Insights from Brighton's FOOTPRINT+ 2023 with Hadley's Dominic Spray
Hadley's Director of Sustainability and Innovation attended the FOOTPRINT+ 2023 conference earlier this month. Here is what he had to say.
What’s going on at FOOTPRINT+ 23?
The big white conference tent on Brighton seafront was overheating to the point of being uncomfortable if you didn’t get your place next to an open door or were unfortunate enough to be on one of the inner stages presenting. If it was a deliberate tactic, designed to highlight the problems that global warming will bring to the UK and its built environment, it worked.
Despite all this, it was great to be back at the second FOOTPRINT conference in Brighton, hosted by Tim Pyne and Emily Day, and be part of a gathering of like minds who are all working towards achieving Net Zero in real estate. Like the inaugural event last year, it was a great mix of practical information, innovation, and a chance to meet the wider design and construction industry to swap notes and ideas around sustainable design. Various engineers we met offered suggestions on how to passively ventilate the conference premises due to the persistent sunshine – hopefully, the organisers will take note.