Conference Day Two: Tuesday 17 March 2009

Morning plenary sessions:

09:00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

09:15 Case Study
Nakheel’s Sustainability Research And Development

• Current R&D projects and findings – how the world’s largest developer is using economies of scale to drive sustainability
• The waterfront development - responding to the challenges of the Ecological Age and leading the way in developing innovative sustainable solutions
• The Garden – pilot energy conservation project – analysing the results
• Revealing Nakheel’s future work and goals

Matthew Plumbridge
Senior Research and Development Manager
Nakheel PJSC

9:45 Visions Of Positive Energy Design

• Strategies for net zero and positive energy buildings
• Discussing ‘Global Environmental Contextualism’ as a design strategy for the future
• Reviewing the economics of sustainability and opportunities during design

Robert Forest
Partner
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

10:15 Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion

Matthew Plumbridge Senior Research and Development Manager Nakheel PJS C

Robert Forest Partner Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

11:10 Case Study
Piloting LEED: A Developer’s Perspective

• Revealing MAF’s “sustainability” aspirations
• What are the critical issues for a successful “Green Development”?
• Uncovering the design challenges and the solutions implemented to overcome them
• Analysing the construction challenges and how were they successfully addressed
• What was learnt for future applications and how you can avoid similar mistakes

Merlyn Roberts
General Manager – Sustainable Development
Majid Al Futtaim Group

11:40 Case Study
How Green Building Strategies Lead To Innovative And Lower Cost Infrastructure

• Setting green building performance metrics
• How to improve energy and water efficiency
• Utilising natural gas and the analysis of the benefits
• Third party contracts
• Infrastructure capital costs

12:10 Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion

Merlyn Roberts
General Manager – Sustainable Development
Majid Al Futtaim Group

Afternoon sessions: Customise your conference experience by moving between streams
Stream C: Practical Case Studies and Quantitative Analysis		Stream D: Water, Energy and Waste Conservation
13:30	Cost-Effective Sustainability Defined For Contractors And Developers Eliza Jane Whitman Director of Sustainability Parsons Water & Infrastructure Ibrahim M. Sanhouri Principle Transportation Planner Parsons Transportation Group	What Is A Sustainable Approach To Low Energy And Sustainable Building Design? Dr Garry Palmer Director, Faber Maunsell AECOM
14:00	Case Study Transforming Tradition For Sustainability: Al Bateen Park Development, Abu Dhabi Ibrahim Jaidah Managing Director Arab Engineering Bureau	Improving Energy Efficiency To Drive Bottom Line Savings Jeff Willis Principal Arup
14:30	Case Study A Gold LEED Accredited Commercial Fit-Out Elias McGrath Project Manager Bovis Lend Lease International	Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Practices Peter Neuschaefer Division Manager Environment Technologies Middle East - Water and Energy Waagner Biro Gulf
15:00	Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion Ibrahim Jaidah Managing Director Arab Engineering Bureau Elias McGrath Project Manager Bovis Lend Lease International	Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion Dr Garry Palmer Director, Faber Maunsell AECOM Jeff Willis Principal Arup Peter Neuschaefer Division Manager Environment Technologies, Middle East - Water and Energy Waagner Biro Gulf
15:10	Afternoon Refreshments And Networking
15:40	Parametric Sustainable Design: Contemporary Design Digital Processes And Techniques George Katodrytis RIBA, Associate Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah	Cost Benefit Of Integrating Solar Harvesting Into Buildings In The UAE Dr. Duncan Phillips Senior Specialist RWDI
16:10	Sustainability – Costing Environmental Impact John Connaughton Partner, Head of Sustainability Davis Langdon UK	Engineering A Sustainable Façade Stuart Clarke Leader, Façade Engineering Team Arup
16:40	Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion George Katodrytis RIBA, Associate Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture and Design American University of Sharjah John Connaughton Partner, Head of Sustainability Davis Langdon UK	Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion Dr. Duncan Phillips Senior Specialist RWDI Stuart Clarke Leader, Façade Engineering Team Arup
16:50	Closing Remarks From Chairman
17:10	End Of Day Two

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