Festival of Place Bytesize presents:

Making the case for high-quality social housing and Passivhaus 

12pm on 7 October, 2024

 

free, register now

 

 

Bytesize: Free lunchtime events. New takes on existing challenges in 80 minutes. Fresh ideas. Broad perspectives. Evidence-based approaches. Frank insights. 

 

In this 80-min lunchtime learning event you’ll learn how high quality and sustainable social housing can be both cost effective and deliver substantial health and wellbeing benefits for communities. Find out how Muse, Salix Homes and Salford were able to unlock high quality Passivhaus affordable homes by making the sums and the business case stack up. Hear from experts on the challenges and opportunities when it comes to Passivhaus and environmental standards.

 

Learn how up-front investment can reduce long-term costs, whilst enhancing the long-term benefits to communities.

 

Attendees will learn: 

• The health benefits of investing in high quality social housing. What do we know now, and what further research is being done?
• How the additional up-front cost of building to Passivhaus standards can be returned over time. How much more does it cost, what are the paybacks, and what is the period or timeline for benefits to be felt?
• How to ensure consistent quality of delivery and get buy-in from the supply chain, communities and key stakeholders
   

Speakers: Simon Hourihan, project director, Muse; Glenn Martin, director of investment, development and sustainability, Salix Homes, Yogini Patel, head of campaigns & comms, Passivhaus Trust and James Turner, Associate Director, Mikhail Riches

 

Chair: Christine Murray, Editor-in-chief and Founding Director, The Developer and Festival of Place 

 

7 October, 2024

Timing: 12pm-13:20pm

 

Register

 

What is it? Festival of Place Bytesize is a series of free one-hour online learning events that take place throughout the year and feature a deep dive into a single topic. 

 

How does it work? Register to attend for free on our bespoke events platform, Airmeet below. The event is broadcast live and talks are followed by a live Q&A with the audience. 

 

Partner with us Interested in running a Bytesize with us? Get in touch with james@thedeveloper.live to discuss upcoming opportunities