FMB Building a Greener Britain policy conference

The FMB held its first policy conference at the Institution of Civil Engineers in Westminster on Wednesday. The conference which as chaired by FMB President Geoff Lister, saw the launch of a research report, 'Building a Greener Britain - Transforming Britain's Housing Stock' (PDF, 3MB), commissioned by the FMB from the Environmental Change Institute, at Oxford University.

Speakers at the conference were:

Building A Greener Britain - Transforming the UK's Existing Housing Stock

Gavin Killip, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University

Gavin Killip: Transforming the UK's
Housing stock (Powerpoint 2.1 MB)

Skills for Sustainable Solutions

Frazer Clement, Director of Business Services, ConstructionSkills

You say you want a revolution......

Jeremy Sumeray, Director of Strategy, UK Green Building Council

Energy Conservation versus Green Bling

Robin Harper MSP, Green Party

Builders - A Force for Change

Russell Smith, Managing Director of Parity Projects

Eco-towns - an eco-con; where the Government have gone wrong

Grant Shapps MP, Shadow Housing Minister

Building A Greener Britain Seminar - Policies into Action

Mark Brinkley, Author of the 'Housebuilder's Bible' to chair a session

Mark Brinkley, Author of the 'Housebuilder's Bible' chaired a session with:


Josh Kaushal, FMB Builder - Bournville Trust	Russell Smith, Parity Projects - Next steps for contractors and clients

Government's Response

Ian Wright MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government

Getting Our Act Together - Next Steps

Richard Diment, Director-General of the Federation of Master Builders

Over 100 people including Mark Prisk MP, Shadow Construction Minister, attended the conference.

Here are other images from the day:


Josh Kaushal, Russell Smith and Mark Brinkley in conversation	Richard Diment, Ian Wright MP and Geoff Lister

Richard Diment, Gavin Killip and Mark Prisk MP	Richard Diment and Grant Shapps MP, Shadow Housing Minister