January
| | Forecasting in Construction | 23rd January, 2008 |
| Construction orders rose 5 per cent in the 12 months to May 2007, and industry growth is expected to be faster and more wide spread over the next three years. Is the boom really set to continue, and how can you build industry forecasts into your future business plans?
Construction News and the Construction Products Association are delighted to host the sixth annual Forecasting Conference – the only one of its kind! Together with leading experts and industry authorities you will hear key insights and practical information… | | | | Event Venue: | Conference Centre at Church House | | Address: | Dean’s Yard
Westminster
London | | Post Code: | SW1P 3NZ | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Telephone: | 020 7390 1590 | | Contact: | Forecasting for Construction
Conference Registration | | Address: | Ground Floor
Greater London House
Hampstead Road
London | | Post Code: | NW1 7EJ | | Telephone: | 0845 056 8069 | | Fax: | 020 7554 5800 | | Email: | constructconferences@emap.com | | Web Site: | www.cnforecasting.co.uk/ |
| | Westminster Carbon Counting Conference | 24 January, 2008 |
| | Many leading edge organisations, communities and individuals are now undertaking carbon audits of their own operations. This conference will present a range of the main carbon counting methods with case studies and rationales on how they are being used, discussions around the units and factors used in their calculations and on their wider relevance to carbon counting and targeting in general. This is an experts’ workshop whereby businesses, politicians, local authorities, consultants, professionals and academics with a stake in carbon counting, auditing and targeting can get together and ensure their methodologies are mutually compatible, effective, replicable and relevant to the wider social challenge of reducing carbon emissions nationally and globally. | | | | Event Venue: | The Institution of Civil Engineers | | Address: | One Great George Street
Westminster
London | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Contact: | Gill Heaton
Conference Secretariat: Westminster Carbon Counting Conference | | Address: | Westminster Carbon Counting Conference,
Hillside Cottages,
Wheatley Road,
Islip,
Oxford | | Post Code: | OX5 2TF | | Telephone: | +44 (0) 1865 373 625 | | Fax: | +44 (0) 1865 375 855 | | Email: | gill@carboncounting.co.uk | | Web Site: | www.carboncounting.co.uk |
| | It’s all about managing your waste - in the design and on site | 30 January, 2008 |
| It is no longer a case of why you should ensure effective waste management, but more a case of ‘you cannot afford not to’. Whether you are a client, designer or a construction contractor, there is a wealth of reason to become actively engaged in delivering waste management ‘best practice’.
Adopting the principles of effective waste management on a project demonstrates a firm commitment to sustainable construction and can deliver a range of benefits, including: reduced material/disposal costs; legal compliance; increase competitiveness; improved social responsibility; and a lower carbon footprint.
Due to the significance of construction waste; Government (lead by DEFRA) is instigating plans for Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP) to become compulsory. It is therefore a necessity that organisations are prepared for what lies ahead?
The construction industry must (as have other organisations) move beyond simply dealing with waste, but to manage its resources and move towards eliminating waste altogether. | | | | Event Venue: | CIRIA, Classic House | | Address: | 174-180 Old Street
London | | Post Code: | EC1V 9BP | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Contact: | Events team | | Telephone: | 020 7549 3300 | | Fax: | 020 7253 0523 | | Email: | enquiries@ciria.org | | Web Site: | www.ciria.org | | |
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