Collaborative Conversations: Overcoming Retrofit Challenges

The event will focus on how stakeholders across the sector can work together more effectively, with discussions covering procurement, community retrofit, place-based approaches, and measuring outcomes and impact evaluation.

This open conversation is designed to identify practical steps the industry can take to collaborate more effectively, overcome barriers, and seize opportunities for successful retrofit projects.

Our Chair for the session is Rachel Owens - Co-director at the National Retrofit Hub

We are also delighted to welcome our panel of speakers:

Steve Kemp, Executive Director, OpenPlan

Rebecca Reynolds, Head of Sustainability, Equans UK & Ireland

Codrina Cretu, Mission Manager, Nesta

Mike Siebert, Gateway Manager, School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University

Adam McPartland, Managing Director, Glancy Nicholls Architects

Agenda

09:00 Attendee Arrival and refreshments

09:30 Panel Debate

10:30 Break, refreshments and audience discussions

11:00 Panel Q&A Session

12:00 Close

This unique event is brought to you by the leading professional bodies in the built environment; The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Landscape Institute (LI), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

CIOB, ICE, LI, RIBA, RICS and RTPI represent a combined membership of over 360,000 skilled professionals. We develop, maintain and export professional services and standards, as well as accredit university courses across the globe. Together, our members make a vital contribution to the global success of the UK construction industry – a sector worth over £100 billion to the UK economy.

To ensure you are catered for on the day, please book your place through the website selecting your appropriate membership institute (if relevant).

By booking for this event you agree to share your name, email address and membership number with your associated institute.

CIOB Members: gain 3 CIOB CPD points when you reflect on the ethical aspects of your learning from this activity.

Contact

Georgina Floyd

Member Services and Events Coordinator - Midlands

gfloyd@ciob.org.uk

How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.