MANAGING WATER in the CONSTRUCTION LIFECYCLE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INNOVATION
14 July 2015
10.00 to 16:30
RSA House, 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ
DRAFT AGENDA (4)
09.30
Registration
10.00
Welcome, Introduction and context
Jane Thornback, CPA & Peter Hansford, Chief Construction Advisor
10.15
Status of water resources in the UK and impact of climate change
Environment Agency (Speaker tbc)
10.30
Water in the Construction Lifecycle i
Martin Schuler ARUP
10.45
Reducing water use on construction sites: the 2012 target: how did we do and what did we learn?
Carmen Snowdon, WRC, Secretariat of the GCB / GIG Subgroup on Water – confirmed
Martin Ballard, Chair of UKCG Water Subgroup – confirmed
11.15
Water reduction technologies - Clarify the focus – this is within the Building element
Speaker tbc
11.30
Water in Manufacturing – best practice and innovations in processes
Industry speaker tbc
11.45
Innovation in construction products to help manage water better in the built environment
Industry speaker tbc
12.00
Measuring Water – embodied, on site and whole life
Jane Anderson, Thinkstep
12.15
Innovation For climate change adaptation
12.30
Opportunities for innovation vouchers and other funding
Jonathan Abra, KTN
General discussion
13.00
Lunch
13.45
Possible Breakout Group Themes (need more thinking) - Recommendations for action for:
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Whole Life Water – understanding it better / designing for it
Measurement – is it yet robust enough?
What role for digitisation and big data sets?
Planning for climate adaptation
Responding to Water as a business risk
Innovation in products and processes - what research is needed
Policy framework – opportunities for incentives/disincentives???