Eco Design Advisor Conference: Retrofit for the Future

The Eco Design Advisor Conference is back! With strides made in Insulation standards for new builds our attention shifts to the elephant in the room - Our Old Cold & Drafty Housing Stock. The focus of the 2024 Eco Design Advisor Conference will be Retrofit for the future!

First speakers announced - with more to come: 

Andrew Eagles – CEO NZGBC

Steve McNeil – BRANZ – retrofitting warm roof and ventilation system

Mike Casey – Rewiring Aotearoa - Electric Homes Report

Gareth Gretton - EECA

Bob Burnett – Bob Burnett Architecture - Humphries Drive Retrofit

Jon Davies – ParkaWrap Study - The Forever Home (ARA Education Trust Project)

Sally Blackwell – Beacon Pathway - Advice landscape as an enabler

Vicki White – BRANZ – HEEP2 early results

The Eco Design Advisor conference is where research and policy meet best practice advice for households. The Eco Design Advisor conference provides a unique perspective and is highly valued by practitioners, architects, designers, researchers and building professionals as a multi-disciplinary forum for sharing research, policy, case studies, innovative ideas, and best practice. It is steadily gaining a reputation as a key event in sustainable and healthy building education. 

The following day you can join the Superhomes Bus Tour to visit some great examples of high performing Christchurch homes and discuss your learnings- https://events.humanitix.com/superhome-bus-tour-xutqtr25  

CPD points: we hope to offer CPD points as we have done for previous conferences, but we are still in the process of getting this sorted. TBC 

Travelling

Here are some quick tips to keep the planet happy as you attend this conference 

• If flying please offset carbon of your flight (AirNZ and Jetstar offer the option as you book) 
• Travel into Christchurch CBD using the bus - Home | Metro Christchurch (metroinfo.co.nz) 
• Book  accommodation within walking distance of venue 
• Look at your accommodation’s environmental strategy, e.g. Qualmar 

Nearby Hotels

Fable : https://www.fablehotelsandresorts.com/hotels/fable-christchurch?utm_source=googlebusinessprofile&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Google+Business+Profile
The quest: https://www.questapartments.co.nz
Hotel 115: https://hotel115.co.nz
The Ridges : https://www.rydges.com/accommodation/new-zealand/latimer-christchurch/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb
Ibis : https://www.christchurchnz.com/see-do/accommodation/ibis-hotel-christchurch
A little bit different:
The Christchurch City Hotel : https://www.christchurchcityhotel.co.nz ( this one if very new)
The muse : https://www.christchurchnz.com/see-do/accommodation/ibis-hotel-christchurch (refurbished but construction work next door)
The heritage hotel: https://www.heritagehotels.co.nz/heritage-christchurch > 20 % of if you book 28 days in advance

EARLY BIRD PRICING

Please note the ticket prices will go up after the 31st of July 2024

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor