Programme

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Combining construction specialists and budding talent alongside a technical trade exhibition, Built Environment LIVE will explore the most pressing and wide-reaching challenges of the industry. CABE’s conference programme will feature a multitude of expert speakers, covering a wide range of disciplines from across the entire sector, and aims to enlighten construction professionals to the opportunities within our industry.

09:30

Registration & Exhibition

December 5 at 09:30 00:45 mins 09:30
Registration & Exhibition
10:15

Formal Opening and Welcome from CABE Patron

December 5 at 10:15 00:15 mins 10:15

Lord John Lytton BSc FCABE (Hon) IRRV FRICS

CABE Patron
10:30

Keynote Address from the Building Safety Regulator

December 5 at 10:30 00:30 mins 10:30
The Building Safety Act 2022 has made it a mandatory requirement for all buildings over 18m to be registered, new requirements on those managing and operating those buildings, and building control inspectors undertaking restricted activities, to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). This is a fundamental development in the industry that will change the way that we design and maintain our buildings. With the deadline of October 2023 looming, it is important that all industry professionals understand their responsibilities and what is going to be expected of them. Deputy Director of the HSE Building Safety Programme, Tim Galloway, will discuss the development of the Building Safety Regulator, the changes it will bring, and the effects that this will have on the Built Environment in this opening keynote address.

Tim Galloway

Deputy Director

HSE Building Safety Programme
11:00

Building Safety Regulator Q&A

December 5 at 11:00 01:00 hr 11:00
Following an in-depth keynote of key information delivered by the Deputy Director of the HSE Building Safety Programme, you will have the opportunity to take part in an extensive dedicated question and answer session with a panel of BSR Officials. This hour-long session is your opportunity to speak directly with the BSR and get the answers you need.

Tim Galloway

Deputy Director

HSE Building Safety Programme

Sandra Ashcroft

Competence Workstream Lead

Building Safety Programme

Gerard Cooper

Head of Building Control Professional Standards

Building Safety Regulator

Andrew Moore

Head of Operations, Planning and Building Control

Kim Tichias

Operational Policy Lead

Building Safety Regulator (BSR)
12:00

Morning Break and Exhibition

December 5 at 12:00 00:15 mins 12:00
12:15

Building, Fire Safety, and Regulatory Reform

December 5 at 12:15 01:00 hr 12:15
Chaired by CABE Vice President, Zoe Cox, this session will explore in more detail the latest developments on the changing expectations for competence for professionals working in the built environment sector, and delve into the implications of the new Dutyholding Regime and the registration of Building Control Professionals. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

Zoe Cox

Head of Training and Development

Quadrant

Richard Harral

Technical Director

Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)

Jon Vanstone

Chair of the Interim

Competence Committee
13:15

Break and Exhibition

December 5 at 13:15 00:45 mins 13:15
14:00

New Build Housing Quality, Surveying and New Build Snagging

December 5 at 14:00 01:30 hr 14:00
Chaired by Residential Property Surveyor (RPSA) Chairman, Alan Milstein, this session will discuss a customer perspective on new homes, exposing the concept used by many house builders of doing the same thing, but expecting a different outcome. As well as delving deeper into the role of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB), and how snagging standards integrate with the New Homes Quality Code. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

Alan Milstein

Chairman

Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA)

Hilary Grayson

Director of Surveying

SAVA

Leon Livermore

Chief Executive Officer

New Homes Quality Board (NHQB)

Sam Piplica

Senior Specialist - Buildings

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
15:35

Fire & Smoke Curtains: Step-Change Improvements, Third-Party Certification, and Regulations and Standards

December 5 at 15:35 00:30 mins 15:35
During this half-hour exhibitor dedicated session, take the chance to hear from a selection of leading suppliers within the industry. Learn about the current challenges and opportunities within the products sector, and discover their emerging services and initiatives that provide solutions to todays problems.

Charles Devenish

Managing Director

Adexon Fire & Smoke Curtains
16:05

Afternoon Break and Exhibition

December 5 at 16:05 00:15 mins 16:05
16:20

Exhibitor Session

December 5 at 16:20 00:30 mins 16:20
During this half-hour exhibitor dedicated session, take the chance to hear from a selection of leading suppliers within the industry. Learn about the current challenges and opportunities within the products sector, and discover their emerging services and initiatives that provide solutions to todays problems.
17:30

End of day

09:30

Registration & Exhibition

December 6 at 09:30 01:00 hr 09:30
Registration & Exhibition
10:30

Retrofit of Domestic and Non-Domestic Buildings

December 6 at 10:30 01:30 hr 10:30
The large scale and successful upgrading of our existing housing stock in order to meet improved expectations for energy efficiency, health, and climate resilience is probably one of the key challenges for our sector in the coming years. If we are to achieve the transition to a low carbon economy in a way that works for people and the economy, while much of the technology used is not new, our approach has to be significantly better to ensure we achieve these aims at scale without creating unintended consequences which damage the buildings or adversely effect the occupants. These two speakers are experts in their field and are working at a national level from different perspectives to help address this challenge. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

Richard Smith

Head of Standards, Innovation & Research

National House Building Council (NHBC)

Professor Jo Patterson

Professorial Research Fellow

Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

David Pierpoint

Chief Executive

Retrofit Academy
12:05

Fire Curtains: Do Operable Fabric Curtains Need to be CE Marked?

December 6 at 12:05 00:30 mins 12:05
During this half-hour exhibitor dedicated session, take the chance to hear from a selection of leading suppliers within the industry. Learn about the current challenges and opportunities within the products sector, and discover their emerging services and initiatives that provide solutions to todays problems.

Charles Devenish

Managing Director

Adexon Fire & Smoke Curtains
12:35

Morning Break and Exhibition

December 6 at 12:35 00:20 mins 12:35
12:55

BS 8524 – The Fire Curtain Standard

December 6 at 12:55 00:30 mins 12:55
During this half-hour exhibitor dedicated session, take the chance to hear from a selection of leading suppliers within the industry. Learn about the current challenges and opportunities within the products sector, and discover their emerging services and initiatives that provide solutions to todays problems.

David Keeble

Head of UK Sales

Coopers Fire
13:25

Zero Carbon, Sustainability and Building Performance

December 6 at 13:25 01:30 hr 13:25
Chaired by CABE Vice President, Richard Flynn, this session will explore the practicalities of delivering low and zero carbon buildings within our sector, the challenges of delivering the future requirements for both new and existing buildings, and how we can deliver and achieve the Future Homes Standard 2025. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

Richard Flynn

Vice President

Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)

David Adams

Strategic Advisor

Future Homes Hub

Peter Rankin

Head of Energy and Environmental Standards

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Patrick Hayes

Technical Director

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)

Jade Lewis

Chief Executive Officer

Sustainable Energy Association
14:55

Fall, Fire, Cost & Time: How to Avoid Failure

December 6 at 14:55 00:30 mins 14:55
During this half-hour exhibitor dedicated session, take the chance to hear from a selection of leading suppliers within the industry. Learn about the current challenges and opportunities within the products sector, and discover their emerging services and initiatives that provide solutions to todays problems.

Nick Atkinson

Director

Ambar Kelly

15:25

Afternoon Break and Exhibition

December 6 at 15:25 00:05 mins 15:25
15:30

The Joy of Sprinklers

December 6 at 15:30 00:30 mins 15:30

Thomas Roche

Secretary

Business Sprinkler Alliance
16:30

End of day