Wayne Hemingway, the fashion and house designer and chair of the Building
for Life initiative,  Tim Pollard, Wolseley head of sustainability, and Ben
Cook, senior land developer at Barratt Developments, will be among the
speakers at TTJ’s Wood Futures Conference on November 6.

This year’s conference, organised in association with Medite 2016 Forum, is
entitled Countdown to Zero and will look at the implications for the timber
supply chain of the government’s targets for all UK new housing to be zero
carbon from 2016 and commercial construction potentially from 2019.

Mr Hemingway has long championed the need for the UK building sector to
improve the quality and design and reduce the environmental impact of new
housing. Initially he made his reputation as a fashion designer and founder
of Red or Dead.  He has since worked with Taylor Wimpey and Broadway Malyan
on award-winning housing projects.

Mr Pollard has been in merchanting for 20 years and leads Wolseley’s
environmental policy. He has also played a key role in the development of
the company’s new £3.2m Sustainable Construction Centre, a showcase for its
sustainable, energy-efficient and recycled building materials. The Centre
was officially opened this week.

Mr Cook has been project manager for Barratt on its Hanham Hall housing
development. The project marks a major step in the evolution of a new
generation of zero carbon homes and is the first development to be selected
by English Partnerships under its Carbon Challenge initiative. The latter
forms part of the government’s strategy for tackling climate change. The
houses at Hanham Hall will meet the top Level 6 of the government’s Code for
Sustainable Homes  and will be used to demonstrate that zero carbon homes
are feasible and   commercially viable/

Countdown to Zero takes place on November 6 at the Royal Festival Hall in
London and is supported by the TTF and TRADA. For more details and tickets
contact John Andrews: tel. 0208 269 7769, e-mail;
jandrews@ttjonline.com

- Book your ticket now to receive your 'Early Bird Discount' -

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