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Seminar Programme at Scotland's Housing Expo

Throughout the EXPO a series of professionally orientated seminars is being organised by Sust.

The seminars will run every Tuesday and Wednesday around linked themes in order that those delegates who wish to have time to explore the Expo fully will have a reason to stay in Inverness for more than one day.

The seminars will be run in association with various organisations including RIAS/ IAA, Homes for Scotland, SEDA, the Forestry Commission Scotland with the Centre for Timber Engineering and will include contributions from the Expo master planner, house designers and developers, local architects, the Scottish Government, Local Authority Planners, contributions from other European experts and the people behind bringing the Expo to Scotland.

Themes include:

Week 1:
Tuesday 3 August – Contextual Planning
Wednesday 4 August – The Architectural Responses

Week 2:
Tuesday 10 August - Design Frameworks and Masterplanning
Wednesday 11 August - Lessons from Northern Europe

Week 3:
Tuesday 17 August - Energy Solutions & Sustainability
Wednesday 18 August - Indigenous Materials

Week 4:
Tuesday 24 August - Ecological Design – Where next?
Wednesday 25 August - The Future for Scottish Timber in Construction

Seminars will run from 13:00 to 16:00 on a Tuesday's and Wednesday's throughout August, lunch will be provided from 12:00 and people wishing to attend the seminars are required to be there for a prompt start at 13:00. For a full Programme, list of speakers and to book a place at the seminar please email Dianne Bridgeford at Dianne.bridgeford@ads.org.uk

Scotland's Housing Expo is open every day from 10am to 6pm (8pm on Thursdays) from 1st to 31st August 2010.

Scotland's Housing Expo, Balvonie Braes, Milton of Leys, Inverness IV2 6GZ

More Information
http://www.scotlandshousingexpo.com/whats_on.php