Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 The Librarian’s Tale, Pat Noon, University Librarian
11.00 The Architect’s Tale, Alan Short, Short and Associates
11.30 The Estates Department Tale, Bill Woolhead, Director of Estates
12.00 Tour of the Library
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Open forum discussion
14.30 Building sustainable futures

• Kevin Lomas (De Montfort University) – an overview of the development of and current thinking on sustainable buildings
• Andy Woods (Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University)
• Peter Reeve (Environmental Design Partnership) – applying sustainable theories to real buildings
• Jim Skelhon (Coventry University) – the reality of sustainable buildings in practice

16.00 Tea
16.25 Open forum discussion
17.00 Summary and close
18.30 Dinner, Coventry University Executive Dining Suite

Thursday 30 June 2005
Open University Library

09.30 Coach departs from outside Britannia Hotel, Fairfax Street, Coventry for Milton Keynes
10.30 Arrive Open University for coffee
11.00 Introduction from Nicky Whitsed, Director of Library Services and Alan Burrell, Director of Estates
11.30 Partnering: The Client's view - Craig Bradley of Malcolm Reading Associates, Mary Hunt, Library Manager (Building Project)
12.10 The Architect's view - Nick Birchall of Swanke, Hayden, Connell International
12.50 Questions
13.00 Lunch
13.45 Tours of the building
14.45 Making partnering work - Mike Thomas, Partnering Facilitation Consultant
15.15 Final Questions
15.30 Tea and close