ASBP Healthy Buildings Conference 2022

natureplus is supporting the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products’ Healthy Buildings Conference which returns for a 6th year, taking place online on 24^th February 2022, 3-6pm CET. The conference will be presenting talks on indoor air quality and healthy product research, important new health & wellbeing standards and case studies.

Programme:

15:10 KEYNOTE: Impact of building materials on indoor air quality and research around comparison of standard materials and low emission materials - Professor Nic Carslaw, Professor in Indoor Air Chemistry, University of York
15:30 Bio-based products and formaldehyde-free binders - Professor Avtar Matharu, Director of Green Chemistry, University of York
15:50 CASE STUDY: The Phoenix Project, Lewes: Local and sustainable materials on a meaningful scale, joined up thinking on Build and Design and the ‘Impact Framework for Remarkable Places’ - Andy Tugby, Site Manager, Human Nature
16:10 Q&A
16:25 Breakout rooms and networking
16:50 An update on PAS3003, BS40102 H&W and indoor air quality studies - Dave Kieft, Managing Director, EFT Energy Consultants
17:05 PAS 6463: Design for the mind – Neurodiversity and the built environment - Jean Hewitt, Senior Inclusive Design Consultant, BuroHappold
17:20 Transparency and fighting against greenwash – New building product code for construction product information - Amanda Long, Chief Executive, Considerate Constructors Scheme
17:35 CASE STUDY: Velindre Hospital and research on benefits to disadvantaged and marginalised people in getting involved with natural building - Mark McKenna, Founding Director, Down to Earth
17:50 Q&A
18:00 Close