Cross Party Group on Architecture and the
Built Environment
6pm, November 27th 2013
Scottish Parliament, Holyrood, Edinburgh
Mike MacKenzie MSP and Glasgow Caledonian
University would like to invite you to join us to hear evidence from
leading experts on how using sustainably-sourced Scottish building materials
can create jobs and export opportunities, as well as supporting regional
development in economically-deprived areas of the country.
Traditional construction and refurbishment creates jobs and by far the
largest proportion of the construction spend should stay in the local and
regional economy. Scotland retains,
and in some cases has relearnt, the skills needed to maintain and
improve the existing built environment which underpins much of the
socio-economic life of the country and contributes to the unique appeal of Scotland.
Speakers will
outline how these job opportunities are self funding, provide examples of where
this has already been done,
and the challenge this presents to
policy makers.
The meeting will hear evidence from Richard Atkins, a Fellow of the
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and an expert in designing
sustainable buildings; John Easton, Director of SUSTaim, who has over 30 years experience
of sustainability in the construction sector; and Sita Goudie of Enviroglass, which takes Shetland’s waste
glass and recycles it into an innovative paving and surfacing product.
The speakers will be supported by members of the Natural Energy
Efficiency and Sustainability (NEES) Project at Glasgow Caledonian University,
the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, and Architecture and Design
Scotland.
To book your place please email keith.baker@gcu.ac.uk
