Intelligent Design: Innovation & Construction, Bath UK, 21st January 2014
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Low Carbon Business Breakfast
The Innovation Centre, Bath BA1 1UD
“Intelligent Design: Innovation & Construction”
7.45 Tuesday 21 January 2014
Presenters: Mike Roberts, HAB and Dr Kevin Paine, University of Bath
Join us for the first Low Carbon Business Breakfast of the new year, when we will be discussing intelligent design and its role in low carbon construction. The presenters will look at two interpretations of intelligent design in the construction industry.
HAB stands for Happiness Architecture Beauty and is a self build and custom build company set up by the writer, designer and broadcaster Kevin McCloud. The houses HAB build are designed to make people happy, keeping them warm in winter and cool in summer. Mike Roberts will share with us his thoughts on how intelligent thinking helps us understand the ingredients that make places and homes that are both lasting and loved
Dr Kevin Paine is a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering and carries out research in the area of sustainable concrete technology. Particular areas of interest include the performance of low carbon cements and geopolymers and the use of recycled and secondary aggregates. Kevin will discuss how new technologies and innovative design are changing the face of construction. He will talk about the University’s new areas of research, which are investigating the use of nanoparticles, research into using natural fibres, and research in collaboration with the Biology department investigating self-healing concrete.
**Please note that we are now using Eventbrite for all bookings. Whilst this has resulted in a small price increase (the first for three years) it will make online booking much easier for you, avoiding the need to go through our website**
Prices: Members £7 and non-members £14 (inclusive of charges and VAT)
Low Carbon South West
28 Queen Square
Bristol BS1 4ND
UK
Tel: 0117 9458730 DD: 9458731
Article by Tim Willmott
Tim is the creator of sustainapedia.com and heads digital publisher Treading Lightly. His interests include nature and wild places, cooking, film, sport and music. He is a poet, writer and commentator.
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