Entries for November 2008

The CarbonLite Programme is running a talk by Dr Wolfgang Feist, founder of The Passivhaus Institute ‘Passivhaus: myths, realities and relevance to the UK’s low carbon buildings agenda’ on Thursday 20th November 5.00 - 6.30pm at RIBA in London. Dr Feist is joined by the following experts on low carbon buildings for a panel discussion following his lecture:

- Neil Jefferson, Interim Chief Executive, Zero Carbon Hub
- Professor Malcolm Bell, School of the Built Environment, LeedsMet University
- Peter Halsall, Chief Executive, BioRegional Quintain
- Andy Simmonds, Executive Officer, AECB; Principal, Simmonds-Mills
 
The talk will be followed by a panel discussion with wine and networking until 7.30pm. RSVP to sally@aecb.net

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has dismayed sustainability circles with a report which points out how long it can take to repay the cost of some home energy saving devices.