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This is intended for sharing knowledge and best practice. edie.net edie@edie.net no Global green building benchmark in pipeline BRE's technical director Alan Yates outlines plans to develop a global green building standard that willovercome the current difficulties faced by those seeking to compare BREEAM with LEED woth Green Star. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/569450.mp3 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:25:15 GMT green buildings WWT Round Table Podcast 2009 A more co-ordinated message to the public coupled with the proper price signals would be the most effective way of engaging consumers to achieve a sustainable water strategy according to Martin Hurst, Defra's water director, at a recent high-level debate on the subject. Hurst was one of 12 high-level water industry panellists attending this year's WWT Round Table, at the Institute of Directors, the fifth annual round table sponsored by international consultancy Black & Veatch. The debate on the topic "How can water companies engage consumers to achieve a sustainable water strategy?" - provided a valuable insight into current thinking on the subject and a distillation of the major barriers and opportunities facing the industry as a whole. The need to change consumers' behaviour was the starting point for discussions. As the chair, Bob Baty, former chief executive of South West Water, made clear from the outset, "Water has been seen by many as an infinite, self-renewing resource, compromised by the industry's ability to manage it effectively" so changing this perception would take concerted and co-ordinated action by all the industry stakeholders. Before progress could be made, the panel agreed that the water industry would have to overcome the fundamental misconception that we live in a wet country, not to mention the belief in some quarters that water companies are just jumping on the environmental band-wagon to justify pushing the prices up. A one-size-fits-all approach to communication would fail and differentiated messaging would be needed to take into account different social backgrounds and geographical locations. Metering - both smart and standard - occupied a large part of the debate. The Government's view that we will need universal metering in water stressed areas by at least 2013 was challenged by operations director, Dr Stephen Bird of South West Water, who argued for full meter penetration across the country coupled with varying price signals to address social as well as environmental needs. "The advantage of a meter is that it becomes personal... and until it becomes personal, tinkering with abstraction licenses or encouraging the industry to be innovative about retrofits is looking through the wrong end of the telescope." Thames Water's external affairs and environmental director,Richard Aylard agreed that compulsory metering was needed but with a social tariff to project the customers who were the least well off. He made a strong case for how to replace the inevitable loss of cross-subsidy as we move from the rateable value system to metering. All the panellists agreed that the message to consumers had to be moved beyond one simply about price. A better appreciation of the value of water was going to be key to winning consumers over. Sponsored by [image] http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/497004.mp3 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:50:31 GMT edietv_newsletter, water , wastewater Georg Adamowitsch, European co-ordinator of interconnection, at BWEA's Offshore Wind 09 The former German energy Minister on his new role for the EC and the importance of building a pan-European electricity grid. He argues that this would help de-carbonise energy production and bring fresh investment for renewables. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/484098.mp3 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:36:49 GMT edietv_newsletter, water , wastewater Stewart Conway, EPC solutions, at NEMEX On the role of accredited energy assessors in producing EPCs and DECs. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481722.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:10:32 GMT green buildings Jacqueline Balian, CIBSE, at NEMEX On EPC's - another opportunity to be ripped off. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481717.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:05:48 GMT green buildings Jeff Whittingham, British Gas Business, at NEMEX On managing your energy costs. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481708.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:55:30 GMT energy , carbon Martin Fry, ESTA, at NEMEX On European Energy Management Standards. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481699.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:46:04 GMT energy , carbon David Strong, Inbuilt Consulting, at NEMEX On zero carbon buildings. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481688.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:39:46 GMT green buildings Steve Irving, Faber Maunsell, at NEMEX With a Part L update http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481685.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:34:13 GMT energy , carbon Alan Aldridge, ESTA, at NEMEX On capitalising on the roll-out of advanced meters to the business and public sector http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481660.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:57:24 GMT energy , carbon Mark Truswell, Semplice and Tom Millar, British Gas New Energy at NEMEX With a guide to the clean tech revolution http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481653.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:47:19 GMT energy , carbon Angus Robertson, PowerPerfector, at NEMEX On VPO - cutting costs, kilowatt hours and CO2. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481652.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:38:33 GMT energy , carbon Simon Snowdon, Liverpool University, at NEMEX On oil dependency in business. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481647.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:28:43 GMT sustainable business Lisa Wilkinson, T-Mac Technology, at NEMEX On managing the effects of rising energy prices and government legislation. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481638.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:04:36 GMT energy , carbon Ashton Hayes - a carbon neutral village Parish councillor Garry Charnock and EA technolgoy's Mary Gillie talk about Ashton Hayes and its plans to become the UK's first carbon neutral village. recorded at Nemex. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481622.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:44:41 GMT energy , carbon Frazer Winterbottom, Energy Saving Trust, at NEMEX On attitudes, actions and opportunities http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481620.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:31:47 GMT energy , carbon Brian Coats, HM Prison Service, at NEMEX gives a case study of energy conservation in a prison environment http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481618.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:19:50 GMT energy , carbon Paul Eastel, MoD, at NEMEX On how government energy procurement is changing and the implications for future and existing suppliers http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481613.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:12:49 GMT energy , carbon Mouchel Shark Tank, IWEX, Part 1 Richard Farleigh of Dragon's Den fame heads up a panel quizzing would-be water entrepreneurs. Part 1 of 2. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481608.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:53:58 GMT water , wastewater Mouchel Shark Tank at IWEX, Part 2 Richard Farleigh of Dragon's Den fame at the Mouchel Shark Tank event at IWEX. Part 2 of 2. http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/25995/audios/481603.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:36:12 GMT water , wastewater