Contact: Conference Team
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LABSS are pleased to announce that our 2022 conference will be held on Friday 16th September at the V&A, Dundee.
After the success of the 2019 LABSS AGM & Conference held at Peebles Hydro it was the intention of LABSS to host the next AGM & Conference in May 2020. After what has undoubtedly been a challenging 2 years for everyone we are now finally in a position to host such an event and look forward to welcoming you all back to meet in person.
Having already held the 2022 AGM in May, the conference will be centred around dissemination from our guest speakers, to be announced shortly, and the presentation of the LABSS and Building Standards Division awards. The V&A Dundee is a spectacular building designed by world renowned award winning Architect Kengo Kuma & Associates and is easily accessible by public transport for most of Scotland.
Attendance is open to all LABSS members.
We look forward to hosting members for what will undoubtedly be an insightful and memorable event.
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Conference Programme
Read our full Conference Programme Brochure (opens a PDF Document)
Please note that, although we don’t anticipate any major revisions, the Conference Programme is subject to change.
Outline of conference programme
09:00 - Arrival and Registration
10:00 - Conference in session
16:00 - Conference ends
Speakers
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Dr Gavin Dunn BSc (Hons) MSc PhD FCABE , Chief Executive of Chartered Association of Building Engineers Originally trained as an architect, Gavin initially practised in North America with a large construction engineering firm before returning to the UK to specialise in the energy and environmental performance of buildings in 1998. Gavin advanced this specialism through positions at the Welsh School of Architecture, and Elmhurst Energy, where he helped develop some of Europe’s leading building energy certification and labelling systems. In 2013 Gavin was appointed Director of Building Performance at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) where he was responsible for a portfolio of BRE's globally leading services including BREEAM and CEEQUAL the world’s foremost environmental assessment methods for the built environment. In 2018, Gavin was appointed as Chief Executive of CABE where he works to help enable a more professional construction sector that works to create better, safer and more sustainable buildings that enhance people’s lives. Gavin has been a member of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) of the UK Government since 2015 where he currently serves as Chairman of the Future Homes Standard Working Group. |
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Neil Gibbins, QFSM FIFireE From front line firefighter to President of The Institution of Fire Engineers, profiling fire prevention first at every opportunity. Neil’s career commenced as an operational firefighter in the late 1970’s, initially serving as a firefighter in Derbyshire he progressed through the ranks to become Deputy Chief Fire Officer of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, following the successful merger of the two services. Neil was lead officer for fire protection within the UK Chief Fire Officers Association (now NFCC) from 2007 to 2013, chairing the group that managed the implementation of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. Since moving on from the fire and rescue service Neil has been President and CEO of the Institution of Fire Engineers. He was chair of a national working group set up to improve product safety recalls, appointed by the then BEIS Minister Margot James. The working group’s report lead directly to the creation of the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). He supported the post Grenfell industry led work, as a member of the Competency Steering Group and secretary of the fire engineers group as well as assisting Structural-Safety with the expansion of CROSS to incorporate fire safety. Neil has been awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal and is a Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers. |
We are also looking forward to hearing from the newly appointed Building Standards Hub Pilot Directors , Alan McAulay & James Whiteford, to give us an update on some of the work that the Building Standards Hub Pilot have done to date. Alan and James are well known to LABSS members and currently both sit on the LABSS Executive Board. Alan and James were appointed as Pilot Hub Directors in May 2022. The role of the directors is to shape and guide the work of the Hub to best support local authority verifiers and inform how local authority building standards joint regional working could be strengthened.
Organising Committee
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Chair - John-Paul Breslin, Building Standards Team Leader Stirling Council
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Past Chair - Grant Tierney, Team Leader Aberdeen City Council
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Vice Chair - Dave Aitken, Team Leader Dundee City Council
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Business Support and Communications Director - Russell Watson, Team Leader Building Standards Perth & Kinross Council
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Assistant Business Support and Communications Director - Eileen McCutcheon, Building Standards Surveyor Glasgow City Council
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Finance Director - Michael Millar, Team Leader Building Standards Angus Council
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Business Director - Scott McKenzie, Senior Manager Protective Services North Ayrshire Council
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Strategy Director - James Whiteford, Building Standards Hub Director
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Technical Director - Alan McAulay, Building Standards Hub Director
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Training Director & Junior Vice Chair - Danny Henderson, Building Standards Manager Edinburgh City Council
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Honorary President - Bob Renton, Honorary President and LABSS Consultant
With support from Emma Emslie, Aberdeenshire Council and Debbie Ree, Dundee & Angus Convention Bureau
Our Duty of Care
This document contains resources and key information about what we are doing to keep the in-person side of the event as safe as possible.
View our Duty of Care (opens a pdf document) Updated 8 July 2022
Conference Venue - V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee, the first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland and the only other V&A museum anywhere in the world outside London. V&A Dundee has been designed to be inclusive and accessible, a place where everyone feels welcome.
View V&A Dundee Accessibility Guide
Parking - Pay & Display Car Parks Nearby
Airport - 2.2 miles from Dundee Airport
Railway - adjacent to Dundee Railway Station
Our Sustainability Pledge
Organisers of LABSS 2022 recognise the importance of taking care of the environment and the environmental impact of hosting a conference.
Read our conference sustainability pledge (opens as pdf document)
Discounted Flights to/from Dundee Airport with Loganair
Up to 30% off flights with Loganair flying from London City (LCY), Belfast City Airport (BHD) and Sumburgh Airport, Shetland (LSI) to Dundee Airport
Loganair is offering up to 30% off flights to delegates travelling to/from Dundee for this event. Please book here at Loganair.co.uk before 19 September 2022, quoting promotional code LABSS2022 at the time of booking, for travel between 12 September 2022 to 20 September 2022.
Visit Loganair to book.
Guidance on Travelling Safely and your Travel Made Easy Guide
Follow government guidance on travelling safely in the UK and Scotland.
Download your Travelling Made Easy Guide (opens a pdf document)
Getting around Dundee and city centre map
Get active out and about in Dundee city. A compact city bursting with places of interest, history, and things to see, it is so easy to get around.
Dundee’s active travel routes in and around the city have been developed over the last few years with a key objective to encourage active travel through walking, cycling and public transport, and deploy sustainable alternatives to decarbonise transport. Read more on Dundee.com Active Travel website.
City Centre Map (opens a pdf version)
Conference Privacy Statement
Get Social
Follow LABSS 2022 on Twitter @labss_la or on LinkedIn LABSS and join the online conversation using our official event hashtag #labss2022.
Engage with our online community during the conference in the following ways:
Share your key takeaways using #labss2022
Search for #labss on Twitter and engage with other attendees
Contact Us
For conference enquiries email
Register for our LABSS 2022 Conference Newsletter - sign up today
Our Partners
We are delighted by the support and collaboration we have received from our Partners.
Our thanks go to everyone involved.
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