Events

EVENT:

RIBA London has launched an Autumn Policy Debate Series to review and re-consider three key areas of interest.

The events are free and open to members and the general public. Through expert contributions and commentary the events are intended to provoke and reveal policy priorities as the institute looks ahead to 2011 and gets to grips with the emerging priorities of the coalition government and their likely impact on architects and the wider built environment.

Tuesday 2 November- 09:00 Gallery 1, RIBA

Changing climate and its effect on our environment is the major challenge that we face today, as a society and as a profession. The RIBA in parallel with its sister institutes has put this at the heart of what it does and encourages its members to embrace the opportunities it affords. A recent CIMCIG report confirmed that one third of England's carbon emissions come from homes and that owners have the opportunity to cut emissions far more quickly and cheaply than those from industry or transport. It also concluded that investment here could bring a much-needed boost to local economies.

The debate asks: 

• Is our traditional attachment and idea of home the greatest challenge to innovating in the residential sector?
• Is legislative guidance on so called ‘character’ areas and conservation planning policy confusing and offers home owners and sceptics of climate change a convenient get out?
• Do home owners have the right tools and products at their disposal to embrace new technologies?
• Could local planning be relaxed to encourage innovation at home or is the protection of residential settings so entrenched that those implementing such sea changes dare not risk taking on the local backlash?

To book a place email Jessame.cronin@inst.riba.org