13 July 2022 10am – 3pm Community University of the West of England (UWE)

Overview

IWFM South West Region and event sponsors Accruent invite you to join them for a skill-sharing day to learn about managing sustainability in FM. The event will be held at the University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus in Bristol and will cover considerations to be made in building design and retrofitting technologies, how to monitor and manage utility use, utility generation and optimising building management systems, and more.

We will look at the most up to date technologies and practices to support sustainability during new building design along with software to view and understand trends in the use of our buildings. As FMs, we can and must lead on reaching carbon net zero through our building management.

There will be plenty of opportunities to network with other FM’s and local companies will also be exhibiting during the day.

Parking is free and there will be a cost of £5 to attend, which will be donated to the charity raffle (for Mind) on your arrival. 

We look forward to seeing you – it’s been too long!

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Speakers

Ian Baker

Head of Workplace Solutions, EMCOR UK

Ian is the Head of Workplace for EMCOR UK, a leading facilities management company providing a range of customer-centric solutions through workplace transformation, IFM, data-led asset management and carbon reduction.

Ian has over 25 years’ experience in the built environment and a background in design, property consulting and project management, he has led EMCOR UK’s workplace solutions since 2015.

With his passion for workplace, Ian has been instrumental in identifying innovative solutions to workplace challenges and carrying out research on post-pandemic workplaces. A fervent supporter of evidence-based decision making, shaping the ‘future of work’ by developing workplace strategies supporting organisational success alongside people and planet.

Ian is a regular speaker at workplace leadership events and is author of several white papers focussing on people engagement, human productivity and workplace experience.

In 2023 Ian was voted by peers to join the class of Workplace Leaders Top 10 and is the current chair of the IWFM Workspace SIG (Special Interest Group).

Thomas Dolby

IoT Account Executive – EMEA, Accruent

Tom leads the IoT offerings at Accruent, focused on Energy management & Sustainability through remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and autonomous control. With 9+ years dedicated on data analytics and smart solutions, along with his experience of managing a variety of SME’s, Global Corporations and Government departments in multiple countries, he is driving energy and operational efficiency as part of Accruent’s core IoT strategy.

Accruent is the leading provider of intelligent software solutions for the build environment, used by organisations around the world to streamline operations, improve productivity, optimise energy efficiency and reduce financial spend.

Alistair Donohew

Director, Kovia

Alistair is a director with twenty-five years’ experience encompassing scientific research, technical consulting, policy as well as time as an educator. As a consultant, Alistair has provided advice to a full range of public and private sector clients across the UK, including government departments, banks and institutional investors, local authorities and regional agencies, and developers.

After leaving university Alistair’s career began as a scientific research officer at the British Geological Survey involved in projects funded by NERC, Environment Agency as well as a consortium of European Nuclear Industry Regulators. This comprised work to understand chemistry and fluid flow through engineered and natural materials used for the disposal of domestic and nuclear waste.

Alistair moved into consultancy with Cambell Reith in 1998 working on environmental assessment, regeneration, and engineering projects. This included contributions to spatial planning and regeneration projects for MOD, housing associations and regional development agencies. Alistair began to study economics part time at Birkbeck, and his work interests took him to three different environmental, economic, and engineering consultancies based in the UK, including URS (now AECOM), PACEC (now RSM UK) and Entec (now AMEC/Wood). 

During a ten-year period, Alistair was responsible for managing and delivering projects including M&A and environmental due diligence, economic evaluation/appraisal, economic development, urban regeneration, environmental assessment, sustainable procurement and assessment, engagement, planning, social and economic impact assessment, strategy formation, and feasibility studies.

Alistair’s technical background in science, engineering, and economics along with planning provided a strong understanding of fundamental issues associated with sustainable development. From 2009-10 Alistair was seconded to Defra as a policy and economic analyst to support the government’s sustainable procurement team assess the impact and inform procurement policy.

Alistair set up Kovia Consulting in 2021, part of the Kovia group of companies, to provide consulting advice on projects covering his knowledge, skills, and experience.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kovia-ltd/

Rohit Kohli

Sr Account Executive, Accruent

Rohit is Sr Account Executive with the Workplace Solutions team for Accruent, which is the world’s leading provider of intelligent solutions for the built environment.

With over 15 years of experience in the software industry and 10+ years within the workplace market, Rohit has a background in helping public and corporate clients with their digital workplace transformation.

He has experience across a range of workplace technologies including resource booking, room signs, kiosks, occupancy & environmental sensor, people counter, and visitor & event management.

In the last 10 years, he worked with many UK Councils, Central Govt, Law firms, and the financial sector across UK and Europe to improve their workplace utilisation and enhance employees’ experience and productivity.

Dan Turner

Project Manager, Plymouth Energy Community

Dan has a background in developing sustainable infrastructure and energy projects in the UK and United States.

Currently he is a Project Manager for Plymouth Energy Community where he develops new rooftop solar and ground mount solar projects that are owned by the local community. He also works for the Low Carbon Team for Plymouth City Council where he has brought in excess of £13 million in grant funding and manages the delivery Innovate UK, ERDF, BEIS and Salix backed projects.

He has experience across a range of technologies including EV infrastructure, solar PV, heat pumps and battery storage. Prior to returning to Devon Dan worked with the US Green Building Council on State level policy development. Dan has a Masters in Sustainable Development from the University of Exeter.