PROGRAM

09:00 – 09:30 — Keynote

09:30 – 10:30
Measuring your building's carbon footprint: The environmental audit basics

What are the basic components of an environmental audit? For years, buildings have been developed, bought and sold according to a broad range of indicators and statistics, but carbon was never one of them. Those days are quickly coming to an end. This panel will explore the basic components of an environmental audit and answer questions like:

• How well will my existing property compete in an environmentally stricter future?
• What sustainability questions do I need to consider in the design phase, and what's the bottom line impact?
• What are the inexpensive fixes I can undertake to improve energy efficiency? What improvements take more commitment?
• Are there moves to create an EU-wide standard for carbon footprint audits?
• Why BREEAM, SPeAR, HQE, LEED etc.

10:30 – 11:15 — Reducing the impact of office buildings

For developers of high quality office buildings, sustainability has become just as important a component as sophisticated facades, sufficient parking and attractive reception areas. But how quickly is new legislation changing the office game for everyone? Can inefficient offices hope to be competitive in the mid-term? This discussion will consider the rising pressure from tenants for green buildings, who ends up footing the bill, and the latest techniques being used to achieve greater sustainability.

11:15 – 11:45 — Networking break

11:45 – 12:30 — Case study

12:30 – 13:45 — Buffet lunch

13:45 – 14:30 — Open air malls: Science fiction, or the future?

With its intimate understanding of consumer trends and preferences, the fashion industry has been at the forefront of the push towards greener business practices. This panel will consider the newest thinking on what constitutes best practice in retail development.

• Who are the tenants making sustainability fashionable? Will they have to pay more?
• How are developers employing green thinking into their projects?
• What are the bottom-line advantages to going green, and the mid-term risks in not doing so?

14:30 – 14:55 — Case study

14:55 – 15:55 — Greening the Industrial sector: Why the time is now

Industrial developments had a dubious environmental reputation even when green was a strictly un-trendy color. It's remarkable, then, that some logistics developers have been trying to get out ahead of the curve. Cynics may call this a simple PR exercise, but new market trends are turning environmental sustainability into a component of financial sustainability.

• How much more are developers paying more for greener warehouses?
• What are the long-term financial benefits?
• Why is "business as usual" now becoming a risky business model?

16:30 — Cocktail party