The Gloucestershire Environment Partnership (GEP) held its stakeholder event on July 16th 2009 at City Works in Gloucester.

Titled ‘Working Together on Reducing Gloucestershire’s Carbon Footprint" the event focused on how the Gloucestershire Conference, through the thematic themes can combat climate change through cuts in CO2 emissions.

Sustainable Construction Building for a Low Carbon Gloucestershire

Stroud College, Stratford Road, Stroud

Monday July 13^th   2009,  9.00am to 1.00pm 

 The Retrofit Challenge

• Preparing for a low carbon economy means we must nurture and grow a sustainable construction industry
• 35% of Gloucestershire's carbon emissions arise from the residential sector
• Moving quickly towards carbon reductions in this sector requires local action to focus on existing homes

 The conference will explore the key issues - detailing the retrofit challenge, the skills gap and planning for eco-build