Whole-day online event on Sustainable Refurbishment, Friday, 4th June 2010

SUSTAINABLE REFURBISHMENT

EXHIBITION – CONFERENCE – NETWORKING

This online event consists of three sections that will enable marketing, disseminating research and best practice, and networking.

The access to the event is FREE following the registration to attend the event (please see at the end of this page).

To receive a set of FREE headphones that will enable you to listen to the conference webinars, please register at www.cicstart.org to become a member. The membership is FREE and entitles the members to provide brief information on services and products for sustainable building design and refurbishment offered by their business.

EXHIBITION

The online exhibition of products and services for sustainable building design, construction and refurbishment offers virtual booths to businesses wishing to promote their capabilities. Each booth contains information on the business contacts and the products and services offered by the company.

Benefits for the exhibitors

• Reduce exhibition costs and carbon emissions
• Keep and update the exhibition booth online for a year
• Network during the day and following the event
• Get national and international exposure

Benefits for the visitors

• No cost for attending the exhibition and conference
• Free networking
• Reduce carbon emissions by eliminating travel
• Find Scottish service providers and manufacturers of products and technologies for sustainable refurbishment at the same site for one year.

EXHIBITION FEES

SCHEDULE AND OFFERS FOR THE EXHIBITORS

• If you are an existing member, you can use our online tool (http://www.cicstart.org/event/new_booth.php) to quickly and easily get your company noticed.
• We also offer "large" exhibition booths - giving your visitors the ability to download PDF brochures or product sheets to provide more detailed information on your products and services. Please see below information on fees for large exhibition booths.
• An invoice will be sent at the time when the information required for your booth has been received.

To book a booth please send an expression of interest to admin@cicstart.org indicating the following:

• Pavilion/room in which you will exhibit
• Booth size (small or large)

SPONSORSHIP

Sponsorships are invited for the following exhibition pavilions and rooms that will enable a sponsor to get a prime position booth in an exhibition hall or a room of their choice listed below. The sponsors will be entitled to the following:

• A prime position booth
• Welcome message
• Products/services info
• Key people
• Contact details
• Website address
• PDF brochures 
• Video or a Power Point presentation with voice over

Sponsorship fees

PAVILIONS (Environment, Society or Economy) – £1500

ROOMS (please see the list below) - £1000

The exhibition booths and conference contents will remain available on the CIC Start Online website after the event until 4th June 2011. The exhibitors will be able to access their booths and update the contents without charge. This online source will be accessible to interested parties following their registration with CIC Start Online.

Select the room that you would like to sponsor and get the prime position at the exhibition and until 4th June 2011.

ENVIRONMENT PAVILION

Exhibition rooms:

• Architectural design services
• Engineering services
• Procurement services
• Construction services
• Assessing environmental impact
• Modelling environmental services
• Renewable building materials
• Recycled building materials and components
• Wind powered technologies
• Solar powered technologies
• Hydrogen and fuel cells technologies
• Combined heat and power technologies
• Ground source heat pumps
• Biomass products and technology for heating
• Under floor heating
• District heating systems
• Smart metering and energy monitoring
• Mechanical ventilation
• Water saving and recycling technologies
• Heat recovery systems
• Restoration and conservation of building fabric and components
• Improving air-tightness and U-values of windows
• Sustainable waste management
• Green roofs
• Retrofitting thermal insulation
• Sustainable drainage
   

SOCIETY PAVILION

Exhibition rooms:

• Fuel poverty reduction
• Eliminating dampness
• Non-toxic finishes
• Accessibility improvement
• Security and safety
• Construction health and safety
• Fire safety
• Skills development
• Raising awareness of building clients, owners and occupants on sustainable use of buildings
• Incentives and support for refurbishment
• Employment opportunities

ECONOMY PAVILION

Exhibition rooms:

• Expanding refurbishment business
• Improving efficiency and quality of construction processes
• Improving management and productivity
• Whole-life cycle costing
• Financial services

For additional information and questions, please contact: Branka@cicstart.org, 0141 273 1408.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

9.00-9.10          Welcome
                           Archie Ferguson, Chairman, Scottish Construction Forum

9.15-10.00       Towards improving energy efficiency in traditional buildings 
                           Dr Paul Baker, RICH Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
                           Roger Curtis, Head of Technical Research, Historic Scotland
                           Nicholas Heath, Changeworks 
                           Alister Cant, Lister Housing Co-op

10.15-11.00     Use of solar PV and hot water for buildings
                           Prof. Tariq Muneer, Edinburgh Napier University
                           Hazel Jane Bowmaker, Edinburgh Napier University 

11.15-12.00     The Solar Refurbishment of Scotland
                           Prof. Susan Roaf, Heriot Watt University
                           Campbell McLennan and George Goudsmidt , AES Solar 
                           Nicholas Heath, Changeworks
                           Alister Cant, Lister Housing Co-op

12.15-13.00     Upgrading Glasgow’s Social Housing Stock- reflections on 1990’s 
                           demonstrations and 21st Century reality
                           Prof Colin Porteous,Glasgow School of Art
                           Dr Tim Sharpe, Glasgow School of Art
                           Ms Rosalie Menon, Glasgow School of Art

14.15-15.00     The problem of rural SME contractors and sustainable technologies 
                           Dr David R Moore, The Robert Gordon University

15.15-16.00     Retrofit and renewables in traditional rural buildings
                           John Brennan, University of Edinburgh

16.15-17.00     Simulation-based design tools: real time energy systems 
                           performance information 
                           Professor Joe Clark, University of Strathclyde Glasgow 
                           

NETWORKING

By accessing the Networking Suite you will be able to 

• Contact sponsors, exhibitors and delegates
• Contact researchers of seven Scottish universities whose webcasts on sustainable refurbishment are presented in the conference section

The following networking facilities will be created and offered to the event attendees:

ONLINE BUSINESS CARD:When you register at www.cicstart.org, Events section, information that you provide will be used to:

• create your online business card
• enable you to upload the company logo and your photograph
• provide brief information on the business

LIST OF ATTENDEES: All the attendees will be able to see who is online and their business cards.

CHAT AT A BOOTH: All exhibition booths will have a chat facility.

CHAT ROOMS: Each exhibition pavilion (Environment, Economy, Society) will have a chat room to enable raising questions and initiating discussions.

VISIBILITY OF GUESTS AT BOOTHS: Exhibitors will be able to see who has accessed their booths.

FOLLOW-UP: The list of delegates will be available to the attendees for one year following the event.

TO REGISTER AS AN EXHIBITOR, OR FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING SPONSORSHIP; PLEASE EMAIL admin@cicstart.org
 

To attend the event, please register below. 

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