
UK Construction Week
UK Construction Week (UKCW) is the UK’s largest built environment event. As the largest event dedicated to knowledge sharing, best practice, problem solving and product sourcing, it is the environment for the whole industry to discover, develop, discuss and do business; providing all the answers for how we build for our future.
About the event:
Thousands will come to meet and work with major projects, house builders, developers and local authorities who are driving the recovery.
DAY ONE | Tuesday 4 October
Timing: 10.45 – 11.30am
Location: Sustainability Stage
Whole life carbon – Everything you want to know but are afraid to ask about the commercial reality of low carbon construction
Chair: David Hopkins, CEO, TDUK
Panellists:
- Gilbert Lennox-King, CEO, Construction Carbon
- Craig White, CEO, Agile Property and Homes
- Tim den Dekker, Associate, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Timing: 11.35 – 12.20pm
Location: Sustainability Stage
Learning how to achieve affordable zero carbon new homes – Springfield Meadows
Chair: David Hopkins, CEO, TDUK
Panellists:
- Ian Prichett, MD, Greencore Construction
- Dr Mila Duncheva MCIOB, Business Development Manager of UK & Ireland, Stora Enso Wood Products, Building Solutions (TBC)
Timing: 2 – 2.30pm
Location: TDUK Stand T340
Timber supply market statement – what to expect in the months ahead.
Speakers:
- David Hopkins – Chief Executive Officer, Timber Development UK
- Nick Bolton – Head of technical and trade, Timber Development UK
Timing: 3 – 3.30pm
Location: TDUK Stand | T340
Timber treatments, getting it right. A masterclass for merchants and suppliers
Speakers:
- Gordon Ewbank, Chief Executive, Wood Protection Association
DAY TWO | Wednesday 5 October
Timing: 10.30 – 11.15am
Location: Sustainability Stage
Embodied carbon – an update on the game-changing proposed new regulations that have been getting everyone talking
Chair: David Hopkins, CEO, TDUK
Panellists:
- Rafe Bertram, Sustainability Lead, Meridian Water and Enfield Council
- Charlie Law – Sustainability Director, Timber Development UK
Timing: 11.20 – 12.05pm
Location: Sustainability Stage
Case study – Mansion House
Chair: David Hopkins, CEO, TDUK
- Darren Jones, Associate Director, ShedKM
Timing: 2 – 2.30pm
Location: TDUK Stand | T340
Timber’s net-zero roadmap – what does it mean for your business?
Speakers:
Charlie Law – Sustainability Director, Timber Development UK
Timing: 3 – 3.30pm
Location: TDUK Stand | T340
Working safely with Trussed Rafters
Speakers:
Nick Boulton – Chief Executive, Trussed Rafter Association
DAY THREE, Thursday 6 October
Timing: 10.30 – 11.15am
Location: Sustainability Stage
Needed: a new Green Army. How to recruit and train the people we need to deliver our low carbon homes of the future.
Chair: David Hopkins, CEO, TDUK
Panellists:
- Professor Robert Hairstans, Director of the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology, NMITE (TBC)
- Giles Bradford, Head of Sustainability, Bradfords Building Supplies (TBC)
- Deborah Madden, Engagement Director, CITB (TBC)
Timing: 11.20 – 12.05pm
Location: Sustainability Stage
Welcome to NMITE and Timber TED – An exciting new model for upskilling professions in timber engineering, design and construction
Chair: David Hopkins, CEO, TDUK
Panellists:
- Professor Robert Hairstans, Director of the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology, NMITE (TBC)
Timing: 2 – 2.30pm
Location: TDUK Stand | T340
Decking and Cladding everything you need to know for the year ahead.
Speakers:
- Janet Sycamore, Director, Timber Decking and Cladding Association
Timing: 3 – 3.30pm
Location: TDUK Stand | T340
The impact of war in Ukraine – what products have been affected and what can you do about it?
Speakers:
Nick Boulton – Head of Digital and Content, Timber Development UK
You can view the speakers and seminars on the UK Construction Week website: www.ukconstructionweek.com/seminars
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Event short description (used on home page):
UK Construction Week (UKCW) is the UK's largest built environment event.