Organiser: RICS ( Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
Date: Thursday 25/03, 09:00-12.45 AM
Address:
Belgium
Location: European Commission building, Centre Albert Borschette, Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Brussels  Brussel
Room: 1C
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Area: Energy efficiency

Outline
Most of the major environmental challenges we are currently facing are the result of the perceived energy abundance during the past century. With the EU set to miss its target of increasing energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, and with growing calls for the EU to adopt a 30% emissions reduction target by the same date, our aim is to assess the contribution to energy savings which could be made by cities, their buildings and their citizens.

Does size of cities and buildings determine how low-carbon an urban area can be? Should policy levers focus on existing cities and inner-city areas, particularly on density, energy infrastructure, public space and transport? Or is the solution to develop new high-tech developments outside existing areas? How critical is the role of (local) government and do we all need to re-think our behaviour? 

Below you will find a detailed overview of the programme and speakers.
For more information please contact Sander Scheurwater (sscheurwater@rics.org)

Programme (9.00 - 12.45)
Moderator: Ursula Hartenberger, RICS Global Head of Sustainability Policy

Welcome & Introduction:
Ed Nypels, RICS Europe

Panel I (9.00 - 10.45)
Urban Living and Technological Development - The Road to Energy Efficiency

Inner-city, suburb or out of town development: which has the potential to deliver greatest energy efficiency, how important is density, and what role should technology play?

·      Willy de Backer, 3E Intelligence, Independent Energy, Environment & Ecological Economics Journalist (tbc) 

·      Dr. Isabel Boira-Segarra, Renewable Services Director, WSP Environment & Energy - "Masdar, Green City of the Future?"

·      Chris Brown FRICS, CEO Igloo Regeneration - "Sustainable Inner-City Regeneration; What Matters?"

·      Ronald Rovers; Professor Built Environment, Research Institute Built Environment of Tomorrow, RiBuilT - "How Tall is a Sustainable Building?"

Panel II (11.15 - 12.45) 
A Sustainable Future? Changing Behaviour and the Role of Local Government

Will sustainable cities rely on a change in lifestyle and behaviour from the people who live in them? Can (local) governments implement the far-reaching policies needed to make the difference?

·      Angus McIntosh FRICS, Head of Research, King Sturge LLP - "Visions of Tomorrow to Plan our Lives Today. Sustainable development and the real estate industry."

·      Dr. Ir. Peter Tom Jones, Civil Environmental Engineer, Research Manager Industrial Ecology - "Terra Reversa - The Phased Transition to Sustainable Living"

·      Rachel Fischer, Senior Public Affairs Advisor, CABE - "The Role of Local Governments in Designing the Urban Environment"

·      René Frieh, Adjoint au Maire du Développement Durable de la Ville et des Quartiers, Colmar (France) - "Comment une Ville Moyenne s'engage dans une Politique de Développement Durable?"

Address:
Belgium
Event Type: Other
Location: European Commission (Centre A. Borschette)
Room: 1C
Registration type: Eusew registration
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Area: Energy efficiency
Description:

Outline
Most of the major environmental challenges we are currently facing are the result of the perceived energy abundance during the past century. With the EU set to miss its target of increasing energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, and with growing calls for the EU to adopt a 30% emissions reduction target by the same date, our aim is to assess the contribution to energy savings which could be made by cities, their buildings and their citizens.

Does size of cities and buildings determine how low-carbon an urban area can be? Should policy levers focus on existing cities and inner-city areas, particularly on density, energy infrastructure, public space and transport? Or is the solution to develop new high-tech developments outside existing areas? How critical is the role of (local) government and do we all need to re-think our behaviour? 

Below you will find a detailed overview of the programme and speakers.
For more information please contact Sander Scheurwater (sscheurwater@rics.org)

Programme (9.00 - 12.45)
Moderator: Ursula Hartenberger, RICS Global Head of Sustainability Policy

Welcome & Introduction:
Ed Nypels, RICS Europe

Panel I (9.00 - 10.45)
Urban Living and Technological Development - The Road to Energy Efficiency

Inner-city, suburb or out of town development: which has the potential to deliver greatest energy efficiency, how important is density, and what role should technology play?

·      Willy de Backer, 3E Intelligence, Independent Energy, Environment & Ecological Economics Journalist (tbc) 

·      Dr. Isabel Boira-Segarra, Renewable Services Director, WSP Environment & Energy - "Masdar, Green City of the Future?"

·      Chris Brown FRICS, CEO Igloo Regeneration - "Sustainable Inner-City Regeneration; What Matters?"

·      Ronald Rovers; Professor Built Environment, Research Institute Built Environment of Tomorrow, RiBuilT - "How Tall is a Sustainable Building?"

Panel II (11.15 - 12.45) 
A Sustainable Future? Changing Behaviour and the Role of Local Government

Will sustainable cities rely on a change in lifestyle and behaviour from the people who live in them? Can (local) governments implement the far-reaching policies needed to make the difference?

·      Angus McIntosh FRICS, Head of Research, King Sturge LLP - "Visions of Tomorrow to Plan our Lives Today. Sustainable development and the real estate industry."

·      Dr. Ir. Peter Tom Jones, Civil Environmental Engineer, Research Manager Industrial Ecology - "Terra Reversa - The Phased Transition to Sustainable Living"

·      Rachel Fischer, Senior Public Affairs Advisor, CABE - "The Role of Local Governments in Designing the Urban Environment"

·      René Frieh, Adjoint au Maire du Développement Durable de la Ville et des Quartiers, Colmar (France) - "Comment une Ville Moyenne s'engage dans une Politique de Développement Durable?"

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