THE FESTIVAL OF CONSTRUCTION - 10TH TO 14TH MAY

 


The Festival of Construction is our new virtual construction careers conference for 2021, and this year we will be exploring the future of construction careers in the light of the climate crisis. Our event will mirror the themes of the 2021 COP26 Climate Change conference, and we’ll be looking at the ways that young people can join an industry at the cutting edge of climate impact and responsibility.

This free 5-day careers event will feature speakers from construction companies, sustainability specialists, product innovators, academia, the UN and NASA.

There will also be bonus breakout activities across the week including confidence coaching, CV writing, mentoring, apprentice/graduate panels, information about T-levels and Apprenticeships, and neurodiversity in construction. 

TICKETS and VIDEO RECORDINGS

Tickets and more details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-festival-of-construction-tickets-150546780473

We understand that many schools are back on full timetable, and would prefer to watch the recorded sessions after the event. Even if you do not intend to join the live event, please book tickets for the days you are interested in to guarantee access to the video recordings as soon as they become available. You can also register completely free with our Festival 'marketplace' to connect with speakers, download classroom content and get notification of videos as they become available. Register HERE

EVENT CONTENT

The virtual conference will take place online, and each day addresses a specific climate theme:

MONDAY 10th May

Adaptation and Resilience

The climate emergency is shaping how the built environment needs to be planned and designed to prevent and survive climate impacts, i.e. floods, wildfires, extreme weather, materials shortage, population displacement


TUESDAY 11th May

Nature & Biodiversity

Our speakers will be discussing some built environment solutions and technologies for protecting ecosystems, ensuring biodiversity, expanding food supply to growing populations while committing to wildlife protections


WEDNESDAY 12th May

Clean & Renewable Energy

Clean and renewable energies are essential to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, including the retrofit and integration of renewable technology, adoption schemes to encourage the public, waste management and energy from waste


THURSDAY 13th May

Clean Transport

Keeping our towns and cities moving is vital for healthy economies and zero-emissions vehicles will certainly reduce carbon emissions, smart cities use the Internet of Things for realtime traffic data, active transport keeps us healthier, 15-minute cities in a post-COVID world reduce the burden of commuting, and logistics and freight bring us essential goods and services


FRIDAY 14th May

Sustainable Finance

The construction industry makes up 7% of UK GDP and investment in property and construction is always lucrative, financial incentives help inspire and ensure that future developments prioritise climate actions, sustainable procurement and corporate social responsibility are essential for a healthy industry, and creating tools to value the built environment as a social asset


Breakout Sessions

In addition, there will be bonus breakout activities across the week including confidence coaching, CV writing, mentoring, apprentice/graduate panels, information about T-levels and Apprenticeships, and neurodiversity in construction.



Tickets and more details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-festival-of-construction-tickets-150546780473 



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