Climate Week Open Day
Thursday, 24 March 2011
12:00 - 15:00
Hugh Aston Building, De Montfort University
The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development is organising an open day on 24/03/2011 at De Montfort University, as part of Climate Week. Events will take place in the main atrium of Hugh Aston Building, with a series of stands, activities and lectures, highlighting research, initiatives and existing groups within DMU and Leicester.
With a focus on issues of climate change and sustainability, a diverse range of activities will be organized, including a guided 'green walk' around Leicester, opportunities to have your carbon footprint calculated, displays of real-time energy use in DMU buildings, interactive stands on cutting edge research, and guided tours of the £35m Hugh Aston Building. A programme of the activities can be found below.
The open day will conclude with a talk by Roger Courtney on "Urban Climate and Energy Use" that will run from 2-3pm in lecture theatre 0.08 of the Hugh Aston Building. Roger Courtney has been a key stakeholder for two major projects funded under the Living With Environmental Change programme, which were coordinated by the Adaptation and Resilience to a Changing Climate Coordination Network.
Staff, students and the public are encouraged to come along to get an idea of the role DMU is playing in one of the Grand Challenge-led research areas. For further information, please contact Dr Stefan Smith at stsmith@dmu.ac.uk
Activities
12:00 - 13:00
Meet at the main entrance
('Star' on the map below)
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Group walk - Green Space and Health, led by Melissa Marselle
Stretch your legs and enjoy the natural environment of Leicester City centre in a group walk!
The group walk is led by Melissa Marselle. Melissa’s research project is investigating the contribution walking in green places can have on mental health and wellbeing. This project expands the IESD’s work on the human health-environment dimension of sustainable development.
The circular walk will go along The Newarke, through Castle Gardens, along the River Soar towpath, to the weir near Rally Park and back again to the Hugh Aston Building on the DMU campus. The walk will be over mostly paved surfaces, although cobbles and stairs will be encountered on the walk. Please ensure you are wearing appropriate footwear. To book your place on the walk, please contact Melissa Marselle (mmarselle@dmu.ac.uk).
Max number: 15 |
| 13:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:00
Meet at the main entrance
('Star' on the map below) |
Hugh Aston Tours, led by Simon L'homme
Two 30 minute tours of the Hugh Aston Building looking at the technologies and management strategies to minimise energy consumption.
Simon L'homme - the project manager for the Hugh Aston construction - will provide a guided tour of the Hugh Aston Building. He will be highlighting some of the key design and management features that have been implemented in this 'Excellent' rated BREEAM building.
Meet in the entrance concourse prior to the tour you intend to take. To guarantee a place on a tour please contact Stefan Smith (stsmith@dmu.ac.uk) at your earliest convenience.
Max Number: 15 on each tour |
14:00-15:00
HU 0.08 |
Lecture, "Urban Climate and Energy Use", by Roger Courtney
Roger Courtney will give a talk on Urban Climate and Energy Use in lecture theatre 0.08 of the Hugh Aston Building.
Roger Courtney has been a key stakeholder for two major projects funded under the Living With Environmental Change programme, which were coordinated by the Adaptation and Resilience to a Changing Climate Coordination Network. |
Stands and displays
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Meeting point for the group walk and the guided tours
Melissa Marselle (12:00) and Simon L'homme (13:00, 13:30)
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PDA |
Students' annual travel survey
The annual travel survey is a very important tool to help guide DMU Travel Plan and calculate the University carbon footprint; every single response counts and is gratefully received. You can complete the survey in these handheld devices and have the opportunity to win £100 in shopping vouchers. |
T1
(Atrium) |
Minimising the carbon footprint of airport buildings (active and passive thermal environment control systems)
James Parker (IESD) |
T2
(Atrium) |
CREW – Community Resilience to Extreme Weather
Stephen Porritt (IESD) |
ProClimate – Climate scenarios in building environmental performance simulation
Stefan Smith (IESD) |
T3
(Atrium) |
Earth and planetary remote sensing laboratory
Philippa Berry (Faculty of Technology) |
T4
(Between LTs) |
Low carbon technologies
Candy He,
Sheriff Ezzeldin (IESD) |
T5
(Atrium)
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Visual comfort and air pollution
Birgit Painter (IESD) |
T6
(Atrium) |
Resource efficient design in the supply chain (Deep RED)
Philippe Radlovic (Faculty of Art and Design) |
T7
(Atrium)
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Building schools for the future
Fiona Charnley and Mike Roberts (IESD) |
T8
(Outdoors)
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Wireless sensors and behavioural change to reduce energy consumption
Michael Coleman (IESD) |
The role of communication in encouraging sustainable behavior
Caroline Wilson (IESD) |
T9
(Outdoors) |
Climate Week Challenge
Final year accounting students (School of Business and Law) |
T10 - T11
(Outdoors)
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Sustainable lifestyles and carbon management in urban areas
Jill Fisher (IESD) |
Face your elephant
Richard Fletcher and Ben Marchini (Faculty of Humanities & IESD) |
T12
(Atrium) |
10:10, DUALL (DMU)
Farhan Faruk, Richard Bull, and Umakant Pancholli (IESD & Estates) |
DMU carbon management plan
Leticia Ozawa-Meida and Karl Letten (IESD & Estates) |
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