HBMedia Sustainable New Homes and Sound Insulation Conference - In association with Building Performance Centre

Building Regulations and Planning legislation are increasingly referring to sound and noise related issues for new build homes. Whether it is Part E (England and Wales) or Section 5 (Scotland) or the future PPS24 or the future Code for Sustainable New Homes housebuilders, architects, technical directors, building control and many other professions require to know how best to design, plan, monitor and develop their company or organisation towards these challenges.

With approximately 70% of new build homes on brown field sites, of which many may be near various noise sources, good site layout and addressing early the planning and noise requirements can increase the number of plots per site and overall increase the site and house values.

In addition, developers and technical directors must be aware of the potential impact on land values, future planning issues and façade design requirements that are likely to impact on their new home developments as a result of the on-going UK noise maps and future Government transport plans.

Where

Austin Court, Birmingham

Agenda

10.00 - 10.05am: Session Chairman and Welcome
Dr. Sean Smith - Conference Organiser

10.05 - 10.25am: An Evolving Partnership - Home Builders and Acoustic Experts
Ed Clarke - Chairman of the Association of Noise Consultants

10.25 - 10.50am: Meeting all the requirements and more
Dave Poole - Taylor Woodrow

10.50 - 11.15am: Noise Maps and House Building - potential future influence on planning and design
Peter Hepworth - Hepworth Accoustics

11.15 - 11.35am: BREAK

11.35 - 12.05pm: Planning and Design of Homes and Environmental Noise Issues
Prof. Robin MacKenzie - Robin MacKenzie Partnership

12.05 - 12.30pm: Environmental Noise Assessments - The impact of measurements and predictions on housebuilding
Andrew Bullmore - Hoare Lee Consulting

12.30 – 12.50pm: Future airport expansions and possible impacts on new homes development
Tim Johnson – Aviation Environment Federation

12.50-1.30pm: LUNCH

1.30 – 2.00pm: Code of Sustainable New Homes - sound insulation
Dr Les Fothergill – Department of Communities and Local Government

2.00 – 2.30pm: Sustainable New Homes and Robust Details
Dave Baker - Robust Details Ltd

2.30 – 2.50pm: BREAK

2.50 – 3.15pm: Feedback on New Homes and ANC Pre-Completion Testing
Adrian James – Adrian James Acoustics

3.15 – 3.35pm: Design, Conversions, New Homes and Site Practice Case Studies
Dr Sean Smith – Building Performance Centre

3.35 – 4.00pm: Question and Answer Session

4.00pm: End of Conference

Certificates of Attendance for 6 hours CPD will be provided