Get Sust! Issue 32

 

Change to survive, OISD conference; 15 January

The Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD) and Oxford Brookes University’s School of the Built Environment are organising a one-day conference on the theme: ‘Change to survive: Creating a 21st Century Sustainable Built Environment’.

The event will present the organisers’ latest research on corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and climate change, and will include discussions on:

* robust metrics for measuring the carbon footprints of buildings and cities

* assessing environmental impact to create a sustainable future

* how new technologies can advance sustainable building design

* designing for an ageing population.

Keynote speakers include Dr Paul McNamara (PRUPIM) and Dr David Vincent (The Carbon Trust) plus academics from Oxford Brookes.

 

	•	The conference and exhibition are on 15 January 2008; organisers are Prof Tim Dixon and Dr Rajat Gupta; and the event is sponsored by South East England Development Agency, SEEDA.
	•	Full details are at www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/be/oisd/index.html.