Please note, this programme is subject to change and TIS reserve the right to make alterations and substitutions as necessary.
10:00 – 10:30am Registration
10:30 – 10:40am Welcome and opening remarks
Ilene Campbell – Chief Executive at TIS
10:40 – 11:05am Achieving net zero in Social Housing – Policy
Ciara O’Connor – Social Housing Heat Decarbonisation Team Leader, Energy and Climate Change Directorate at the Scottish Government
Ciara O’Connor will discuss the Scottish Government’s response to the Zero Emissions Social Housing Taskforce (ZEST) Report findings and recommendations and how we can work towards achieving net zero in social housing.
11:05 – 11:40am Cost of living crisis and Scotland’s housing
Naeem Bhatti – Head of Fuel Poverty and Housing Standards Unit at the Scottish Government
Naeem Bhatti will outline the role of the Scottish Government’s Fuel Poverty and Housing Standards Unit, focusing on the fuel poverty strategy’s comprehensive action to tackle the four drivers of fuel poverty which are key to meeting the Scottish Government’s ambitious climate change targets, and to tackling fuel poverty.
11:40 – 11:55am Refreshment break ☕
11:55 – 12:30pm West of Scotland Housing Association’s Approach to Sustainability
Brian Gannon – Chief Executive Officer at West of Scotland Housing Association
Brian Gannon will deliver a session focusing on West of Scotland Housing Association’s Sustainability Strategy, including their ESG Statement and joint work with members of the G8 RSL Benchmarking group around reducing our collective carbon footprint.
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch ☕
1:30 – 2:15pm Wheatley Group’s pathway to zero
Colin Reid – Energy, Carbon, and Sustainability Manager at Wheatley Group
Colin Reid will a deliver a session on Wheatley Group’s will achieve a net-zero future for the benefit of customers and communities.
2:15 – 2:30pm Refreshment Break ☕
Delegates will split into 2 groups and take part in all both learning zone topics listed below.
2:30 – 3:10pm Learning Zone Round 1
3:10 – 3:50pm Learning Zone Round 2
3:50 – 4:00pm Thank you and closing remarks
Ilene Campbell – Chief Executive at TIS
Learning Zone Sessions
Climate change and your home
Trudi Tokarczyk – Service Improvement Manager at Scotland Housing Network
Stephen Connor – Development Manager at TIS
Trudi Tokarczyk and Stephen Connor will focus this workshop on the Climate Change and Your Home project findings. The project highlighted that whilst tenants are aware of the Scottish Government’s ambitious target to reach Net Zero emissions by 2045, they are not always fully aware of what this means to them and their homes.
There is a need for improved communication surrounding decarbonisation of social housing, to ensure that tenants have a full understanding and can make informed decisions.
TIS in partnership with Scotland’s Housing Network, will share the Climate Change and Your Home Engagement Toolkit, which has been developed to support housing organisations to successfully plan tenant engagement strategies surrounding climate change and the decarbonisation of homes.
Air Source Heat Pumps in New Builds
Fiona Clandillon – Head of Development at Midlothian Council
Fiona Clandillon is the Head of Development for Scotland’s fastest growing local authority, Midlothian Council. She leads on the delivery of an ambitious capital investment strategy, including Scotland’s largest passivhaus housing programme. Current pressing issues include the transition of housing stock to net zero, community infrastructure and managing escalating costs alongside rising housing need.
Prior to joining Midlothian Council, Fiona worked for the Scottish Futures Trust and as a planning consultant, promoting commercial, residential and regeneration projects across Scotland and promoting innovative approaches to funding affordable homes and essential infrastructure. Fiona is also a chartered Town Planner.
* Net zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere, by oceans and forests for instance.
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) hosted in Glasgow, the collective of almost two-hundred countries agreed the Glasgow Climate Pack, a target to keep alive limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C. There is much that needs to be done to meet the target, and countries are exploring methods to switch to clean technologies and sectors of the global economy are working to decarbonise.
Achieving Net Zero in Social Housing
Zero Emissions Social Housing Taskforce report
View
Climate Change Act 2019
Emissions Reduction Targets (Scotland)
View
Net Zero Nation
Public engagement strategy for climate change
Download
Heat In Buildings Strategy
Achieving net zero emissions in Scotland’s buildings
Download
Housing to 2040
A vision for housing in Scotland to 2040 and a route map to get there
Download
EESSH 2
The Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing
View
This event is aimed at housing organisation professionals and tenants throughout the Scottish social rented housing sector.
This event will be held at the Studio Venues, 67 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6AE.
The safety of delegates, speakers, and staff team is priority to TIS. All in-person events will be hosted in line with Scottish Government guidance. Several measures will be in place at the event to help mitigate risk.
Click here to view the safety measures that the Studio Venues currently has in place.
TIS Members enjoy at least a 10% discount on all conference, event, training, and consultancy rates. The following rates are costed per delegate:
Member: £225
Non-Member: £295
This cost includes a hot lunch, servings of snacks, and unlimited tea and coffee. Please note that TIS does not charge VAT.
3 for 2 Special Offer! TIS members receive 1 place free when booking 2 paid places at the Countdown to Zero event. See full T&Cs for further information*.
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