Programme 2017
| 09:30 | Morning refreshments |
| 10:00 | Chair’s opening welcome Adding air quality to water safety Speakers: Andrew Gaved, Editor, H&V News |
| 10:10 | Why Healthy Air Should be High on your Agenda: New Priorities on Improving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Reviewing your Building Assessments
Presentation |
| 10:35 | Building Manager Perspective: Tackling the IAQ & Water challenges
Speakers: Paul White, Housing Development Manager,Enfield Borough Council (TBC) |
| 11:00 | Networking refreshments break |
| 11:30 | BESA’s call for new Clean Air Act: How it affects estates managers & making IAQ part of the planning process
Speakers: Giuseppe Borgese, Vice President at BESA & chair of the Indoor Air Quality group Presentation |
| 12:00 | Indoor Air Quality Summit: The Next Generation of Ventilation The best approaches to maintaining (IAQ) and ventilation hygiene: strategy, technology, benchmarks, what’s supposed to come out of air-conditioners vs reality, sick building syndrome investigations, correct HVAC operation and maintenance. What needs to be done to embed better IAQ and what are the obstacles to progress? Talk show |
| 13:00 | Networking lunch and exhibition viewing break |
| 14:15 | How to prevent HVAC and Water Hygiene Problems being Designed into Buildings from Day One: 360 Degree View Exploring issues from structures resultant from the original design: lessons learned and implementing them into future design Speakers: Steve Vaughan, Regional Director - Public Health Engineering, AECOM Steve Hall, Senior Engineering Manager Engineering Services Unit Design & Implementation, Hampshire County Council Stewart Crowe, Health, Safety and Risk Manager, University of Liverpool Panel discussion |
| 14:40 | Testing and Sampling: Air and Water Quality Identifying and quantifying pollutants (e.g. volatile organic compounds (VOCs), gases and particles), their sources, health risks and the action required, dealing with odour problems, assessing materials' emissions, the risks of vapour intrusion from contaminated land, radon, ventilation, damp and combustion products. Panel discussion (with presentations) An Indoor air quality assessment - measuring and monitoring of indoor air quality (IAQ) Speakers: Kathryn Woolley, Senior Air Quality Consultant, SHL Consultants Heloísa Fonseca, Radiation Protection Scientist, Public Health England Sampling water and inspection TBC, Inspector,Yorkshire Water Presentation |
| 15:00 | Climate Adaptation Projects: Adapting Buildings for Indoor Air Quality and Water Safety in a Changing Climate Preparing for weatherisation and ventilation challenges of the future in this session we shall hear lessons learned and developing guidance for health protection, including mitigation and adaptation responses for the future for the built environment
Speakers: Paul Downing, Technical consultant, Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)
Panel discussion (with presentations) |
| 15:30 | Networking refreshments break |
| 16:00 | Going Beyond the Individual Building Level and Looking at the Urban Level for a System-wide Approach to Infection Prevention
Presentation |
| 17:10 | Chair’s Day 1 wrap up |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Combating Legionella and Water Treatment Awards 2017 H&V News Combating Legionella and Water Treatment Awards brings to the fore the unsung heroes of the water hygiene industry and sheds some light on some of the most innovative and successful projects on Legionella, Pseudomonas and other waterborne bacteria prevention, control and treatment. Five awards will be given to the lucky winners across the following categories: Best Legionella Management Plan, Product of the Year: Chemical Solution and Engineering Solution, Supplier of the Year, Lifetime Achievement. Ceremony will be followed by a drinks reception. Awards ceremony |