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Date: 29^thAugust 2017 

Industry leaders gather for Eco Connect London

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A limited number of tickets are still available for an event that's set to provide the ideal opportunity for business leaders to network with top names from the housebuilding and retrofit sectors.

Combining the Association of Environment Conscious Building (AECB) National Conference and the International Refurbishment Symposium, Eco Connect London will also feature a range of high-profile speakers and showcase a number of initiatives aimed at tackling the UK housing crisis.

Conference Director, David Pierpoint says that it will provide the opportunity for delegates to meet face-to-face with decision makers from a broad cross-section of the industry, including construction, social housing, design and retrofit professionals.

"The primary aim of the event is to move forward the debate on how best to meet current and future housing needs, but it also provides the ideal opportunity to meet new contacts whilst proving plenty of inspiration for potential business opportunities," he explained.

"Thanks to an impressive line up of speakers and a packed programme of topical presentations, Eco Connect has certainly generated a lot of interest and we expect this to increase further in the final run up to the event on September 15."

The event venue has also generated plenty of excitement, with the recently refurbished headquarters of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in Savoy Place, London standing as a prime example of design excellence.

So too has the line up of speakers and delegates, includingDr Howard Porter, the Chair of the government's ‘Each Home Counts' review of the domestic retrofit sector. During the International Refurbishment Symposium, he'll be joining a ‘Big Debate' session before delivering the closing remarks.

Following a welcome to the conference by Andrew Simmonds, CEO of the AECB, other speakers include Paula Higgins, Founder and Chief Executive of the consumer organisation, Homeowners Alliance and Bevan Jones, Managing Director, Sustainable Homes.MeanwhileToby Lloyd, Head of Policy at Shelter will highlight the current reliance on speculative house building and spotlight the new Civic Housing Campaign.

Professor Ronald Rovers, Owner Director, SBScentre (Sustainable Building and Urban Sustainability) and Dr Gavin Killip, Researcher at Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford will be helping to lead the debates during theInternational Refurbishment Symposium.

A full list of speakers, together with topics up for discussion, can be found atwww.ecoconnect.co.uk/speakers, together with booking details. Eco Connect tickets cost £199 and include admission to the conference, symposium and an exhibition featuring more than 25 partner organisations.

Caption:Dr Howard Porter, Chair of the government's ‘Each Home Counts' 

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Eco Connect London is a new event dedicated to bringing together the marketplace for high quality housebuilding and domestic retrofit. It combines two world-class conferences and brings together more than 30 speakers, delegates from a wide range of sectors and acurated exhibition of eco products, technologies and services.

Eco Connect includes:

The AECB National Conference

The focus is on one of the key issues facing the UK today - Quantity and Quality: fixing the UK housing crisis through newbuild housing. How can we economically build more homes that support health and wellbeing as well as reducing

CO2 emissions?

The International Refurbishment Symposium

Improving the energy efficiency of the existing building stock presents global challenges. This inaugural event will share innovative thinking, the latest research and practical solutions to these issues. It brings together thought leaders from academia, industry and professions from across Europe.

Media contact:

Martin Farrow

Changeworks Communications
t:  + 44 (0) 1785 247588
e: mfarrow@changeworkscom.co.uk

Company Contact:

David Pierpoint
Osmosis Consult
T: 07714 742 661
W:https://ecoconnect.co.uk/
E:david@osmosisconsult.com