ASBP Healthy Buildings Conference & Expo

Date: Time: 09:00 - 17:30 Location:

This Conference and Expo will explore the extent to which careful product selection can have a positive influence on occupant and planetary health.

I thought the whole conference was excellent – one of the best I’ve been to in years actually. Interesting, stimulating talks and really good networking. I definitely agree that it should become an annual fixture – it really is the next big topic.”

Ben Humphries, Architype

Who is it for?

The Conference is particularly aimed at architects, designers and product specifiers, but is highly relevant to building clients, policy makers and product suppliers. The event should also appeal to anyone with an interest in the relationship between buildings and human health.

What are the issues and opportunities?

Expert speakers will address urgent occupant health issues such as overheating, moisture and mould, and indoor air quality and explore how building products can exacerbate the problem or provide a solution. For example, new research will be presented that exposes the risks associated with harmful air in our homes and public buildings caused by dangerously high levels of volatile organic compounds.

Why the ASBP?

Building products can have a considerable impact on the health of building occupants as well as on the natural environment and on the people and communities impacted by the manufacturing process. Consequently, sustainable products must be healthy products. This Conference will help delegates to both conceive of and design healthier buildings and to maximise the opportunities of more informed product selection.

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Programme

Please click on the speaker’s name to link through to their biography and to download their presentation.

09:00	Registration and exhibition (exhibition to run throughout the day.)
SESSION 1 10:00	Healthy Products, Healthy People, Healthy Planet Welcome from the Chair – Gary Newman, ASBP
	Healthy Products: What is a healthy product? – Simon Corbey, ASBP Healthy Planet: A resource efficient future – Dr Jannik Giesekam, University of Leeds A toxic free future – Jerker Ligthart, Chemsec (via live stream) Healthy People – Amena Warner, Allergy UK
11:20	Exhibition, refreshments and networking
SESSION 2 11:40	Healthy and productive: What factors affect occupant health in buildings? Chaired by Dr Marcella Ucci, UCL & UKIEG	Problem solving with healthy products Chaired by Hattie Hartman, Architects’ Journal
	Retail – Zoe Young, Plan A, M&S Offices – Chris Pottage, Skanska Schools – Ben Humphries, Architype Homes – David Evans MBE, The House Doctors	Beautiful and low impact – Clare Whitney, Clayworks Healthy homes – The e4 House – Stephanie Palmer, Wienerberger Preventing overheating – Martin Twamley, Steico
13:00	Lunch and exhibition
SESSION 3 14:00	Lessons for healthy internal environments: Knowns and known unknowns Chaired by Lynne Sullivan OBE, LSA Studio	Problem solving with healthy products Chaired by Tom Woolley, Rachel Bevan Architects
	How does Part ADF of the Building Regulations deal with IAQ – Lynne Sullivan, LSA Studio Can we rely on good ventilation? IAQ/ ventilation monitoring update – Ian Mawditt, Four Walls King’s Hawford case study – Mark Allen, Saint-Gobain Monitoring in schools and homes – Tim Robinson, Waverton Analytics	Moisture control in buildings – Andrew Mitchell, Natural Building Technologies Formaldehyde absorption – Mark Lynn, Thermafleece Airtightness and IAQ – Niall Crosson, Ecological Building Systems
15:15	Exhibition, refreshments and networking
SESSION 4 15:45	Healthy products: Identify and specify Chaired by Gary Newman, ASBP	Problem solving with healthy products Chaired by Dr Jannik Giesekam, University of Leeds
	The health impacts of construction products – Tom Woolley, Rachel Bevan Architects Specifying and procuring healthy products – Dr. Caroline Thurner, IBO & Baubook Achieving the WELL Building Standard – Alan Fogarty, Cundalls The Circular Economy; Health and wellbeing – David Cheshire, AECOM	Healthy flooring – Mark Bauer, Forbo Flooring Systems The benefits of lime – Nigel Gervis, Ty-Mawr Lime The benefits of hemp – Alex Sparrow, Hemp Lime Construct Building with straw bales – Barbara Jones, Straw Works
FINAL SESSION 16:45	Discussion panel: What do we need to do to increase the uptake of healthy products?
17:30	Close followed by drinks and networking