Ian Williams on the panel at The Housing Forum's
Regional Seminar programme launch
Ian Williams was delighted to be represented
on the panel at The launch of The Housing Forum’s 2009/2010 series
of Regional Conferences which took place in Derby last month.
The Forum's regular engagement with the housing industry
involves monthly regional conferences across the English regions
which take the temperature of member concerns. Greening the
existing stock and priorities for attention was the focus of the
Derby debate. The Guest Chair was Matthew Whittaker, Service
Manager at Nottingham City Homes, together with a specialist panel
was drawn up from regional industry experts including Kate
Mansfield, Senior Sustainability Consultant, PRP Architects, Mike
Turner, Development Director, Ian Williams Ltd and Brian Stannett,
Product Manager, Polypipe Terrain.
The session began with a short presentation by
Colm Quinn, Project and Policy Officer at the Housing Forum.
Colm reminded delegates of the government’s 1990 targets to cut
CO2 emissions by 60% before 2050. The panel gave
their views from different industry perspectives with specific
debate on finance, targets and the importance of changing mind sets
with regards to sustainability.
Mike Turner, Ian Williams Development Director
comments: " The conference presented a perfect opportunity for
specialists to come together and discuss the challenge of
sustainability from different perspectives. It's a far more complex
issue that simply installing energy saving light bulbs or
remembering to recycle. A truly sustainable approach needs to add
value and to achieve this, integration of the supply chain and long
term relationships will be crucial for continuous and cost
effective solutions."