'Sustaining the City' will explore the interrelationships that the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Brighton has developed over the past decade within the city. With a vision to turn the College 'inside out’ and make a tangible difference to creative and sustainable learning and research for students and staff, we have worked in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council for over a decade contributing both tangible exemplars and research support that underpins the city's One Planet Living principles and its sustainability action plan. Building from the premise that our city is our campus, our canvas and our laboratory, we have worked closely with local activists, communities, politicians, contractors, and other educational providers, to engage and extend experiential learning opportunities for all.
The Brighton Waste House, conceived by Architect and academic Duncan Baker Brown, supported by the University and managed through the Dean of College, Professor Anne Boddington, is our most ambitious project to date. Over 360 design and construction students, supported by their tutors, help build "Europe's first permanent building made of 90% discarded material", proving "that there is no such this as waste, only stuff in the wrong place!"
Together with Waste House partner Cat Fletcher (co-founder of FREEGLE UK), Baker-Brown will discuss the rationale behind this project and it's on-going legacies. Fletcher the self-styled "resource goddess' has set up numerous social enterprises, with Brighton & Hove City Council and others, will also discuss her recent work raising awareness of waste reduction strategies with organisations such as the Glastonbury music festival.
Visit to The Brighton Waste House
For those interested in visiting The Brighton Waste House, please meet in the lobby of the Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront at 17:00 and we will walk over as a group, returning to the hotel at 19:00.
The Brighton Waste House investigates strategies for constructing a contemporary, low-energy, permanent building using over 85% “waste” material drawn from household and construction sites.
Completed in 2014, the building is Europe's first permanent public building made almost entirely from material thrown away or not wanted. It is also an EPC “A” rated low-energy building.
This guided tour for conference delegates will be led by Duncan Baker-Brown, the architect of The Brighton Waste House, who will also discuss The Brighton Waste house as a complement to the Plenary Panel Presentation on “Sustaining the City” with Professor Anne Boddington and Cat Fletcher.
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