Your Opportunity to visit the Energy House 2.0 Project at University of Salford

Built Environment England

CABE’s NEW Built Environment Conference Series debuts with Built Environment England on the 20 June 2023 at the University of Salford where delegates, in addition to the technical conference, will be able to tour the renowned Energy House 2.0 laboratories.

The theme of the technical conference is Performance, Compliance and Safety, and will investigate key areas of the industry including the challenges of the new duty holder regime for building safety, the regulation of the building control profession, future testing and certification requirements of construction products, and the journey to zero carbon homes.

We are also pleased to confirm that the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) recently appointed Deputy Chief Inspector of Buildings, Chris Griffin-McTiernan, will deliver the opening Keynote Address.

Join us for four technical plenary sessions that will explore some of the key and most pressing subjects within the industry at the moment:

1. Bringing the Dutyholding Regime and Competence to Life
2. Construction Product Regulation, Certification, Warranty and Testing of Construction Materials
3. Liability and Enforcement Under the Building Safety Act; and
4. Achieving Low or Zero Carbon in Practice.
   

Energy House 2.0 Project

Following the fourth and final session of the conference, Achieving Low or Zero Carbon in Practice – led by Energy House Technical Lead, University of Salford’s Professor Richard Fitton – there will be an opportunity to tour the Energy House 2.0 Project located on the university campus.

Professor Richard Fitton will be joined for the session by Oliver Novakovic, Technical and Innovation Group Director at Barratt Homes, who have partnered with the University of Salford on this project, along with Bellway Homes and product manufacturer Saint-Gobain.

Energy House 2.0 is a world leading energy performance test facility. The largest research facility of its kind, each of its two environmental chambers can accommodate two complete detached houses enabling companies to innovate and develop low carbon technologies. The purpose of this project is to test the effects of climate change in a bid to understand the various ways in which future homes can be designed to withstand the extreme weather conditions predicted for your future.

The project is designed to research and test, in tightly controlled conditions, new and innovative ways of powering, heating, and insulating homes, whilst simultaneously minimising water usage. The specialist technology used in this project allows the replication of the climates experienced in 95% of the earth’s environments, reaching temperatures as low as -20 degrees and as extreme as +40 degrees Celsius.

This £16 million project is partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund, and has been launched at possibly the most crucial time due to the rising cost of living, paired with the detrimental effects of climate change. The results of this project will be analysed to identify the most effective methods of reducing carbon whilst also allowing homeowners to get a grasp of the running costs within their homes.

The findings from the project will inform the housebuilding and construction sector, helping them to build future-proof homes that achieve a significant reduction in carbon emissions and ultimately keeping costs low for consumers around the world.

Book Your Place

This is a unique opportunity to view an industry-leading project whose work will help to shape the future of homebuilding and design.

Book your place for the conference and secure your spot on the tour^* today at builtenvironmentseries.com

^*Spaces for the tour are limited (max capacity 60 delegates), and subject to availability.

Information on Energy House 2.0 can be found at:

• energyhouse2.salford.ac.uk/

• barrattdevelopments.co.uk/showcase/energy-house2