TheMertonRule.org - london

BioRegional Open day at BedZed

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:39:14 -0700

Start: 2006-09-12 11:00

End: 2006-09-12 20:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-1

Start: 2006-09-12 11:00

End: 2006-09-12 20:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-1

Location: BedZed - Zero Carbon Development

BioRegional have had a makeover!

BioRegional Annual Open Day & New Exhibition

LaunchTuesday 12th September 2006

Pop in any time between 11am & 8pm

Open Day Programme

Explore BioRegional's exciting new exhibition and enjoy a range of talks and activities. Local, organic food and drinks served all day.11:30 New Exhibition Launch: Opening speech byChanging Rooms designer Oliver Heath

12:00 Talk on eco-design by Blustin Heath Design

15:00 BioRegional scrap heap challenge!

Mini-seminars on BioRegional Projects:

12:30 One Planet Olympics

13:00 One Planet Products

13:30 Z-Squared

14:00 BioRegional Reclaimed

14:30 The Laundry

15:00 BioRegional Quintain

15:30 One Planet Living International Programme

16:00 BioRegional MiniMills

16:30 Hemp for textiles

17:00 BioRegional Consulting

17:30 BioRegional Forestry

For more info and to RSVP contact Jennie Organ or Kate Millbank

e: openday@bioregional.com
t: 020 8404 4881
w: www.bioregional.com

24 Helios Road
Wallington Surrey
SM6 7BZ

TCPA Planning for Climate Change Conference – London

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:36:42 -0700

Start: 2007-01-22 09:00

End: 2007-01-22 16:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-1

Start: 2007-01-22 09:00

End: 2007-01-22 16:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-1

Location: City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA

Recent changes to the scientific and political landscapes will be addressed to bring delegates up to date with how climate change is being placed firmly at the heart of planning policy and decision making. This will include the siginificant impact that The Merton Rule is having upon all major developments across the UK.

solarcentury's Energy Strategies workshop will share good practice from a range of constuction projects to have achieved 10% carbon displacement using onsite renewable energies. This workshop is for developers and planners wanting to understand how to identify and deliver suitable onsite renewables for specific projects.

Download the conference brochure

Workshop speakers:

Energy Strategies: Where next for the Merton Rule?

TCPA: Rob Shaw, Sustainable Development Policy Officer

The drivers behind Renewables and Planning
Overview of positive planning policy for onsite renewable energy
Update on research: The uptake of The Merton Rule across the UK

LA: Adrian Hewitt, London Borough of Merton

Implementing The Merton Rule within planning regulations
How your LA can help deliver low carbon developments

RENEWABLE Case Studies: solarcentury: John Mustarde

Design Solutions for On-site Renewables - Case studies - 10% carbon reduction in

Mixed-use Housing (Fairview)
Industrial Development (Chancerygate Developments)
Housing Associations
Commercial Residential
Commercial Offices (Gazeley plc.)

Case Studies will cover:

Renewable technology - which ones and how much?
Renewables cost
Managing the renewables supply chain
Re-couping capital costs - marketing advantages of renewables

Conference Programme, Registration Form and Costs
For more information email nancy@tcpa.org.uk or call 020 7930 8903

TCPA members - £120 + VAT

Non members - £240 + VAT

Voluntary organisations - £60 + VAT

Lunch included.

Download a booking form

London Renewables steering group

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:49:13 -0800

Operating from spring 2003 to spring 2005, the London Renewables steering group worked with the London Energy Partnership to enable London to meet its renewable energy targets, as set in the Mayor's Energy Strategy. The London Renewables programme promoted the uptake of renewable energy technology in the capital. In particular, its programme focused on increasing the amount of renewabl