Call for entries: Showcase Small Interventions - Big Impact
The Future Homes Conference 2024 is back on 4th December 2024 to take stock of how the sector can work together to build high-quality sustainable homes at the scale the country needs - reviewing progress, challenges, and solutions.
The agenda includes plenaries from industry experts and interactive breakout sessions covering topics such as the Future Homes Standard, embodied carbon and nature recovery. This year the agenda will include a Small Interventions: Big Impact slot, where developers, designers, manufacturers and specialists will have the opportunity to showcase ideas for small interventions that the sector can deliver to create positive outcomes, accelerating the journey to the Net Zero sector plan.
We are calling on you to submit your ideas, to be in with a chance to be one of four companies chosen to present in this session at the Conference.
Key dates
Submission Deadline: 17th October 2024
Selection of submission: 31st October 2024
Showcase at: The Future Homes Hub Conference, 4th December 2024 at The QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster London SW1P 3EE
Showcase brief
The showcase aims to address the sector's roadmap to Net Zero by encouraging small interventions developers can make to positively impact sustainable outcomes. Participants are invited to submit their ideas for small interventions, which will be selected by the Future Homes Hub’s Sustainability and Performance Liaison Group. Selected companies will be invited to present their idea in the format of a 5-minute pitch at the Future Homes Hub Conference to industry leaders. The showcase is for innovative ideas, from low-carbon product specifications to material reuse schemes. The emphasis is on small and practical ideas that the sector can implement at scale to have a significant environmental impact for the sector.
Criteria
Innovativeness: A new idea, a simple change of process or the promotion of a new scheme to improve sustainable outcomes
Simple and achievable: Able to be realistically adopted by the sector
Demonstratable and measurable environmental impact: A clearly defined environmental value if delivered at scale
Define costs or drawbacks: Honest assessment of potential costs or risks
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Further considerations
- Proposals should not be designed to promote one particular company or product. Examples of organisations that can provide this service can be given, but it is better to explain the offering and the type of business that can support it.
- Ideas should be innovative or not widely known. A generic improvement over-regulation (for example, increasing u-values) is not that exciting, but an emerging product type, technology, process, or design to deliver the gain is.
- Remember that we are focussed on residential construction, so suggestions should be compatible with typical house and apartment developments.
Format
Submissions are to be in PDF format. A maximum 300-word pitch for your idea; images are welcome but not required. If selected, you will be invited to prepare a presentation to showcase your idea at the Future Homes Hub Conference; it should last 5 minutes, be in person and at least one slide is required to demonstrate your idea.
Submission
All entries are to be submitted via email to admin@futurehomes.org.uk. All entrants will be responded to after submission selection on the 31st of October 2024.
Event Highlights
- The four submissions selected will benefit from the opportunity to showcase their idea to over 400 leading industry experts.
- Join us in helping the sector achieve Net Zero!
- For more information on the Future Homes Hub Conference and to book your ticket click HERE