The construction industry requires true climate leadership by a UK government that embraces far-reaching system changes and implements them.

Join us in Edinburgh for this free satellite event to accompany the main conference in London: livestream of presentations + online polling on policy options.

Help UK Architects Declare on the latest stage of our journey to create a UK policy framework that faces the reality of the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency and creates a regenerative built environment, enabling society and nature to thrive.

With practical, impactful and implementable policies, UK Architects Declare's Building Blocks to Transform the Built Environment are about creating jobs, improving health, and restoring the natural world. Underpinned by a foundation of systemic change, the building blocks of resource Efficiency, Circular Economy and Social & Natural Infrastructures play to the strengths of professions across the sector: Architects, Building Service Engineers, Civil Engineers, Contractors, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Project Managers & Structural Engineers.

Book your in-person ticket for the screening and discussion in Edinburgh using the Reserve a Spot button on this page.

Or, if you're unable to join us at Architype's offices, you are welcome to book an online ticket via the main conference Eventbrite page here.

Venue: Architype, The Old Assembly Hall, 37 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7BG

Easily accessible by tram, the stop is The Shore. Limited on-street parking is available. Additional parking available at Ocean Terminal about a 15-minute walk away

Architype's what2words location: cigar.orders.bravo

Architype's number: 0131 285 2600

Doors open 6.00pm, event starts 6.15pm.

Programme

Introduction: Christina Gaiger (Associate Director, Architype) will welcome attendees and Scott McAulay will introduce the work Architype is doing to meet our own climate commitments.

Via our Live Stream from London:

Our Keynote speaker is Kate Raworth, who will set the context for how we influence policy and make a real change. Kate is the renegade economist making economics fit for 21st century realities & co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab.

Establishing the Foundations: Michael Pawlyn (AD co-founder + Steering Group member & Founder, Exploration Architecture).

Our panel of industry experts will outline the challenges and the opportunities for government and the construction sector to make the changes we need:

Whole Life Carbon: Tim den Dekker (Part Z & Associate Architect, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios) + Julia Barfield (AD Steering Group & Managing Director, Marks Barfield Architects).

Circular Economy: Duncan Baker-Brown (AD Steering Group & Founder, BakerBrown).

Social Infrastructure & Social Justice: Dr Elli Cosgrave & Binki Taylor (Director of Research & CIC Chair respectively, Publica)

Natural Infrastrucure: Kevin Logan (AD Steering Group & Director, Maccreanor Lavington .

Next Steps and How You Can Be Involved: Zoe Watson (AD Steering Group & Head of Sustainability, Allies and Morrison).

Building Blocks to Transform the Built Environment - Edinburgh