Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
November 2008
RIBA South West, the Green Register, Bristol City Council and West of England Sustainable Construction Network recently held a one day conference at Bristol which explored the way we have historically used land in the UK and, if we are to live sustainably in the 21st century and beyond, how we need to radically change the way we manage our land as a valuable resource. Issues such as potential development of the greenbelt, UK food production and affordable housing were some of the many challenging areas of discussion.
Speakers included Paul King of the UKGBC, Simon Fairlie of The Land is Ours, Sunand Prasad, RIBA President and George Ferguson of Acanthus Ferguson Mann. Case studies of successful, sustainable and imaginative regeneration projects such as the former Elizabeth Shaw Chocolate Factory in Bristol and Harvey's Foundry in Hayle were presented.
The full carbon impact of the event was compensated by contributing to The Converging World (www.theconvergingworld.org|)
Four of the five main presentations are available to download below.
Where Can We Go From Here - by Chris Pound
File size: 778kB
Community Shaped Development - The Chocolate Box, Bristol
File size: 1029kB
Regeneration Through Heritage - Harvey's Foundry, Cornwall
File size: 5575kB
What is Sustainability - Cranbrook, Exeter & Sherford, Plymouth
File size: 778kB
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