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the Edge has published a report on its activities over the last two years - from July 2021 to July 2023
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Edge Roundtable 173: Delivering a National Land Use Framework - 11th July 2024
The new Labour government faces an urgent challenge: the need for new homes, energy and transport infrastructure is pitched against the biodiversity and climate emergencies. The challenge goes to the heart of more than housing supply. Energy and food security are at risk and atmospheric heating and species loss are existential threats. Central to facing this down is how we use land efficiently and optimally to achieve multiple critical outcomes.
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Proposed Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment
the Edge working with the CIC as part of its Climate Action Plan and the BSI is developing a Competence Framework Standard for sustainability in the built environment
A preliminary draft of the proposed Standard is being developed by a cross-industry Advisory Panel, but is also downloadable for comment here
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Edge Roundtable 171 on an independent national built environment research organisation - 29th April 2024
In April 2024 the Edge published a consultation paper on making the case for a Public Sector Research Establishment for the built environment and on the 29th April held a Expert Round Table to discuss its proposals. Following the discussion a revised version of the paper (v9- June 2024) has been published (download here) for wider consultation and discussion
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Education for Change Workshops (Edge debates 167-170) 6th July 2023 to 25th April 2024
the Edge has been running a series of roundtables and workshops involving students, employers, educators and accreditation bodies to discuss potential reform of undergraduate education for the built and natural environment in the face of the climate and nature emergencies.The sessions ended with a proposition on a joint statement agreeing that ‘Urgent action is required, and that this will require active collaboration between educators, industry, professional institutions and accreditation bodies”
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Futurebuild 2024 Conference 5th - 7th March 2024 ExCel, London
Curated by the Edge
Take a Stand for Change: Collaborate for a Just Transition
The three day Futurebuild 2024 conference explored some of the big, interrelated issues that we all need to engage with; including housing, retrofit at scale, delivering buildings that really are net zero carbon, mending the planning system, valuing water as a resource, having the education that we need, restoring nature, how the industry should handle AI and how do young professionals envision their futures
Hear from the movers and shakers in the industry, in politics and in education in the embedded videos of the sessions
DAY ONE Pathways to Change - the first day focuses on the need for assured action on housing, retrofit, buildings fit for the future, safe products and overcoming the systemic barriers to climate change
DAY TWO Levers for Change - 2024 is an election year. What policies for net zero and nature recovery should industry put forward to move the dial from talking to doing?
DAY THREE Sharing Visions for Change - How can we stimulate and encourage the degree of change needed? Education, AI, local actions to lead the future and getting net zero right.
Edge Roundtable 153 on the Costs and Impacts of Delays to Critical Infrastructure
the Edge, in collaboration with the NIC and ICE is running a, by invitation only, Round Table discussion to address the question of the costs and risks associated with delaying the implementation and maintenance of critical infrastructure in the UK . The session will lay out, examine and test examples of the available evidence in order to make proposals for positive change in the sector.
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Edge Roundtable 152 on Net Zero in Local Plans
A Roundtable of leading experts was brought together by the Edge to discuss to help DLUHC to answer difficult questions: are Local Plans a useful vehicle to deliver net-zero objectives; can they quantify net-zero outcomes; can they bring the private sector and communities along the road to net-zero? If so, how best can we use them to tackle the climate emergency?
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Edge Debate 151 - Leadership for Sustainability in the Built Environment, 13th July 2023 - 14.00 - 18.30 Woburn House WC1H 9HQ
This in-person event aims to bring together heads and directors of sustainability from the leading organisations in the built and natural environment sector; including property owners and developers, designers and consultants, contractors and managers; to discuss developments in meeting sustainability goals in practice, share ideas and highlight innovative practice.
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Edge Debate 150 - Built environment policy: implementation lessons,
Postponed
The recent ‘Policy Proposals for the Built and Natural Environment’, published by the Edge provides a clear, holistic and ambitious set of ideas and strategies for “tackling the poorly performing built environment sector” to policy-makers - particularly in relation to the urgency surrounding global heating and biodiversity loss.
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Edge response to The Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment, RICS Professional Standard, 2nd Edition consultation
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Edge response to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: Reforms to National Planning Policy, 2nd March 2023
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Futurebuild 2023 Conference 7th - 9th March 2023 ExCel, London
Curated by the Edge
The Futurebuild 2023 Conference is about ‘taking a stand’: looking forward, making a change and taking action.
DAY ONE focused on Looking Forward to develop the foresight necessary to break out of our current mindset, for as William Catton has explained – “we tend to seek adaptation to the circumstances we presently confront, not the circumstances posterity will face.”
DAY TWO explored the nature of Changing and especially ‘behaviour change’. We know that an urgent transition is required but how can we make the necessary changes? What does the transition involve? How can we bring others along with us?
DAY THREE moved on to Taking Action, hearing from those who have been doing just that and exploring plans that can take society and the construction industry forward
Edge Debate 136 - Housing Adaptability - 27th February 2023
More than (but essential to) climate issues? - Online
In 2022, the refereed journal Buildings & Cities (B&C) published a Special Issue, Housing Adaptability, guest edited by Sofie Pelsmakers and Elanor Warwick https://www.buildingsandcities.org/journal-content/special-issues/housing-adaptability2.html - all papers are freely available. This joint Edge and B&C event will use the Special Issue as the basis for an in-depth examination of the need for housing adaptability and the barriers to its provision. Read more
the Edge has published a set of
Policy proposals for the built and natural environment - December 2022
In the document the Edge attempts to set out actions it believes are required to tackle the twin emergencies of vlimate change and biodiversity loss. Proposals range from reform the basis of the economy itself, so that it rewards good practice and actively discourages bad, to more industry-specific proposals including the planning, procurement and regulatory systems that impact almost all buildings in the UK; whether existing, under construction or proposed. We have aimed for policies that transform everyday places and ordinary lives. Read more
the Edge has responded to:
BEIS Net Zero Review - 27th October 2022
“Net zero provides a clear long-term policy environment that will generate beneficial economic activity and growth through a much needed decarbonisation programme that reduces both demand and cost. This will, in turn, produce much sought after exportable skills and trade opportunities for UK service providers. “ Read more
Edge Debate 135 - Heritage & Net Zero: A wicked problem? 17th October 2022
In England alone there are over 400,000 listed buildings as well as many hundreds of thousands more in over 10,000 conservation areas and areas identified as being of particular national and local significance. Do the priorities of development and decarbonisation of such buildings need to be adjusted in the light of the climate emergency, the need for more homes and rising fuel costs and fuel poverty? Read more
Edge Debate 134; Future Cities: What will City 2040 look like? October 6th
In 2021 the Edge published City 2040: an investigation into the future of UK cities carried out in collaboration with Taylor Wessing and UCEM. On October 6th, a much delayed launch was held for the report with a session chaired by Philip Georgiadis of the Financial Times. - Read more
Edge Education Roundtable #133 - 30th June 2022, 16.30 - 18.30
Are new entrants to built environment courses adequately informed and prepared for the climate and ecological challenges that they will be dealing with in both their training and careers? Read more
The Big Issues Webinar Series
Following on from the conference programme at Futurebuild 2022, the Edge has curated a series of sessions highlighting some of the big issues that we are all probably aware of, but tend to put to one side as too difficult to resolve. These sessions interrogate these issues in the light of proposing solutions.
Edge Debate #132 - The industry needs to undergo radical change to achieve net-zero and respond to the climate emergency – how should that happen?, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:00-13:00
Edge debate #131 - Futurebuild Big Issues Seminar - Climate change is a health emergency – so how should we respond? - Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 12:00-13:00
Edge debate #130 - Futurebuild Big Issues Seminar - Materials must change - Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 12:00-13:00
Edge at Futurebuild, March 2022
the Edge has again programmed the Conference programme at FutureBuild 2022 with a series of Edge Debates and conversations.
Edge Conversation #129 - The future of building design
Edge Debate #128 - Living in a sustainable relationship with nature
Edge Debate #127 - Supply, demand and retrofit – how we overcame all three
Edge Debate #126 - Raising aspirations – leading by example
Edge Debate #125 - What should ‘levelling up’ really mean?
Edge Debate #124 - Creating infection resilient environments
Edge Debate #123 - Making the shift to a resilient, zero carbon financial future
Edge Debate #122 - Investing in people – education, skills and diversity
Edge Debate #121 - Resource efficiency in a circular, post-Brexit economy. What is the plan?
Edge Debate #120 - In a world where embodied carbon is regulated, what has changED?
Edge debate #119 - Beyond COP26: our action programme
Max Fordham 1933-2022
The Edge is sad, if proud, to remember Max Fordham, an early and much cherished member, who died on the 4th January 2022.
Max was one of the great original engineers who re-thought the practice of building services engineering from first principles, regularly. He set up in practice with his wife in their kitchen in 1966 and turned it a cooperative in 1973 with members being multidisciplinary. His knowledge, understanding and breadth of interests is legendary as is recounted in the many tributes on the practice website https://www.maxfordham.com/. We were delighted when he joined the Edge in 2002 where he sparked many an Edge debate; he resigned in 2018 in a typically Max-like email:
“I am pleased to be described as an emeritus member of the edge. As I get older I do not become less opinionated, but I do get slower, and I am not able to keep my correspondence up to date. Originally the Edge was intended to introduce a disruptive view of the construction industry. Then it became more structured in order to enable more influence. I was disappointed by this change but accept its validity. I do not feel that I have the time or energy to keep a flow of disruptive ideas into the edge debate. Regretfully I think I should retire from the Edge.”
See the Guardian obituary at https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/14/max-fordham-obituary
Edge Debate #118
Exploring levelling up Roundtable
10th december 2021
the Edge in collaboration with the Planning Team at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has held an Expert Roundtable to discuss the challenges and opportunities involved in delivering the levelling up agenda across the UK - read more
Futurebuild EngagemeNT sessions:
Are we ready for COP26?
Session 1: Engaging better with politics and economics for rapid change
9th September 2021 12pm
The first session in the COP26 webinar series, sponsored by ACO and curated by the Edge, takes place on Thursday 09 September at 12 pm (BST). Facilitated by Baroness Kate Parminter, this session asks 'How do we get joined-up working across government?' with Charles Secrett, Dr Kathrine Trebeck and Maria Smith. For more information on the sessions and the speakers and to register for free please visit the website.
Session 2: Engaging to protect and enhance the natural environment now
23rd September 2021 - 12.00pm
There is more than sufficient evidence about the impact of climate change and the decline in biodiversity. The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. We are misusing our natural resources with the intensification of agriculture, pollution of our rivers, serious decline in all species and most critically our pollinators. The Committee on Climate Change Third Climate Risk Assessment published in June 2021 made it very clear that while mitigation is needed to reduce further emissions, we also need adaptation to handle the greenhouse gases already ‘baked in’ to the atmosphere. But adaptation and mitigation have not been successfully integrated to date across government policy. It is clear that we will need standards and regulations to achieve the degree of change needed. What else should we do? To register for free please visit the website
Session 3: Engaging with climate change – you are already the answer
07th October 2021, 12.00 pm
In a recent article, Tim Harford commented that the climate crisis would not be solved without adopting policies and norms that change the behaviour of businesses, local governments and individuals. In Humankind: A Hopeful History Rutger Bergman’s proposition is that human beings are mostly decent and research has shown that about 70% of people in the UK support action on climate change. But what actions? What changes? To what extent will be we change our values to achieve the necessary transformation needed? How should we present the urgency of our situation to inspire action with the agency needed? Time to rethink how we take on our individual and professional responsibilities engaging with climate change? To register for free please visit the website
It's time to rethink how we can all engage to deliver the transformational political-economic changes needed for a better future for all!
the Edge has been the guest Editor for August 2021’ s Futurebuild Industry insider Newsletter
the Edge has issued its second Institutional Reporting Review covering the transparency of information made available in institutions’ 2019 and 2020 Annual Reports (and occasionally other material). The information has been assessed against the Institutional Best Practice Reporting Standard published in 2019. The result has been a mixed bag with many institutions improving on their previous reporting but with a handful falling back or not reporting at all. - read more or go to publications page
8th July 2021
City 2040, the Edge’s research project developed in collaboration with Taylor Wessing and University College of Estate Management, sets out a vision of how UK cities can flourish amid changes that will benefit both the environment and the wellbeing of citizens - read more
17th June 2021
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) working in close collaboration with the Edge has launched Carbon Zero: the professional institutions’ Climate Change Action Plan, signed by 29 industry organisations and professional institutions - download here
The Action Plan is the latest output from the process the Edge started in June 2019 when it held its Climate Action Roundtable
16th March 2021
The first Edge Conversation, featuring Professor Dieter Helm in discussion with Dame Fiona Reynolds and Shaun Spiers, will take place on the 16th March - see here
28th January, 2021
the Edge has submitted its responce to the MHCLG consultion on Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure
In the autumn of 2020 the Edge ran a series of discussion events in its City 2040 series
On 16th February 2021 there will be further debate to bring these four themes together - see Edge Debate 113: The future of the city 2040
29th October, 2020
the Edge has submitted its Response to the ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper
16th October, 2020
Combining Productivity and a net-zero resilient recovery - the Edge has been developing a series of position papers that it has been exploring with government departments, industry bodies and campaigning groups for delivering a recovery in the construction industry capable of achieving a net-zero carbon future.
30th September, 2020
Edge Debate #100 - the Edge held a Future Planning Roundtable with senior members and advisors to the Ministry of Communities, Housing & Local Government (MHCLG) on the subject of the Planning White Paper to discuss issues of digitisation and planning codes.
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2024
- Jul 11, 2024 Edge Roundtable 173: Delivering a National Land Use Framework Jul 11, 2024
- Apr 29, 2024 Edge Roundtable 171 on an independent national built environment research organisation Apr 29, 2024
- Apr 25, 2024 Education for Change workshops (Edge Debates 167-170) Apr 25, 2024
- Mar 7, 2024 Futurebuild 2024 Day 3 - Sharing Visions for Change (Edge Debates 163 - 166) Mar 7, 2024
- Mar 6, 2024 Futurebuild 2024 Day 2 - Levers for Change (Edge Debates 158 - 162) Mar 6, 2024
- Mar 5, 2024 Futurebuild 2024: Day 1 - Pathways to Change (Edge Debates 154 - 157) Mar 5, 2024
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2023
- Nov 16, 2023 Edge Roundtable 153 on the Costs and Impacts of Delays to Critical Infrastructure Nov 16, 2023
- Sep 20, 2023 Edge Roundtable 152 on Net Zero in Local Plans Sep 20, 2023
- Jul 13, 2023 Edge Debate 151 - Leadership for Sustainability in the Built Environment, 13th July 14.00-18.30 Woburn House WC1H 9HQ Jul 13, 2023
- Jun 26, 2023 Edge Debate 150 - Built environment policy: Implementation lessons Jun 26, 2023
- Mar 9, 2023 Futurebuild Day 3 - Taking Action (Edge Debates 145 - 149) Mar 9, 2023
- Mar 8, 2023 Futurebuild Day 2 - Changing (Edge Debates 141 - 144) Mar 8, 2023
- Mar 7, 2023 Futurebuild Day 1 - Looking Forward (Edge Debates 137 - 140) Mar 7, 2023
- Feb 27, 2023 Edge Debate 136 - Housing Adaptability Feb 27, 2023
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2022
- Oct 17, 2022 Edge Debate 135 - Heritage & Net Zero: A wicked problem? Oct 17, 2022
- Oct 6, 2022 Edge Debate 134: Future Cities: What will City 2040 look like? Oct 6, 2022
- Jun 30, 2022 Edge Education Roundtable #133 Jun 30, 2022
- Jun 22, 2022 Edge debate #132 - Futurebuild Big Issues Seminar - The industry needs to undergo radical change to achieve net-zero and respond to the climate emergency – how should that happen? Jun 22, 2022
- May 18, 2022 Edge debate #131 - Futurebuild Big Issues Seminar - Climate change is a health emergency – so how should we respond? May 18, 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 Edge debate #130 - Futurebuild Big Issues Seminar - Materials must change Apr 27, 2022
- Mar 3, 2022 Edge Conversation #129 - The future of building design Mar 3, 2022
- Mar 3, 2022 Edge Debate #128 at Futurebuild - Living in a sustainable relationship with nature Mar 3, 2022
- Mar 3, 2022 Edge Debate #127 at Futurebuild - Supply, demand and retrofit – how we overcame all three Mar 3, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 Edge Debate #126 at Futurebuild - Raising aspirations – leading by example Mar 2, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 Edge Debate #125 at Futurebuild - What should ‘levelling up’ really mean? Mar 2, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 Edge Debate #124 at Futurebuild - Creating infection resilient environments Mar 2, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 Edge Debate #123 at Futurebuild - Making the shift to a resilient, zero carbon financial future Mar 2, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Edge Debate #122 at Futurebuild - Investing in people – education, skills and diversity Mar 1, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Edge Debate #121 at Futurebuild - Resource efficiency in a circular, post-Brexit economy. What is the plan? Mar 1, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Edge Debate #120 at Futurebuild - In a world where embodied carbon is regulated, what has changed? Mar 1, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Edge debate #119 at Futurebuild - Beyond COP26: our action programme Mar 1, 2022
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2021
- Dec 10, 2021 – Dec 11, 2021 Edge Debate #118 - Exploring levelling up Roundtable Dec 10, 2021 – Dec 11, 2021
- Jul 15, 2021 Edge Insurance Roundtable #116 25th July 2021 Jul 15, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Edge Conversations - 114: The climate and ecological emergency - 16th March 2021 Mar 16, 2021
- Feb 16, 2021 Edge Debate 113: The future of the city 2040 Feb 16, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 Edge Debate #112 - Zero carbon: Can UK built environment education deliver? Feb 1, 2021
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2020
- Dec 8, 2020 Edge Debate #111: The Impact of Clean Air Dec 8, 2020
- Dec 1, 2020 Edge Debate #110: Clustering and Proximity Dec 1, 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Edge Debate #109 - Public and Private Land Nov 24, 2020
- Nov 17, 2020 Edge Debate #108 - Equity & Exchange Nov 17, 2020
- Oct 29, 2020 Edge Debate #107 - Climate Justice: The Role of the Built Environment Oct 29, 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 Edge x Futurebuild: Learning from Disruption Webinar #5: Reality check – the energy, water, air and soil on which we depend Oct 27, 2020
- Oct 20, 2020 Edge x Futurebuild: Learning from Disruption Webinar #4: What is the future of work: WfH or WfO? Oct 20, 2020
- Oct 13, 2020 Edge x Futurebuild: Learning from Disruption Webinar #3: Cities must serve their citizens fully and vice versa Oct 13, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 Edge x Futurebuild: Learning from Disruption Webinar #2: Infrastructure Action Plan – in place now! Oct 6, 2020
- Sep 30, 2020 Edge Debate 100 - Planning for the Future Roundtable Sep 30, 2020
- Sep 29, 2020 Edge x Futurebuild: Learning from Disruption Webinar #1: Systems change in the construction industry now! Sep 29, 2020
- May 6, 2020 ACAN Open Meeting @ Zoom May 6, 2020
- Apr 30, 2020 Edge Debate #99 - Futurebuild NOW Webinar 2: "Collaboration to achieve 100% Net Zero Carbon" Apr 30, 2020
- Apr 21, 2020 Edge Debate #98 - Futurebuild NOW Webinar #1: "Collaboration" Apr 21, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 Edge Debate #97 Climate Responsive Urbanism #2 - Density: Curse or Cure? - Postponed Mar 24, 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 Edge Debate #96 Climate Responsive Urbanism Jan 9, 2020
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2019
- Oct 16, 2019 Edge Debate #95 Trans or Trad? Oct 16, 2019
- Sep 19, 2019 Edge Expert Briefing Seminar (Debate #94): Net Zero Carbon Built Environment Sep 19, 2019
- Sep 17, 2019 Edge Debate #93 Housing Fit for Purpose? Putting POE into practice Sep 17, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019 The Edge Climate Action Roundtable Jun 20, 2019
- Mar 7, 2019 Edge @ Futurebuild 2019 #5 Rebel Leadership Mar 7, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 Edge @ Futurebuild 2019 #4 The Housing Challenge Mar 6, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 Edge @ Futurebuild 2019 #3 The Future Practice Challenge Mar 6, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 Edge @ Futurebuild 2019 #2 The Environment Challenge Mar 6, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 Edge @ Futurebuild 2019 #1 The Construction Leadership Challenge Mar 5, 2019
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2018
- Nov 21, 2018 Edge Debate #87 The Oxford – Milton Keynes – Cambridge Growth Corridor Nov 21, 2018
- Nov 13, 2018 Edge Debate #86 Urban Form, Density & Microclimate Nov 13, 2018
- Oct 16, 2018 Edge Debate #85 Procuring for Whole Life Value Oct 16, 2018
- Oct 9, 2018 Edge Debate #84 Professionalism: Asset or Obstacle? Oct 9, 2018
- Jul 24, 2018 Edge Debate #83 Where Do We Stand? Jul 24, 2018
- Mar 19, 2018 Edge Debate #82 Spirit of Stevenage Mar 19, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 Edge @ Ecobuild 2018 #4 Who Do We Build For? Ethics, Public Interest, and a Shared Code of Conduct Mar 8, 2018
- Mar 7, 2018 Edge @ Ecobuild 2018 #3 Construction Leadership and a Vision for the Future Mar 7, 2018
- Mar 7, 2018 Edge @ Ecobuild 2018 #2 Construction Quality in a Post-Grenfell World Mar 7, 2018
- Mar 7, 2018 Edge @ Ecobuild 2018 #1 How Can the Economics of Housing Serve the Needs of the People? Mar 7, 2018
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2017
- Sep 25, 2017 Edge Debate #81 Can new players achieve a real increase in house building? Sep 25, 2017
- Feb 28, 2017 Edge Debate #80 Level 2 BIM: How's it been for you? Feb 28, 2017
- Jan 31, 2017 Edge Debate #79 Overheating in UK buildings – a disaster waiting to happen? Jan 31, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Edge Debate #78 Heritage Capital Jan 24, 2017
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2016
- Nov 24, 2016 Edge Debate #76 Co-producing Neighbourhood Resilience, Sheffield Nov 24, 2016
- Nov 15, 2016 Edge Debate #75 'Generalist' vs 'Specialist' - Learning for a Sustainable Built Environment, LSBU Nov 15, 2016
- Nov 9, 2016 Edge Debate #77 Not invented here! R&D in Construction, Kings Cross Nov 9, 2016
- Oct 29, 2016 Our Past, Your Future: Promoting Artistic and Cultural Heritage Oct 29, 2016
- Oct 12, 2016 Collaboration for Change: Manchester Oct 12, 2016
- Sep 15, 2016 Collaboration for Change: Reading Sep 15, 2016
- Jul 11, 2016 Edge Debate #74 Building Better Places - Who Cares?, House of Lords Jul 11, 2016
- Jun 9, 2016 Edge Debate #73 EU Referendum - Environmental & Climate Change Consequences for the Built Environment Jun 9, 2016
- Apr 28, 2016 Collaboration for Change: Oxford Apr 28, 2016
- Mar 9, 2016 Edge Debate #72 Edge at Ecobuild 2016 Mar 9, 2016
- Feb 3, 2016 Edge Debate #71 Can Decentralisation Solve the Housing Crisis? Feb 3, 2016
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2015
- Nov 10, 2015 Edge Debate #70 Does Built Environment Policy Work? And How Should Professionals Engage? Nov 10, 2015
- May 18, 2015 Launch of Collaboration for Change: The Edge Commission Report on the Future of Professionalism May 18, 2015
- Apr 27, 2015 Edge Debate #69 Using Cycling to Build a More Liveable City Apr 27, 2015
- Apr 20, 2015 Edge Debate #68 Educating the Industry Apr 20, 2015
- Mar 3, 2015 – Mar 5, 2015 Edge @ Ecobuild 2015 Mar 3, 2015 – Mar 5, 2015
- Feb 11, 2015 Edge Debate #67 Skyscrapers vs The Planet Feb 11, 2015
- Feb 9, 2015 Edge Debate #66 Is it a Problem that Practice and Research do not Connect? Feb 9, 2015
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2014
- Nov 26, 2014 Edge Debate #65 What is the true ratio? Costs and value of construction Nov 26, 2014
- Oct 1, 2014 Edge Debate #64 Buildings for Humans: Are We in Danger of Value Engineering out the Wellbeing of Occupants? Oct 1, 2014
- May 22, 2014 Edge Debate #63 Edge Commission of Inquiry on Future Professionalism Session 4: Future Value May 22, 2014
- May 7, 2014 Edge Debate #62 Edge Commission of Inquiry on Future Professionalism Session 3: Society May 7, 2014
- Apr 23, 2014 Edge Debate #61 Edge Commission of Inquiry on Future Professionalism Session 2: The Economy Apr 23, 2014
- Mar 5, 2014 Edge Debate #60 Edge Commission of Inquiry on Future Professionalism Session 1: The Environment Mar 5, 2014
- Mar 4, 2014 Ecobuild 2014 - Can democracy deliver sustainability? Mar 4, 2014
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2013
- Dec 9, 2013 Edge Debate #59 ‘BIM is the answer’, Cambridge Union, with IDBE Masters Programme Dec 9, 2013
- Oct 29, 2013 Happold Medal Lecture 2013 - Robin Nicholson Oct 29, 2013
- May 29, 2013 Edge Debate #58 Is creating an Institute of the Built Environment the answer to a ‘fragmented and ineffective’ industry? May 29, 2013
- Apr 24, 2013 Edge Debate #57 The Health Dilemma: achieving scale and efficiency Apr 24, 2013
- Mar 7, 2013 Edge Debate #56 Building Information Modelling Mar 7, 2013
- Mar 6, 2013 Edge Debate #55 at Ecobuild - The Politics of Carbon Emissions Data Mar 6, 2013
- Feb 20, 2013 Edge Debate #54 – A New Professionalism? Feb 20, 2013
- Jan 31, 2013 Edge Debate #53 - Construction Needs Women, Because …… Jan 31, 2013
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2012
- Nov 26, 2012 Edge Debate #52 - Building a State of Equilibrium Nov 26, 2012
- Oct 30, 2012 Edge Debate #51 – London redistributed? Oct 30, 2012
- Oct 8, 2012 Edge Debate 50 - Setting the Conditions for Innovation Oct 8, 2012
- Apr 23, 2012 Edge Debate 49 - Shale gas: a game changer? Apr 23, 2012
- Mar 13, 2012 Edge Workshop #48 - Fixing procurement Mar 13, 2012
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2011
- Nov 2, 2011 Edge Debate 47 - The Politics and Geopolitics of Low Carbon Growth Nov 2, 2011
- Oct 6, 2011 – Oct 7, 2011 Edge Cities Conference - How Scary is Smart Oct 6, 2011 – Oct 7, 2011
- Oct 6, 2011 Edge Debate #44 - UK construction resources: Is there a plan? Oct 6, 2011
- Sep 15, 2011 Edge Debate #46 - What does it mean to be a building professional in the 21st century? Sep 15, 2011
- Sep 8, 2011 Edge Debate #45 - Cutting carbon at any cost? Sep 8, 2011
- Apr 20, 2011 Edge Debate #43 - Low Carbon Buildings - truth or dare? Apr 20, 2011
- Jan 11, 2011 Edge Debate #42 - How long will clients tolerate the educational barriers to a low carbon construction industry? Jan 11, 2011
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2010
- Sep 22, 2010 Edge Debate #41 - For and against combined heat & power and community heating Sep 22, 2010
- Jun 10, 2010 Edge Debate #40 - The focus on carbon is distracting us from saving carbon Jun 10, 2010
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2009
- Nov 19, 2009 Edge Debate #39 - Engineering the road to Copenhagen Nov 19, 2009
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2008
- Nov 12, 2008 Edge Debate #38 - 80:20 Nov 12, 2008
- Oct 27, 2008 Edge Debate #37 - Are you dwelling comfortably? Oct 27, 2008
- Sep 22, 2008 Edge Debate #36 - Influencing Copenhagen Sep 22, 2008
- May 5, 2008 Edge Debate #35 - Carbon Targets#3: Living within 20% May 5, 2008
- Apr 5, 2008 Edge Debate #34 - Carbon Targets#2: will 20% get us to where we need to be? Apr 5, 2008
- Jan 16, 2008 Edge Debate #33 - Zero-carbon homes faster, nicer and more sustainable Jan 16, 2008
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2007
- Jun 18, 2007 Edge Debate #32 - What did you do during the thaw Daddy? Jun 18, 2007
- Feb 19, 2007 Edge Debate #31 - Regime Change: is there a case for restructuring? Feb 19, 2007
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2006
- Oct 30, 2006 Edge Debate #30 - Fat Cities Oct 30, 2006
- Sep 14, 2006 Edge Debate #29 - Dongtan: The ground rules have changed? Sep 14, 2006
- May 3, 2006 Edge Debate #28 - Balance: Living within our means May 3, 2006
- Jan 6, 2006 Edge Debate #27 - Demand: We are running out of atmosphere? Jan 6, 2006
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2005
- Sep 28, 2005 Edge Debate #26 - Supply: What are our needs and can we meet them? Sep 28, 2005
- Apr 25, 2005 Edge Debate #25 - Energy step change- the view from the future Apr 25, 2005
- Jan 24, 2005 Edge Debate #24 - People or place Jan 24, 2005
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2004
- Oct 20, 2004 Edge Debate #23 - Strong walls make good neighbours Oct 20, 2004
- Sep 13, 2004 Edge Debate #22 - Is the Stick a big enough Carrot? Sep 13, 2004
- May 6, 2004 Edge Debate #21 - CSR - driver or barrier? May 6, 2004
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2003
- Dec 4, 2003 Edge Debate #20 - Tipping points Dec 4, 2003
- May 12, 2003 Edge Debate #19 - Feedback: Why don’t we learn? May 12, 2003
- Mar 10, 2003 Edge Debate #18 - The Energy White paper: Is it taking us where we want to go? Mar 10, 2003
- Jan 15, 2003 Edge Debate #17 - Are Tall Buildings Sustainable? Jan 15, 2003
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2002
- Dec 11, 2002 Edge Debate #16 - Innovation: is there a business process? Dec 11, 2002
- May 10, 2002 Edge Debate #15 - Rethinking Urban Design Conference May 10, 2002
- May 9, 2002 Edge Debate #14 - The UK’s (Scotland’s?) Energy Policy May 9, 2002
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2001
- Nov 7, 2001 Edge Debate #12 - The Hawley Review: What does it offer construction? Nov 7, 2001
- Nov 7, 2001 Edge Debate #13 Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed Nov 7, 2001
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2000
- Oct 3, 2000 Edge Debate #11 Right First Time? Oct 3, 2000
- Jun 22, 2000 Edge Debate #10 - E-Commerce: its impact on the design of the city Jun 22, 2000
- Mar 16, 2000 Edge Debate #9 - Designing Tomorrow’s Designers Mar 16, 2000
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1999
- Jul 20, 1999 Edge Debate #8 - Ageing workforce and declining impact: Where are tomorrow’s engineers? Jul 20, 1999
- Apr 20, 1999 Edge Debate #7 Construction feedback: What can insurance offer best practice? Apr 20, 1999
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1998
- Oct 28, 1998 Edge Debate #6 The Good Institution(s) Oct 28, 1998
- Apr 22, 1998 Edge Debate #5 Sustainability: the Carrot or the Stick Apr 22, 1998
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1997
- Oct 29, 1997 Edge Debate #4 Sustainability and Energy Consumption in Buildings Oct 29, 1997
- May 22, 1997 Edge Debate #3 - Urban Transport: Going Nowhere Fast? May 22, 1997
- Feb 12, 1997 Edge Debate #2 City, Suburb, or Country? Who cares! Feb 12, 1997
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1996
- Jun 18, 1996 Edge Debate #1 Who makes Britain sick? Jun 18, 1996