David Purdy on "Going Deep: Approaches to Future Proofing British Buildings"

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About this Event

24 Sep 2010 @ 14:05

Conference Title:
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Irish Buildings:
From Policy to Practice

Session III:
Learning From International Experience

David Purdy has been Deputy Director at DECC since September 2009. He leads on Insulation and Delivery and is taking forward the development of the Green Deal. His role covers the development of the advice and installation market as well as CERT, CESP and sponsorship of EST. David has worked in government since 1994. His initial experience was at the Home Office, followed by a period undertaking market research for National Savings and Investments. The most significant periods within David’s career so far have been spent at the Departments now called CLG and BIS covering local government and enterprise policy respectively. David has also had a six month secondment with the entrepreneur Peter Jones helping him to establish the UK’s first Enterprise Academy.

Speech Title:
Going Deep: Approaches to Future Proofing British Buildings

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About the Event:

This major Institute of International and European Affairs conference, was hosted in the Croke Park Conference Centre, followed the publication of the IIEA's September 2009 report “Greenprint for a National Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme."

The National Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme subsequently announced in the December 2010 budget has the potential to create significant employment and enterprise opportunities in Ireland.

This conference brought together all stakeholder groups interested in:

- Ongoing policy developments

- Emerging opportunities and technologies

- Public procurement processes

- International best retrofit practice

- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

We believe that this conference provided invaluable networking and interaction opportunities for the sector and played a roll in beginning the process of articulating a shared vision for the development of the industry.

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Who attended:

- Energy Assessors

- Contractors

- Builders

- Engineers

- Architects

- Product Suppliers

- Manufacturers

It also had implications for the financial services sector, energy utilities, ESCos, training authorities, CBOs and others working in the industry.

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Article:

Householders have power to slash their energy bills and create jobs at same time by Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. - Irish Independent - 23 September 2010

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