Following the success of our previous event, this conference held on 8 December 2011 at Hadlow College Rural Regeneration Centre focused on planning policies and aesthetic issues which affect all new and refurbished buildings.

Topics covered included:

• Current energy framework for planning and building regulations
• The Passivhaus standard explained
• A tour of Hadlow’s Passivhaus building, identifying key visual features
• Retrofit of existing buildings to EnerPHit standard
• Case studies

This conference was held at Hadlow College Rural Regeneration Centre, a certified Passivhaus building on 18 October 2011.

The architect and builder gave a presentation about the building.

The event was chaired by the energetic Professor Ian Swingland OBE, and included the following 6 speakers and topics:

• Mark Saich, Green Building Solutions              −      Regulatory Framework
• Paul Mallion, Conker Conservation Ltd            −      Passivhaus Standard
• Joe Wild, Ecomerchant                                    −      Products
• Andrew Bassant, Ecolibrium Solutions Ltd      −      Construction
• Paul Gannaway, Betteridge & Milsom              −      Costs
• Keith Bothwell, University of Kent                     −     Retrofit

Feedback was very good – see graph attached.

The event was over subscribed and there is a waiting list for the follow up event.

The PassivHaus launch event on Sustainable Solutions for Passive Design took place at The Building Centre, Store Street, London WC1E on Tuesday 13th September 2011.

The event attracted over 30 attendees.

It was chaired by Gary Newman of Plant Fibre Technology and speakers included:-

• Joe Wild of EcoMerchant introduced Natureplus
• Fred Mac of Solarlux 
• Martin Twamley of Steico
• David Livingstone of Panasonic
• Paul Mallion of Conker Conservation