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2023 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

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2023 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

FOOTPRINT+ 2023 featured five main stages.

The Financing the Carbon Revolution Stage showcased how built environment stakeholders are adopting new funding models like green loans, how private capital can play a role in regeneration, how ESG performance affects an assets valuation and the impact of future financial regulation on the property industry.

The Retrofit Agenda Stage offered comprehensive and case-study-based insight into how project teams are addressing the retrofit of existing buildings across all sectors, utilising a range of different strategies to prove that in many cases the most sustainable building is the one you already have.

The Timber Stage focused on a rapidly evolving sector with the potential to deliver significant decarbonisation of new buildings in many sectors such as healthcare, education, housing and medium-rise commercial buildings.

The Zero Carbon Energy presented concepts from the city-scale down to project specific case studies showing how our buildings and developments can integrate renewable energy systems, demand-shifting technology and low-carbon heat. The stage showcased how innovative energy centres deliver energy security, fight the rising costs and drive down carbon emissions from the operational energy used by buildings.

The Circular Economy Stage examined the advances being made to decarbonise supply-chains asking the questions how can our procurement methodologies support the principles of circularity, what progress is being made on the reuse of different material streams and how developers, occupiers and the design team need to work together to achieve material reuse on real projects.

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Paul Monaghan, Director, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

"At last a conference that can address the key issues facing design, construction and development in the UK. The only way of solving the climate crisis is through collaboration. The rich mix of consultants, clients, stakeholders and government together with a great location will make FOOTPRINT+ a great success"

Snigdha Jain, ESG Director Turley

"FOOTPRINT+ is the place to be to be at the forefront of the discussion around action on carbon, and it just brings together the whole industry; public sector, government and funders"

What people are saying about FOOTPRINT+

What people are saying about FOOTPRINT+

  • How can all these industries work together to get the right solution? They can do this in this room at FOOTPRINT+.
    Kelly Harrison
    Associate Director Whitby Wood
  • Coming to the conference you are going to be overwhelmed by content, there are four stages, there are Think Tanks, it will keep you going all day long
    Romy Rawlings
    Commercial Director - Vestre
  • Events like this are going to set the framework for the and the calibre of the collective voices that we’ve got in this room is absolutely fundamental to the challenges ahead.
    Tomasz Romaniewicz
    Bond Bryan
  • I don’t know of anything else doing this in the UK that’s doing this all under one roof.
    Will Arnold
    Head of Climate Action, The Institution of Structural Engineers
  • The climate emergency is the biggest challenge humanity is facing. At WSP we are proud to be the catalysts of change in our industry. Now, we all need to come together to re-invent the way we design, the way we build and the way live. Footprint+ will help us do this
    Diego Padilla Philipps
    Net Zero Lead Structures, WSP
  • Everyone has an open mind. The mix of points of view creates a live dialogue for learning that I've really enjoyed
    Mike Reynolds
    Managing Director - Vattenfall Heat
  • It's the face-to-face that's been brilliant. We've all got to get on board with this... and everyone has learnt something today
    Elaine Toogood
    Director of Architecture and Sustainable Design - The Concrete Centre
  • Why should someone come here next year? Because this is the place to be
    Snigdha Jain
    Director of Sustainability - Turley
  • This event, it has got a vibe so if you want to come down its a great place to talk to people, meet people and be inspired.
    Ayo Abbas
    Marketing Strategist, Abbs Marketing
  • This exhibition is going to grow, the subject matter is the most key in our industry. If you are not here you will be left behind!
    Daniel Englender
    Managing Director, Benjamin West
  • The property sector needs confidence, the energy sector needs advocacy and as a local authority we need resource and finance, and money frankly….
    Nicola Beech
    Cabinet Member for Planning, Bristol City Council
  • On the first day we held our own fringe event and we won quite a substantial project on that night.
    Ian Waddingham
    Director, QED Structures
  • So why should somewhere come here next year? Because it is THE place to be…
    Snigdha Jain
    Turley
  • This is not just about our industry, it’s about our children, their future and what we’ve done with the planet.
    Mitakshi Sirsi
    WILL + Partners
  • 50% of all of the carbon emissions that we need to reduce as we get to 2050 have to come from the built environment. It’s from buildings, it’s from construction, it’s from logistics and it’s from infrastructure. So there’s no escaping the destiny here; it has to be the built environment that takes the lead here.”
    Prof Greg Clark
  • I look forward to working with FOOTPRINT+ over the coming weeks, months and years on this most important of endeavours.
    Lord Callanan
    Minister, Dept for Business Energy & Industry Strategy
  • FOOTPRINT+ is a really important event. I’m meeting people from the investment community, property owners, property developers, construction businesses. Commit to two or three days. The location’s fantastic, with the sea view out of the window, it gives more energy to the room.
    Mike Reynolds
    Manging Director, Vattenfall Heat UK
  • FOOTPRINT+ is the premier net zero event for the built environment sector and, with our focus on ‘local’, we are delighted that it has recognised the key role that Local Government has in tackling climate change
    Nick Kilby
    CEO, Cratus 2050