Director, Re:fit

Local Partnerships, a joint venture between the Local Government Association, HM Treasury and the Welsh Government and provide an interface between central government policy and local delivery to ensure key priorities are achieved and clients secure excellent value for money. As part of their climate response they are running the Re:fit programme, a procurement initiative to enable public bodies to implement retrofitting and energy efficiency measures. Over 250 organisations have already engaged with the programme and over £180 million of works have been procured with a growing pipeline of more than £91 million worth of work. Rachel will discuss this programme, and their efforts to enable the public sector to reduce carbon emissions and save money through increased energy efficiency.

Abri – Jonathan Rickard, Head of Sustainability and Design

Abri are planning to build at least 10,000 high quality, sustainable homes over the next decade, offering a choice of affordable tenures and home ownership options. They are also investing £215 million in their existing homes, ensuring they are sustainable and support their plans to play their part in tackling climate change. Jonathan will give more details on Abri’s sustainable and zero carbon schemes which will help them break their 1,000 homes built per year target.

Manchester City Council – Carol Culley OBE, Deputy Chief Executive & City Treasurer

Manchester City Council have launched an economic recovery plan that will see large scale investment in science, research and technology and environmental schemes to fuel a post- Covid revival in the city. As part of this plan a 4 year, £260 million programme will see the retrofitting of the first 14,000 of Manchester’s 68,000 social homes to make them more energy efficient and drastically cut carbon emissions. Carol has been instrumental in the development of this project, as well as the council’s overall five year action plan on climate change, of which retrofitting plays a major part.

Schneider Electric – Louisa Buckley, Residential Marketing Manager (UK & I)

Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries. We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.

Associate your brand with the Residential Green Retrofit Conference and position your brand at the forefront of one of the UK’s biggest discussions and debates around the sector.

Package Exhibition Stand Chair/ Speaking Opportunity Tickets VIP Backstage Access Cost (+VAT)
Conference Partner Yes Yes 15 Yes £2,500 View Details
Session Partner Yes Yes 10 Yes £1,500 View Details
Session Two Partner: Residential Green Retrofit Plans Yes Yes 10 Yes £1,500 Sold Out
Best Practice Presentation Package Yes Yes 10 Yes £1,000 View Details
Exhibitor Packages Yes – 5 Yes £500 View Details

We have various partnership packages available, including packages with speaking opportunities, exhibition space and those that will drive brand awareness, allowing you to address your whole target audience for maximum brand awareness and impact. Our partnership packages will put you at the forefront of the industry discussion allowing you to be there, be active and be an expert within the construction and property sector and the whole built environment industry.

Conference Partner

£2,500+VAT

Become the headline partner of this conference and get mass awareness and brand visibility. This package is the ultimate – with a prime location during the event, a speaking opportunity, logo positioning on the top of the logo and your name in the event title – “Residential Green Retrofit Conference; Sponsored by YOUR COMPANY NAME”

  • The conference will be called the xxx Conference in association with your company name
  • Ability to help shape the conference agenda and content to bring your strategic thinking to the event
  • Option to recommend speakers
  • Inclusion with pre-conference speaker communications
  • Access to the speakers and panellists; an excellent opportunity to establish rapport and build commercially rewarding relationships
  • Prime branding for the whole conference
  • Option to do a keynote speech
  • One speaking position on one panel during the conference
  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share downloadable content such as literature
  • 15 online delegate passes for your team or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media etc
  • Master of Ceremonies “thank you” in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion with all PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

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Session Partner

£1,500+VAT

The role of the session partner provides an opportunity for you to participate in one of the sessions to build brand awareness, loyalty and trust amongst hundreds of civic and business leaders from across the industry. You’ll be seen to be a thought leader within your area of expertise and showcase your company in front of key decision-makers from across the industry. Benefits include:

  • Ability to help shape the session agenda and content to bring your strategic thinking to the event
  • Option to recommend speakers for the session
  • Inclusion with pre-conference speaker communications
  • Access to the speakers and panellists; an excellent opportunity to establish rapport and build commercially rewarding relationships
  • Branding for the whole conference and your session
  • One speaking position on your panel
  • Option to do a five minute introduction to your panel or thought leaders presentation
  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share downloadable content such as literature
  • 10 online delegate passes for your team or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media etc
  • Master of Ceremonies “thank you” in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion with all PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

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Session Two Partner: Residential Green Retrofit Plans

Schneider Electric Logo

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Best Practice Presentation Package

£1,000+VAT

During the breaks delegates are able to speed network and visit the exhibitors – but with this package you can also give them the option of coming to see your company deliver a 15-minute thought leadership presentation, enabling you to play a key role in the conference. Build brand awareness, loyalty, trust and new business leads amongst numerous civic and business leaders from across the industry. Benefits include:

  • Ability to deliver a 15-minute presentation during one of the break periods
  • Access to the VIP Room – a green room for speakers, VIP guests and sponsors
  • Branding across the rest of the conference
  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share content
  • 10 online delegate passes for your team and/or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media, etc
  • Master of Ceremonies ‘thank you’ in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion in any PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

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Exhibitor Package

£500+VAT

If you’re looking for access to the event and a space to meet online delegates and chat with them – then our exhibitor package is perfect. Some people can be reluctant to approach exhibition stands – but online it’s different and you’ll be inundated with enquiries and questions about your brand. Benefits include:

  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share downloadable content such as literature
  • 5 online delegate passes for your team or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media etc
  • Master of Ceremonies “thank you” in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion with all PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

Become a partner >

Exhibitor Partner

Become a partner >

If you’re interested in any of the packages above or if you’re interested in finding out additional information then contact us on:

0113 390 4700

opportunities@built-environment-networking.com

Our online conferences will merge our face-to-face conferences with a virtual platform – providing networking opportunities, exceptional panel discussions and debates, speaker presentations and an exhibition hall.

Here’s a little video highlighting what to expect…

And here’s a bit more information of key areas of our online events…

You’ll receive unique log-in details to join our online event via computer or phone – and you’ll be greeted with an easy navigation tool. You’ll be able to navigate to:

Main Stage

Where our ‘Programme’ will take place with excellent speakers and content. You’ll be able to get involved, asking questions and taking part in live polls.

Networking Area

Just like a real conference you’ll be able to meet and connect with new people in our forum. You can directly request to chat with someone or you can enter our ‘speed networking’ area to meet numerous new people within the industry. Get your elevator pitch ready!

Sponsor / Exhibitor Area

Meet our partners and sponsors – view what they’re all about, video chat with them and download their literature and product information.

Tickets

Tickets are not currently available for this event.

Details

Date:
Thursday, 4th March 2021

Time:
0930hrs – 1430hrs

Venue

Online – Hopin


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