New Communities Group Webinar

New development must be built to withstand the challenges of climate change that will hit us over the next century. It must be designed from the outset to avoid and manage the flow of excess water and protect communities from the risks of overheating. Large-scale new development offers particular opportunities to deliver resilient communities, including considering climate adaptation in the overall design and layout of development, ensuring all homes are appropriately ventilated and resilient to flood risk so that future retrofitting is unnecessary and integrating green infrastructure throughout the development to provide shade to people and buildings.  

This webinar will explore the ways in which new development can be made intrinsically resilient to the impacts of climate change, including discussing the critical importance of site selection, the role of sustainable urban drainage systems and how to address the risk of overheating.  

The latest addition to the TCPA’s suite of practical guides for creating successful new communities will also be launched at the webinar.  

Programme
10:00	Welcome and introduction from the ChairJim Davies, Strategic Environmental Planning Lead (Climate Change Adaptation), Environment Programme Team, Environment Agency; TCPA Policy Council
	Session 1: Flooding
10:10	Flood Re and the insurance problem Katherine Greig, Head of Transition, Flood Re
10:20	Technical solutions and SUDS  Louise Walker, Project Manager, CIRIA
10:35	Q&A
	Session 2: Overheating
10:50	Technical overview on overheating in new buildings Gwyn Roberts, Homes and Communities Lead, BRE
11:00	Case study – Managing overheating – policy and practiceEmma Davies, Principal Sustainability Consultant, Greater CambridgeShared Planning Service
11:10	Q&A
11:25	Launch of new Garden City climate adaptation guide  Jessie Fieth, Projects and Policy Manager, TCPA
11:30	Close

The webinar is essential for councillors, developers, consultants, business leaders, council officers, community groups, architects and designers, students and anyone who is interested in the future of design of new communities. 

This is a New Communities Group webinar. We’re grateful to Flood Re and the Lady Margaret Patterson Osborn Trust for supporting this event.

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Prices: FREE for TCPA New Communities Group (NCG) members, £25+vat for TCPA Members; £45+vat for non-members.

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Please note this webinar will be broadcast using Zoom software. Please make sure you have registered on the Zoom website to receive a link to the webinar. You will find the registration link in your confirmation email.

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Please make sure you have registered on the Zoom website to receive a link to the webinar. You will find the registration link in your confirmation email.