Presentations from:
BRE Ireland Annual Conference 2008
17-18 June, Limerick
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Day 1, 17 June 2008
- Session 1 - National Policy and Legislation (I)
- Introduction
Dr Colm Cryan, BRE Ireland - Welcome address
Dr. Maria Hinfelaar, Limerick Institute of Technology - Sustainable Communities: A local authority perspective
Gerry Sheeran, Limerick County Council - Impact of national policy and legislation on community sustainability [PDF not available]
Martin Colreavy, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government - Session 2 - National Policy and Legislation (II)
- Best practice regeneration in Ireland [not available]
Claire Feeney, Limerick Regeneration Agency - A national strategy for sustainable energy
Kevin O’Rourke, Sustainable Energy Ireland - Delivering the national strategy to local communities
Patrick Stephens, LCEA - Session 3 - Planning for Sustainable Communities
- Designing sustainable communities
Hugh Murray, Murry O’LaorIe Architects - Delivering sustainable communities (Green Print)
Lynne Ceeney, BRE Group - Integrating sustainability into master plans
Tony McGrath, PM Group - Session 4 - Community Case Studies
- Collaborative Planning
Lynne Ceeney, BRE Ggroup - Shannon Free Zone - Attracting investment through sustainability
Michael Leydon, Shannon Development - Keynote Speaker: Moving towards sustainable communities in Ireland [PDF not available]
Minister John Gormley TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Day 2, 18 June 2008
- Session 5 - Best Practice and Innovation in Building
- Keynote Speaker: Building the future [PDF not available]
Minister Batt O’Keefe TD, Department of Education and Science - Impact of national policy and legislation on building
Noel Carroll, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government - Rethinking buildings from a sustainability perspective [PDF not available]
Professor Owen Lewis, University College Dublin - The role of BREEAM in Ireland
Alan Yates, BRE Global - Session 6 - Building Sustainability
- Delivering sustainable buildings: Modern methods of construction
Andrew Walker, BRE Group - Sustainability in the built environment
Richard Linger, White Young Green - Rethinking innovation in construction
Dr Colm Cryan, BRE Ireland - Session 7 - Industry Perspective
- The changing face of the construction industry
Peter Stafford, Construction Industry Federation - Improving the efficiency of buildings with timber [PDF not available]
Jonathan Jennings, Kingspan Off-Site Limited - Innovative materials for sustainable development
Jay Macdonald, DuPont - Improving the efficiency of buildings with concrete
Gerry Farrell, Irish Concrete Federation - Session 8 - Case Studies
- An environmental strategy for the Irish Prison Service
Pat Dunne, Irish Prison Service - Best-practice housing: A case study
Shamus Hoyne, Tipperary Institute Technology - Post occupancy evaluation and its role in delivering better buildings
Ian Ward, University of Sheffield