Buildings, Energy and the UN 2030 Agenda Challenge
Ministerial Summit
27-29 June 2023
A BUILDINGS ACTION COALITION INAUGURAL EVENT
- MOU WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
- SUPPORT FOR THE BUILDINGS BREAKTHROUGH TARGET
- JOINING THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Tuesday, 27 June
Registration from 1pm
Tea / Coffee
Buildings Action Coalition members pre-meeting
16:00-18:00 Opening Session
Energy & Buildings: Reaching for Sustainability in a Turbulent World
Welcome:
Barbara-Anne Murphy Chief Executive Officer, Enniscorthy Forum
Siobhan O’Dwyer Global Head of Marketing and Public Affairs, Kingspan Group
Speakers:
Pat Cox Former President, European Parliament
James Gannon Chair Ireland Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Justin Schwartz Executive Vice President and Provost
Penn State University
A Discussion on Buildings & Grid Integration
Kay Aikin Chief Executive Officer, Dynamic Grid
Scott Foster Senior Advisor, Enniscorthy Forum
Michael Oldak, President, Oldak Consulting
19:00 Dinner
The Buildings Action Coalition (BAC): Vision, Mission, and Agenda
Barbara-Anne Murphy Chief Executive Officer, Enniscorthy Forum
Mark Radka Chief, Energy and Climate Branch, UN Environment Programme
Yves-Laurent Sapoval Conseiller de la directrice générale de l’aménagement, du
logement et de la nature, Ministère de la Transition écologique
A Discussion on BAC Programme of Projects and Activities
Robert Cavey Senior Advisor, Enniscorthy Forum
Tomas O’Leary Managing Director, MosArt
Richard Yancey Executive Director, Building Energy Exchange
Wednesday, 28 June
09:00 Session 1
Retrofit Strategy: Cracking the Tough Nut
Moderator: Tomas O’Leary Managing Director, MosArt
Speakers:
James Freihaut, Head of Department of Architectural Engineering Penn State University
Hank Keating President, Board of Directors, Passive House Massachusetts
Sebastian Moreno-Vacca Administrateur, A2M Architects
Tommy Wells Director Office of Policy and Legislation Affairs, Washington DC
Susanne Winkel Head of Training and Education, Passive House Institute
Richard Yancey Executive Director, Building Energy Exchange
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 Session 2
Pragmatic Solutions to Real Problems
Moderator: Richard Yancey Executive Director, Building Energy Exchange
Speakers:
Breandàn Goss Senior Innovation and Accelerator Manager, Tangent Trinity College Dublin
Richard Orr Head of Asset and Regeneration, River Clyde Homes
Derek Sinnott Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Department of Built Environment South East Technological University (SETU)
Wade Smith Chief Executive Officer, EnergyPrint
13:00 – 14:45 Lunch
Buildings and Energy: Achieving Sustainability in a Turbulent World
Moderator: Scott Foster
Speakers:
David Chikvaidze Chef de Cabinet, UN Office at Geneva
Cord Meier-Klodt, Ambassador of Germany to Ireland (tbc)
Ray Pilcher Chair, UNECE Expert Group on Just Transitions
Mike Stenson Project Director, Kingspan Group
Oksana Vinnitskaya Mayor of Pershotravensk, Ukraine (tbc)
15:00 – 16:30 Session 3
Sustainable Buildings in Global Perspective: Policy & Strategy
Moderator: Robert Cavey
Speakers:
Vivian Loftness University Professor & Paul Mellon Chair in Architecture, Co- Director, Cntr for Building Performance & Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Akhilesh Mishra Ambassador of India to Ireland
Esther Obonyo Director, Global Building Network, Penn State (tbc)
Andy Simmonds Chief Executive Officer Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB)
16:30-18:00 Session 4
Sustainable Buildings in Global Perspective: Education & Communication
Moderator: Robert Cavey Senior Advisor, Enniscorthy Forum
Speakers:
In Cho Co-founder of Passive House for Everyone (PHFE)
Jeffrey Colley Editor/Publisher Passive House+ Sustainable Building
Bebhinn Kennedy Lead of Enterprise Support, Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
Tomas O’Leary Managing Director, MosArt
Michael Rosenband Founder, Executive Director at Requity Foundation Inc.
Henry Wright Governing Board, United Nations Education Cannot Wait
18:30 – 19:30 Reception at the Enniscorthy Castle
Signing the UNEP Memorandum of Understanding
20:00 Dinner & Music
Riverside Park Hotel
Thursday 29 June
09:00 Visit to Mount Lucas Training Centre, Laois Offaly Education and Training Board. County Offaly.
A bus will be arranged. Please let us know if you intend to join this visit!