Over 100 local architects and students will be coming together on Kent’s Canterbury campus on Tuesday 10 December to address the role their sector has to play in tackling the climate crisis.
The event, hosted by the School of Architecture, Design and Planning in collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), will be the first in-person opportunity for architects to convene and discuss the new UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard (NZCBS) launched earlier this year. It will also celebrate the launch of the RIBA South East Sustainability Group.
A panel session set within the University’s newly-refurbished Architecture Studios will see ACAN Student Ambassador, Joe Bass, lead a discussion about the viability of the new standard and the role that architects in the South East have to play in designing and implementing low-carbon, low-energy buildings. The panellists will also share examples of practices that are already battling towards Net Zero in both retrofit and commercial/residential architecture.
The focus of discussions is in keeping with that of the Kent’s Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE), a multidisciplinary space through which Kent researchers and students are engaging with stakeholders to research, debate and advance ways to address current challenges to our cities, including heritage, food security and health.
The event, which is taking place from 5:30pm to 8:30pm on Tuesday 10 December, is free for Kent students to attend, making it an excellent opportunity for them to connect with and learn first-hand from the experts working at the cutting-edge of the build environment sector. More information about the event is available here.