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INQUIRY SESSION
‘Greening existing non-domestic buildings’
Monday 12 May 2008
Committee Room 13, 2:00 – 4:00pm
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
To view the Call for evidence, please click here.
The All Party Urban Development Group is conducting an inquiry into what ministers, city leaders and property owners and occupiers need to do to reduce the environmental impact of existing non-domestic buildings that are concentrated in our city centres and business districts. On Monday 12th May it is holding an inquiry session to discuss:
· improving energy efficiency of existing urban buildings
· barriers to reducing emissions from urban buildings; and
· the policy initiatives needed – including regulation, fiscal incentives, penalties and educational campaigns – to address these barriers effectively
Witnesses:
Session 1 (2pm - 3pm) : Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council; Allan Jones , Chief Executive Officer, London Climate Change Agency; Suzanne Roberts, Senior Sustainability Consultant, CB Richard Ellis; Jon Lovell, Head of Sustainability, Drivers Jonas.
Session 2 (3pm - 4pm): David Vincent, Director of Policy, Carbon Trust; Hilary Reid Evans, Head of Sustainability Initiatives, Quintain Estates and Development PLC; and Bill Wright, Energy and Environment Manager, John Lewis Partnership; Richard Isaac, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.
Joining instructions
*The event is open to the public, but space is limited, so please RSVP to the group’s clerk, Kurt Mueller, at kmueller@bpf.org.uk.
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The All Party Urban Development Group is proud to endorse this year's
Regeneration & Renewal National Conference,
Securing Investment To Deliver Empowered, Prosperous & Sustainable Communities
22 & 23 May 2008 at the Business Design Centre, London
Regeneration & Renewal’s flagship annual event will, once again, bring together over sixty of the UK’s top regeneration experts, leading local authority figures and experienced developers in a programme packed with policy updates, highly topical keynote presentations and practical case studies addressing the ‘must know’ issues for physical regeneration, economic and community development in 2008.
Keynote sessions will focus on:
- DCLG’s update on the implications of the Sub-National Review of regeneration, the CSR and the Housing and Regeneration Bill on the UK regeneration and economic development system
- The emerging agenda for the new Homes and Communities Agenda from Sir Bob Kerslake
- Effective approaches to implementing the welfare-to-work agenda and tackling worklessness
- Community engagement and empowerment
- Sustainable regeneration in the face of climate change
Confirmed speakers include:
Richard McCarthy, Director General Housing & Planning, Communities and Local Government
Sir Bob Kerslake, Chief Executive Designate, Homes and Communities Agency Set-up Team
Naomi Eisenstadt, Director, Social Exclusion Task Force, Cabinet Office
John Walker, Chief Executive, English Partnerships
Chris Leslie, Director, New Local Government Network
For further information or to book online, please visit www.regenerationannualconference.com.
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About the group
The All Party Parliamentary Urban Development Group (UDG) is a dynamic non-partisan Parliamentary body of MPs and Peers committed to progressing urban renewal and sustainable development in the UK.
The group was formed to raise the profile and understanding within Parliament of the urban regeneration process and the role that can be played by the private sector, particularly the property investment community.
The group's remit is to take a holistic approach in the examination of all the constituent elements that bring about truly sustainable communities, and to review policies that will increase the quality and pace of urban renewal and sustainable development nationally.
Work programme
The group aims to examine the funding mechanisms, governance structures, and planning policies that are best suited to empower the public and private sectors to work more efficiently in partnership to deliver growth and renewal.
A series of inquiries and meetings is planned on a wide range of issues including:
· delivering private sector funding for infrastructure provision;
· incentivising urban regeneration in deprived areas;
· attracting institutional investment to increase the supply of affordable housing;
· promoting environmental sustainability in the built environment; and
· identifying barriers and bureaucracy within the planning system to strengthen recent reforms.
For further information see 'Issues and objectives'.
Expert stakeholders
The UDG draws on the expertise of practitioners from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors who are leading regeneration initiatives and development projects across the country. Learning from these experts the group will better understand what is happening on the ground and therefore identify the areas that would benefit from reform.
Secretariat
The British Property Federation (BPF) has been registered by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to provide secretariat services for the group in partnership with the urban policy think tank Centre for Cities, which conducts independent research for the group's inquiry sessions.
The BPF represents the UK 'property industry' and has a membership of over 400 companies that own, develop, and invest in property. The BPF promotes the industry's ability to deliver regeneration, sustainable development, environmental efficiency, and property's role as an asset class. For more info go to: www.bpf.org.uk
The Centre for Cities is an independent research unit. It is taking a fresh look at how UK cities work, with a strong focus on the economic drivers behind urban growth and change. The Centre has established a strong track record on urban policy issues such as economic performance, housing, leadership, enterprise, skills and investment. For more information go to: www.centreforcities.org
The Centre for Cities and BPF are committed to providing independent impartial support to the All Party Urban Development Group. All assistance, both financial and intellectual, is fully transparent and reported to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. The BPF and Centre for Cities have pledged to abide by a strict code of conduct that has been signed by the group's officers.
