Scottish building and development firm Robertson Group has hired MacInnes to lead its construction division which has had recent success in the PFI schools market – MacInnes’s specialism.
Events
National Good Office Week
The British Council for Offices (BCO) will host National Good Office Week for the first time in 2006. The initiative will launch research into how workplaces impact on productivity and profitability. The week’s finale will be the BCO Awards on 3 October.
2-6 October 2006
Tel: Jo Court 01242 577277, 07879 896159
Email: jcourt@camarguepr.com
National Maintenance Week
This November The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) takes its annual National Maintenance Week to new heights - literally. Up On The Roof is the theme for the 2006 campaign, tackling one of the most important areas of building maintenance.
17-24 November
Tel: 020 7456 0909
email: kate@spab.org.uk
www.maintainyourbuilding.org.uk
Conferences
Primary Schools for the Future
HM Treasury has earmarked £7bn for the upgrading of more than half the 17,642 primary schools in England and Wales over the next 15 years. This conference will examine the progress of the DfES Primary Capital Programme consultation, with case studies from award-winning authorities Leeds and Rotherham.
19 September, London
Tel: Shelley on 020 7970 4716
Email: shelley.jones@centaur.co.uk
Why wood?
A one-day conference organised by the Institute of Wood Science which encompasses the latest research and technology in the production and use of wood. Experts will cover areas such as microwave treatment and the use of wood composites. The conference will also feature a case study of the Marine Institute in Galway.
19 September, Oxford
Tel: 01494 565374
Email: info@iwsc.org.uk
www.iwsc.org.uk
Superbia – The case for suburbia
Forget high density city living, let’s build in the countryside. We could retire subsidised and unproductive agricultural land as part of a major programme of suburban and exurban expansion. Come and hear housing and planning experts debate this possibility.
23 September, Kingston University
Tel: 020 8547 7884
Email: p.tribe@kingston.ac.uk
2012: The Herculean task begins?
The Olympics offer a unique opportunity for construction to show the sector at its best. Come to this event and get an overview of what is to come, how we build it and some of the issues of how it is maintained once the sporting event has gone.
28 September, London
Tel: 020 75493300
Email: enquiries@ciria.org.uk
www.ciria.org.uk
Sustainable Building - the good, the bad and the reality
Chaired by architect and TV presenter Charlie Luxton, this conference will bring together leading practitioners of sustainable construction from the south west and beyond. There will be presentations on all aspects of the construction process related to real-life sustainable construction projects.
11 October, The Eden Project, Cornwall
Tel: RIBA south west 01752 265921.
Email: riba.southwest@inst.riba.org
RIBA Conference 2006
Pollution, gridlock, decay, unrest. How can architecture and urban design play their part in unlocking the problems of cities? Join Massimiliano Fuksas, Norman Foster, Joseph Rykwert and Sunand Prasad, who will be debating the social benefits of architecture in the beautiful environment of Venice, at this year’s RIBA conference.
27-28 October, Venice
Tel: 020 8755 4441
Email: ribaconference@aol.com
Resource efficiency and waste management - achieving sustainable waste practices
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management will assess key pieces of waste legislation, while Alfred McAlpine Major Projects will appraise the impact of legislation on construction practices. Plus workshops.
7 November, London
Tel: 020 7549 3300
Email: enquiries@ciria.org.uk
Building for 2012 and Beyond – CIRIA Annual Contaminated Land Conference
This conference will explore the lessons learnt from how land contamination has been dealt with under the planning and Part IIA regimes, and current practice in risk management and risk communication.
8 November 2006, London
Tel: 020 7549 3300 Email: enquiries@ciria.org
Exhibitions
Housebuilding 2006
The housebuilding exhibition and conference programme for all those involved in residential construction.
10-11 October, London
Tel: 020 7960 1646
Email: events@hbmedia.co.uk
IMBM Conference 2006
The Institute of Maintenance and Building Management will be tackling the issue of skills shortages at its annual conference.
17-18 October, Liverpool
Think
Three shows – Think Sustainability, Think Regeneration and Think Innovation - combine at London’s Excel.
1-3 May 2007, London
Source
Construction Manager
Postscript
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