Green Sky Thinking 2018 10-18 May people first
Contents Welcome p.1 1. This year s theme: people first p.2 2. Building on last year s success p.3 3. Pre-Programme Schedule p.4 About Open City p.5 Previous supporters p.6
Welcome to Green Sky Thinking 2018 The UK s biggest get-together of sustainable citymaking professionals is back for its 8th outing, with a new programme, a half-day conference, and a new theme people first. Green Sky Thinking offers a crash course in where sustainable design is headed. Hattie Hartman, sustainability editor, The Architects Journal This year, Green Sky Thinking (GST) will begin with an early evening event (on May 10) at an exclusive central London location with a guest speaker, drinks and a chance for the capital s leading sustainability experts to network and discuss this year s programme. The following day (May 11), our half-day conference kicks off. At a venue to be confirmed, speakers will present new thinking on people first approaches to city making, alongside ethical development and insight from the proptech sector. Then, from May 14-18, the programme continues with five events a day, at venues across London, exploring honest lessons learned from the capital s best sustainable city-making projects. These projects, curated by Open City s GST panel and selected from submissions addressing our people first theme, will be led by you: London s built environment specialists with a passion and expertise in sustainable design. We ll be hosting another Hackathon this year a one-day city-making challenge for mixed discipline teams during the London Festival of Architecture in June, exploring the notion of the public ground floor. We hope you can join us for GST this year: as a delegate, as an events runner or as a sponsor. Save the date for our evening launch, May 10th. Katerina Papavasileiou Sustainability Projects Manager @aikaterinipapav Green Sky Thinking 2018
1. This year s theme: people first Green Sky Thinking is London s leading forum for progressive city makers from built environment professionals focused on sustainable design across architecture engineering, planning and urban design, to thought leaders, academics and politicians exploring the societal implications of climate change. Green Sky Thinking s aims are threefold: To provide a snapshot of how sustainable design and development is being practically applied across London To explore proven sustainable design techniques with site- and project-specific workshops To strengthen cross-sector collaboration and foster new relationships and connections This year, the theme defining Green Sky Thinking s week of events is people first. All events included in this year s programme will explore sustainable design from a human perspective. For example, they may have a BREEAM outstanding building, but will discuss how the end-user experience shaped the design approach? Or a recently completed social housing scheme may highlight best practice in terms of density and energy usage, but can also demonstrate how the client and designer involved residents in the pre-build process? Or, even how workplace design and culture is adapting to new commuting patterns inspired by walkable cities and bike infrastructure? Who is it for? GST is relevant for planners, policy-makers, property developers, investors, engineers, architects, urban designers, councillors, contractors, academics, housing professionals, infrastructure experts, retail experts, tech-sector specialists and sustainability, energy and waste consultants. Green Sky Thinking Week champions thought leadership and innovation, but in ways that we can value and become advocates of, too. Isabel McAllister, sustainability director, Mace Green Sky Thinking presented a great opportunity for us to connect with clients and collaborators, reflect on our achievements and apply lessons learned to shape our future direction. Duncan Price, director for sustainability, BuroHappold In essence, the GST programme this year is putting the human experience first. From housing to place-making, prop-tech to AI, health and well-being and net-zero carbon design, people and their experience of the built environment provide the common ground.
2. Building on last year s success 5 Days 58 Events 60 Locations 94 Companies 2000 Attendees 2 Design Challenges 1 Day Hackathon 2 Hour Launch Event Highlights from last year 94% of the attendees surveyed said the GST programme provided a unique platform for championing sustainability in the industry. 69% of the attendees shared that GST had inspired them to be more proactive and implement new approaches at work. Sharing honest lessons learnt and Seeing solutions that really work were ranked as the most important aspects of GST. Press, Marketing and Social Media Campaign @Opencityorg tweets with 5,130 followers and an average of 8.7K impressions per day during the week Twitter campaign, during which #greenskythinking2017 trended throughout the week, with professionals and companies from all over the UK tweeting about our events and their experiences Outreach Printed programme booklet: 2,000 copies distributed to target audience. PDF programme: Circulated amongst over 400 leading built environment companies 95 hosting companies profiled the programme via company website/social media and network and direct invitations. Bespoke e-newsletters to targeted Open- City subscriber networks: 9,000 built environment professionals 1,100 director-level property sector 3,850 sustainability professionals 2,850 local authority/public sector 81,000 public Green Sky Thinking 2018 02-03
3. Pre-Programme Schedule February / March Marketing and Press campaign starts 30 March: Event booking commences Ongoing management of audience booking Ongoing coordination of programme activities. April Main marketing and press campaign Social media campaign. Issue printed Programme Booklet. Continued attendee booking and registrations. May 10 May: Launch Reception VIP launch reception. Attended by 120 leading industry and decision-maker individuals. 11 May: Half-day conference This year we are launching the School of Ethics a half-day conference exploring thought leadership and our vision for London. 14-18 May: Green Sky Thinking Week June Evaluation and Reporting Participants to return evaluation forms. Open City to collate final report. Green Sky Thinking 2018
About Open City About Open City Open City is a charity promoting an ethical, people-centred approach to designing, making, sustaining and accessing the buildings and places that define our cities. Uniquely among built environment organisations, Open City speaks directly to the public, the property sector, government, schools and academia. Director Rory Olcayto FRSA Open City Trustees Alison Brooks RIBA Richard Ehrman Stephen Howlett CBE Crispin Kelly (Chair) Helen Newman Nick Raynsford Alan Stanton OBE RIBA Contacts greenskythinking.org.uk greenskythinking.org.uk/linkedin @opencityorg #greensky Katerina Papavasileiou M.Sc., M.Phil. Sustainability Projects Manager kpapavasileiou@open-city.org.uk Ellie Pile Green Sky Thinking Assistant epile@open-city.org.uk Pablo Campbell, Design Founder Victoria Thornton OBE Hon FRIBA Green Sky Thinking 2018 04-05
Green Sky Thinking Supporters since 2011 include: Institution partners Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Green Sky Thinking 2018
Green Sky Thinking is an excellent industry initiative and delivers stimulating, thought-provoking and interactive sessions aligned to the challenges of the built environment. Julie Hogarth, director of sustainability, Regent Street Management Direct, The Crown Estate