This conference is now finished
The AJ’s Higher Education Buildings: from design to construction conference is now over.
Thank you to all of the delegates and speakers for making it a successful and informative day.
Presentations from this event are now available to buy and will be sent to this year’s delegates via email. Click here for more information.
The delegates at Higher Education Buildings: from design to construction heard from 10 College and University Estate Directors including:
- Ian Caldwell, Director of Estates, Kings College London and Chair, RIBA HEDQF
- Mark Dawe, Principal and Chief Executive, Oaklands College and Head, Capital Task Group
- James Hunt, Director of Finance, University of Leicester
- Philip Cowling, Director of Estates & Facilities, Birkbeck College, University of London and Chair, AUDE, London Region
- Elizabeth Heaps, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Estates and Strategic Projects, University of York
- Kevin Gibbons, Director of Property and Facilities, City University London
- Gary Jebb, Director of Estates, Queen’s University Belfast
- Clive Wilson, Director of Estates and Facilities, University of Bradford
- Bob Wilson, Director of Estates, University of Warwick
- Mike Wigg, Head of Projects, Oxford University
…amongst other industry speakers.
Delegates attended the conference to:
- Find out how different universities procure capital projects
- Obtain a regional funding round-up from key institutions in England and Wales
- Hear a market update on the state of university development
- Gain insight into what’s next for college development
- Network with Estates Managers from colleges and universities
- Improve your campus masterplanning skills in our interactive masterclass with RMJM
- Explore approaches to refurbishing campus estates and making existing buildings work harder
- Identify trends in the design of student residences and assess how different cost models impact on design
- Obtain practical guidance from case studies on how to design for HE
- Discover how BREEAM Higher Education can help universities comply with the Carbon Reduction Programme
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