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Green Build Conference

7 & 8 November 2012

Dubai World Trade Centre Al Multaqa Ballroom

Providing insight into the latest developments in sustainable construction

IDENTIFYthe best ways to increase your profits through sustainable building techniques LEARN from case studies based on the major eco-efficient projects in the MENA region ACQUIRE knowledge about the new and current green building regulations in the Middle East NETWORK with leading experts in the green building field
Key speakers include
Eng. Essa Al Maidoor
Bio Saeed Alabbar

Assistant Director General for Engineering & Planning Sector, Dubai Municipality President, Society of Engineers UAE
Masters degree with honours in Mechanical Saeed Al Abbar Engineering from the University of Bath and is a Saeed is currently working as a Sustainability Consultant in the UAE. He holds a First Class

Holley Chant

Corporate Director of Sustainability KEO International

sustainable design projects in the region; including large master plan developments, new buildings and strategic infrastructure development. Saeed has an avid interest in the application of practical and cost effective sustainable design and resource efficiency solutions and is committed to the advancement of sustainable development in the UAE. Saeed is currently the Vice Chairman of the Emirates Green Building Council and is committed to working closely with local universities and government departments to drive the industry towards sustainable urban development

LEED Accredited Professional. Vice Chairman Saeed has been Green involved inBuilding a variety of Council Emirates

Thom Bohlen

Architect, NCARB, Chief Technical Officer; LEED AP; BD +C, ESTIDAMA PBQP & PCQP Middle East Centre for Sustainable Development (MECSD)

Jeff Willis

Sustainability Leader, Arup Founder Member of the Emirates GBC Vice-Chairman, Emirates Green Building Council

Fiachra Clirigh

Associate Director for Environment and Sustainability Hyder Consulting Middle East

Mario Seneviratne

FIMechE, PEng, LEED Fellow, LEED AP (BD+C), MIEEE, MASHRAE, Director, Green Technologies

Wissam Yassine

Group Manager of Sustainability and Environment Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG)

Matthew Plumbridge

Advisor on Environmental & Sustainability Planning Abu Dhabis Department of Municipal Affair (DMA)

Sultan Faden

Architect, Director, Sustainable Development Centre, University of Business and Technology (UBT) - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ashraf Hegazy

Head of ESTIDAMA Dept ALDAR properties

Shaun Killa

Design Director & Head of Architecture Atkins ME

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DAY
WEDNESDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2012
TURNING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GREEN Registration and coffee Conference Chairmans opening remarks: Dr Alaa Ashmawy, Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering, American University in Dubai Opening address: Saeed Alabbar, Vice Chairman, Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) Keynote Panel:

14:20

MATERIAL GAINS IN SUSTAINABILITY: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS SECTOR What do specifiers need to do to ensure that they are specifying the most sustainable materials? Demand for sustainable products and services, including markets that will drive growth Procurement of sustainable materials assessing procurements impact on sustainability strategies How to source sustainably and effectively measure costs Faisal Saleem, Materials Research Specialist, Masdar City Panel Discussion:

08:30 09:00

09:05 09:15

Is enough being done across the Middle East to promote the use of sustainable construction practices and materials? What can be done to increase awareness? Case Study: The proof is in the pudding: performance metrics from the first certified living buildings in the region T  he measurement and verification results of five LEED certified projects that have been operating for more than one year, to give insight into the actual cost and carbon reduction benefits of creating and operating buildings sustainably Issues that have bend noted and recommendations made for solving these Further recommendations for improving results Thom Bohlen, Chief Technical Officer, Middle East Centre for Sustainability Networking and refreshments break VALUING GREEN BUILDING Panel Discussion:

Encouraging sustainable urban development in the United Arab Emirates How are new sustainable building codes shaping future construction in the region? Green Economy are policy makers making a difference? Assessing future government intervention and what this means for the industry Eng. Essa Al Maidoor, Assistant Director General for Engineering & Planning, Dubai Municipality, Head of the Green Building Committee and Chairman of Society of Engineers Abu Dhabis new building codes: Underpinning sustainable development An overview of the key components of sustainable development embedded in the new codes An explanation of how the codes safeguarding investment in the property sector An understanding of how the codes integrate respective programs of relevant government departments Matthew Plumbridge, Consultant, Environmental and Sustainability Planning, Municipal Affairs Governance Sector, Department of Municipal Affairs, Emirate of Abu Dhabi Networking and refreshments break DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY The role of the building envelope/fabric in delivering low/zero carbon building Energy transmittance - the measure The impact of windows (vision glazing) The impact of walls Building envelope comparisons Jeff Willis, Associate Director, Arup Regional impact of LEED - Carbon footprint reduction A study comprising 40+ LEED certified projects in the ME region indicates that LEED has positively impacted the built environment when compared with buildings meeting the minimum building code requirements. The study also provides a window into the easy LEED points that can be obtained, which will contribute to LEED certification. Mario Seneviratne, LEED Fellow, Director, Green Technologies Panel Discussion: Do green buildings cost more to design and deliver? Exploring the challenges of budget for sustainable projects Moderated by: Dr Ashraf Hegazy, Sustainability Leader, Aldar Properties Jeff Willis, Associate Director, Arup Mario Seneviratne, LEED Fellow, Director, Green Technologies Shaun Killa, Design Director & Head of Architecture, Atkins ME Lunch

15:50 16:20

10:45 11:20

Valuing green buildings How do we create change in the market so that potential occupiers see the advantages of buildings that are more efficient to run, have healthier indoor climates and add to the occupiers corporate image? How can we use marketing to add to the basket of incentives for deep green retrofit of buildings? Methods of marketing green credentials and the use of media channels Moderated by: Nicholas Lander, Head of Sustainability, Halcrow Elaine Kelly, Area Portfolio Manager for the Middle East and Africa, Microsoft Corporation Adrian Bliss, Manager for Environmental Services in the Middle East, Mott Macdonald 18:00 Gulf region and climate change: The role of buildings and infrastructures The regions contribution to global climate change Mitigation opportunities in buildings and infrastructures Impact of climate change on the regions buildings and infrastructures Adapting to climate change Economic impact of mitigation on the region Wissam Yassine, Senior Sustainability Engineer, Habtoor Leighton Group Close of day one

13:20

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DAY
09:30

THURSDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2012

Opening remarks by Chairman

14:00

CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIES Building and construction waste management to reduce project costs and maintain build quality Reducing and managing construction waste Better waste management and resource efficiency Choosing a sustainable demolition waste management strategy John Barker, Environmental Advisor, Al Habtoor Leighton Group GREENING EXISTING BUILDINGS Case Study: Greening an existing building in the Middle East the case study of Dubai Chambers head office, the first LEED existing building in the Arab world No and low cost initiatives to save energy and water Applying LEED to existing building Upgrading to the latest green building standards and technologies Costs, benefits and tips for greening existing buildings in the Middle East Annelies Hodge, CSR Manager, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry THE KEY TO COST-SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Case Study: Energy-efficient building technology A net-positive energy building becomes reality: The eco-commercial building in India Ram Yelamanchilli, Head - ECB Center of Excellence India Networking and refreshments break Beyond energy efficiency: Managing chemical exposure in highperformance buildings This presentation will examine the challenges that project teams can face when trying to create healthy built environments using LEED or other green building standards that may only provide basic guidelines for materials selection and qualification. Examples of prominent green building projects that suffered from indoor pollution will be explored. Henning Markus Bloech, Commercial Director UL Environment and Executive Director GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Making sustainability work for your business As the world tries to cope with the fluidity of the economic climate, the expectations to find a sustainable solution for the environment itself seems quite challenging. Questions remain as to whether being green is after all a commercially viable option. Perhaps it could prove to be a burden on the volatile financial system as a whole or on the financial health of organisations. However, when addressing this paradox it would be pertinent to better understand what sustainability and designing for it actually entails. There could be a possibility where a new approach may be applied that could address all the aspects of sustainability, i.e environmental, social and economic, not just before construction but after it too. Tamer Qazi, Project Manager, Schneider Electric Sustainable green technologies: Energy efficiency with KNX KNX: The worldwide standard for home and building control Advantages of KNX KNX applications in home and building control Facts and figures Heinz Lux, Director and Spokesman of the KNX Association Close of conference

09:40 SUSTAINABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Optimized construction site sustainability: working cost effectively to manage achievement of mandatory construction related LEED, Estidama and GSAS credits All over the Gulf sustainable construction practices are in high demand. Abu Dhabi and Qatar have sustainability regulations already in place that mandate minimum levels of sustainability. Dubai also has their Green Regulations pending for design and construction. Kuwait and KSA have numerous projects that have sustainability related key performance indicators. Contractors can no longer be a leader in the Gulf market without embracing sustainability. This session will: Detail GCC sustainability regulations that impact construction Explain how to effectively respond to RFPs that require sustainability methodologies and create an edge for your construction related proposal Present practical toolkit construction related strategies for sustainability compliance on site Present case studies of sustainability in construction Holley Chant, Corporate Sustainability Director, KEO International Consultants Cost and benefits of sustainability initiatives related to the affordable housing sector, including government housing programs Simon Routledge, Director, Middle East, Davis Langdon Case Study: Sustainability in university campus Definition of sustainability How universities can contribute to sustainability What is sustainable development center? Objectives and what we do? And how individuals can take part Talliores declaration Sultan Faden, Architect, Director, Sustainable Development Centre, University of Business and Technology (UBT) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Networking and refreshments break Private equity opportunities in renewable energy In this presentation the role that Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity (PE) can play in creating and capturing value from the development and implementation of renewable technologies in the Middle East will be discussed, highlighting attractive renewable energy industry segments for VC/PE investment in the context of the prevailing Economic, Regulatory and Investment landscape in the region. These opportunities for VC/PE to generate an attractive, risk-appropriate returns on investment will contribute to improved, commercially viable, access to renewable energy technologies and renewable energy to sustainable developments in the region. Fiachra Clirigh, Associate Director Environment and Sustainability, Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited The carbon market and opportunities for the construction industry Putting carbon accounting into practice: Overcoming the challenges and understanding how carbon footprinting can be used to minimise the climate change impacts of our designs; influencing design, specification and construction process Measuring whole life carbon, what to include and how to measure it Lunch

14:30

11:00

15:00

15:30

17:00

13:00

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