Greenbuild Expo 2012 returns to Manchester on 9th and 10th May and promises an exciting line-up of speakers, exhibitors and highlights.
The fourth Greenbuild Expo will once again offer over 100 free seminars and training sessions, as well as all the latest product innovations and services to help you construct, refurbish or manage your buildings more sustainably. The full conference programme can be found at www.greenbuildexpo.co.uk and will feature sessions from DECC, the Cabinet Office, Manchester City Council, the BRE, Energy Saving Trust, Kingfisher, Balfour Beatty, Keepmoat, Jewson, Plumb Center and many more.
The seminars will be addressing a broad range of topics including the Carbon Reduction Commitment, social sustainability, tackling fuel poverty, the Renewable Heat Incentive, funding options for retrofit projects, legislation updates and a fabric-first approach to low-energy building. Once again the conference programme will be packed with expert advice as well as case studies of successful projects from around the UK.
This year, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) lead for environment, transport and planning, Charlie Parker, will open the event and there will be several electric vehicles at Manchester Central, courtesy of Manchester Electric Car Company.
The 2012 event is sponsored by Panasonic, Plumb Center, Liniar Profiles and Wagner Solar UK.
For free registration visit www.greenbuildexpo.co.uk and follow @greenbuildexpo on Twitter.
Highlights of Greenbuild Expo 2012 include:
• the return of Ignition, the UK's only woodfuel event, with its own dedicated seminar programme and area of the exhibition. Topics include MCS accreditation, biomass and the RHI and fuel procurement.
• The NFRC is proud to partner with SIG Roofing at Greenbuild Expo to host the Solar Roofing Zone. With NFRC’s purpose-built roofing rig, different types of solar collector systems will be installed as part of the daily demonstrations including both photovoltaic and solar thermal. NFRC will be working with its members, including SIG Roofing, to demonstrate the importance of roofing contractors in solar installations. NFRC encourages all the necessary trades to work together in order to achieve the optimum solar installation. As such, our belief is that competence in roofing work, rather just knowing how to install the system, is key when it comes to installing solar panels.
• The Sustainable Cities seminar room returns for 2012, with a programme of speakers tackling going green in an urban environment.
• a central debate area dedicated to the Green Deal, with some of the industry’s biggest names discussing the government’s flagship policy. The speakers will be addressing topics such as how we will deliver low-carbon refurb in reality, how we can encourage consumer take-up, what skills the industry needs and how the funding models will work.
• a BREEAM showcase, looking at the UK's highest scoring projects and revealing how they achieved those top marks.
• our Regulation Revealed room will feature an expert panel who are there to answer your questions about sustainability and regulation, whether that’s a particular part of the Code for Sustainable Homes or BREEAM.
• a CPD room with accredited sessions including ventilation, window specification, voltage optimization, Part G updates and solar shading
• a training hub with taster session on everything from solar PV installation to becoming a Green Deal assessor
Exhibitors include:
Adey Professional heating Solutions
Airflow
All Eco Energy
Allergy Plus
Altec Solar
Alumasc Exteriors
Ancon
Applied Energy
Asgard
Ashwell Biomass
AVC Group
Big Green Book
Billington Bio-Fuels
BMF
BRE Training
Buchan
Bugfish
Carbomat
Carbon8 Lighting
Cavendish Engineering
CCINW
Cembrit
CentroSolar
CIAT
CIBSE
Cleaner Air Solutions
Clear Power
CPL Industries
Dalkia
Danlers
DFX Technology
Discrete Heat
Eco Designs
Eco Environments
Econergy
Ecosheet
Ecoskies
Edgetech
EMS
Encos
Energi investments
Energy Gain
Energy Innovations
Energy Solutions
Envirovent
Epwin
Eurocell
Forestry Commission and Biomass Energy Centre
Gold Search Media
Granada Secondary Glazing
Green Building Store
Green Gauge Trust
Halltech
Hansgrohe
Hedera
HETAS
Highwood Consulting
Hoval
Husky Heatpumps
Ideal Boilers
Imperative Energy
Inteli Heat
Internorm
JDP
Jewson
Johnson & Starley
Kedel
Kingspan Renewables
Klober
Ladder Safety Devices
Landy Vent
LEDInlight Ltd
Liniar Profiles
Litecast
Logwise
Marshall Tufflex
Medem
Mitsubishi Electric Commercial Heating
Mitsubishi Electric Domestic Heating & PV
NAPIT
NAREC
NHBC Foundation
NICEIC
Nuvision Energy
Panasonic
Pegasus Planning
Pegler
Plumb Center
Polypipe
Powerperfector
Procure Plus
Procurement for Housing
Pure eco Solutions
Qunizi Electrical
Renewable Energy Accademy
Renson
RES
Rexel Renewables
RICS
Roofing Today
Rural Development Initiatives
Rural Energy
RW Simon
SATIR
Selectaglaze
Senior Architectural Systems
Siemens
Smith's Environmental
Scottish Passive House Centre
Solar Peak
South Survey
Stiebel Eltron
Strateco
Surestop
Taylor & Francis
T-Mac
The Green Electrician
Toshiba
TP24
UK Green Building Council
University of Salford
Viessmann
Vista Panels
V-Phase
UTN Renewables
Wagner Solar UK
Waxman Energy
Wilo Pumps
Wood for Good
Zero Carbon Hub