Achieving carbon net zero, building safety and collaborative decision making are some of the key topics on the agenda at our upcoming Construction Summit.

Leaders from the Midlands construction community will congregate at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre to discuss the industry’s biggest topics of conversation. Speakers include representatives from the BSF Charter, Construction and BIM4 Housing, among other organisations.

The programme will offer attendees opportunities to gain insight from construction giants and dissect and discuss emerging issues in the industry, including the Building Safety Charter, CLC CO2nstruct Zero, Value Toolkit and building Greener, Smarter and Safer as speaking topics – particularly of relevance with the event following COP26.

Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of Constructing Excellence Midlands, said: “As one of the biggest polluters on the planet, the construction industry stands at a crossroads. The current climate crisis is obviously a huge topic of conversation with industry and world leaders alike, and it will naturally form a key part of discussion at this event.

Agenda

9.00am Registration

9.30am Welcome – Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive, CE Midlands

9.45am Building Safety Charter – Gary Townsend Vila, BSF Charter Strategic Lead

10.10am Value Toolkit – Ian Nicholson, Construction Innovation Hub

10.35am CLC Construct Zero – Robert Lambe, Board Member CLC Construct Zero & MD Melius Homes

11.00am Tea/coffee

11.30am Building Greener + Smarter + Safer across the East and West Midlands

o   Greener: Mark Wakeford, Vice Chair CE Midlands & Joint MD Stepnell

o   Smarter: George Stevenson, Chair BIM4Housing & Gaynor Tennant, Chair Offsite Alliance

o   Safer: Nattasha Freeman, Director, SHEQ, Turner & Townsend Advisory

1.00pm Lunch

Speakers Presentations