Sustainable Master Planning Executive Focus Day: Sunday, 15 March 2009

09:00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Stephen Oehme
Regional Director – Value Management & Sustainability
Hyder Consulting Middle East

09:10 Comparing The Different Rating Labels, Their Likely Future Direction, And Practical Outcomes Associated With Their Implementation

AECOM co-developed BREEAM, and from this work LEED and other sustainability labels subsequently emerged. AECOM also has extensive expertise on the implementation of such labels, which have become more sophisticated over time. This presentation will compare the different labels, their likely future direction, and practical outcomes associated with their implementation on realised performance as well as cost - a good label doesn't necessarily lead to a great building.

Dr Garry Palmer
Director, Faber Maunsell
AECOM

09:40 Case Studying Sustainability At The Master Planning Level Using UAE Planning Projects As Examples

This session will focus on the potential of master planning to address some of the world’s most pressing urban settlement problems. It will include an overview of the state of the art of international planning and urban design and address how an integrated approach can lead to solutions that are both practical and transformational.

Richard L. von Luhrte
President, RNL Design
Denver

10:10 Case Studying Dongtan China – The Future Of Eco-Cities

• Effective financial planning for the most cost-effective sustainable projects
• Materials identification and selection for optimal sustainability
• Critical contractor involvement and collaboration for streamlined sustainability implementation

Roger Wood
Associate and Business Leader, Europe
Arup

10:40 Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion

11:30 Case Studying South Of Shamkha

South of Shamkha is a 4,300 hectare development located 50km south of Abu Dhabi Island. Once complete, it will provide homes for at least 115,000 people. The new City will someday reach a population of 200,000 and is based on an approach of 'total sustainability in planning. KEO first identified and agreed to key priorities in creating a sustainable city, one that would offer quality of life for its residents and would provide attractive investment opportunities while remaining culturally relevant. South of Shamkha is designed to provide sustainable living communities with a special emphasis on clean livable space.

Uwe Nienstedt
Director Project Development
KEO International Consultants

12:00 Case Studying The Heart Of Doha Regeneration Project

The city-centre regeneration project covers a 35 hectare site in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The project brief calls for a modern and revitalised heart for the capital, rooted in Arabic and Islamic traditions. The objective is to create an urbane and sophisticated city core which will be attractive to the Qatari citizens. This is to be achieved through physical transformation of the urban form, landscape, land use and infrastructure

Christopher Choa
Vice President
EDAW

12:30 Xeritown: A Climatic Responsive Habitat

• Sustainability: a broad spectrum approach
• Regional parameters of sustainability
• Sustainable urbanity in the UAE: answers to the local conditions and needs
• From a desert to a sustainable city

Ahmed Al-Ali
Executive Chairman
X-Architects

13:00 Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion

14:30 Designing And Building Transport Infrastructure For The Present And Future

• The socio-economic and environmental gains delivered by sustainable transportation
• What are the most effective ways of tackling urban traffic?
• Examples of how developments in the UAE are solving the urban traffic problem

Bertil de Kleyne
Principal
RMJM Hong Kong

15:00 Case Studying A Living And Working, Low Rise, Low Impact, Ecologically-Aware Alternative To Abu Dhabi And Dubai: The Al Ain Master Plan

The Al Ain master plan has been designed to encourage energy efficient, water-based transport, recycled water will be used not only for replenishing the waterways but for the landscape, golf course and city shelter belts – keeping the desert at bay. All buildings will be adapted to work efficiently in the desert environment, with extensive solar shading and use of appropriate material for the desert location. Al Ain is truly mixed-use and fully integrates the social, cultural and economic objectives of the city and comprises 30,000 apartments, 3,500 residential villas, 800,000 m² retail and leisure facilities and 1.5 million m² office space as well as religious and public health amenities.

Daniel Hajjar
Vice President – Regional Manager Gulf
HOK

15:30 Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion

16:20 Greening The Master Plan – Integrating Landscape Into Urban Projects

• The Myth of Sustainability – can sustainable development really happen?
• Green is not a Cosmetic – truly effective sustainable design is embedded in the project from the outset – not added later
• Right project, Right place –projects should be located correctly. Designers and developers are equally responsible to mankind and nature
• Upfront thinking – need to spend more prime time at the early work-stages, rather than fire-fighting problems later

Simon Montague Planning Director, and Cracknell Landscape Architecture Planning

John Wigham Director Cracknell Landscape Architecture Planning

16:50 Transforming Urban Spaces – Revealing International Best Practice

• Case study of an international city illustrating decentralization and sprawl problems
• A model successful city and the factors behind its success
• So what this means for Dubai – applying theories for future trends

Doug Streeter
Design Principal
RMJM Middle East

17:20 Speaker Q&A Panel Discussion

17:30 End Of Focus Day

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