Building Brum: The Briefings | Energy Accelerator Building

The Briefings focuses on the most anticipated developments taking place across Birmingham and the Midlands. Across the series, hear from project teams responsible for the design and delivery of these new developments including Quantity Surveyors, Architects, BIM Managers, Project Directors and Clients as they tell the story behind the schemes shaping the Birmingham skyline.

This March, University of Birmingham Director of Estates Trevor Payne and Glancy Nicholls Architects Director Simon Jesson join Building Brum to provide an update on the latest project from the University of Birmingham: Energy Accelerator Building.

The Energy Accelerator building is focused on delivering energy research focused laboratories with a focus on reducing embodied carbon and energy in use. Focus on selection of materials and framing solutions, and energy efficiency in design. The building is also a smart-enabled building that can evolve with technology and provide both research potential within the building, and more outwardly for the whole campus. Works are expected to start on site later this year with completion in 2026.

The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, CAVENDISH , ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.

Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.

For more information regarding sponsorship please email conor@curzon-consultants.uk.


British Council for Offices NextGen and Building Brum: Beyond the Buildings

As occupiers demand more from their workplace, the requirements of commercial buildings have shifted, and we now find workplaces close to homes, greenspace and places of entertainment so they provide the ultimate convenience for their occupiers. What impact does this have on the wider community and how do we ensure developments are placing a greater emphasis on long term social outcomes?

The discussion will be led by Building Brum Programme Director Conor Nolan and Howells Senior Interior Designer Francesca Ghavami-Milnes at the recently completed One Centenary Way within the Paradise development. They will be joined by special guest speakers from across the industry to explore how regeneration projects can deliver more than just architecture but can contribute to lasting social value and create meaningful change through inclusive and sustainable growth.

Special guest panellists:

  • Shauna Bradley - Partner - Howells

  • Ross Fittall - Commercial Director - MEPC

  • Alison Kilby - Associate Director - Arup

BCO NextGen provides an invaluable opportunity to enable you, as a young professional in the commercial property sector, to share ideas, develop your knowledge and build a network of contacts with other members from across the country as you progress through your career. This event is supported and sponsored by BCO Next Gen partners Solus and The Senator Group.

If you are a member of the British Council for Offices, please register your ticket here.

Building Brum is a programme of cross-disciplinary events looking at different aspects of Birmingham’s built environment. The Building Brum series is all about bringing together built environment professionals who are passionate about Birmingham and sharing the projects that are shaping its growth and influencing its future. The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored and by Solus, Cavendish, ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.

Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.


Building Brum: The Briefings | Octagon

This September 27th, the team behind Octagon the world's first pure octagonal high-rise residential building joins Building Brum to give you a project update on the highly anticipated Paradise Birmingham development: Octagon.

MEPC Limited Development Manager Andrew Bushell and Howells Partner Dav Bansal join Building Brum to give an update on the Octagon development as it reaches the 25-storey this month.

The Octagon is a mix of 370 spacious homes designed to deliver some of the finest city centre Build to Rent homes built in the UK. Located at the centre of a region of four million people, Octagon and the Paradise development are both excelling at the heart of Britain’s most thriving and dynamic regional economy.
The 49-storey tower will be the first pure residential octagonal high rise building in the world - Octagon is not just a first for Birmingham, but will be unique in the UK and beyond.

The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by SolusCavendish , ScanTech DigitalArupCareysAPiC UK Limited and Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland.

Find out more and register your ticket here: https://bb-briefings-MEPC.eventbrite.co.uk


Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives. For more information please contact Conor Nolan conor@curzon-consultants.uk.


Building Brum & CIOB: A Golden Decade of Birmingham

This July, the Chartered Institute of Building and Building Brum will host a panel event exploring the role of ESG within Birmingham's latest developments.

Event Chair: Sandi Rhys Jones OBE – President Elect CIOB (July 2023-2024)

Panellists:

Birmingham City Council Director of Property and Investment – Philip Nell

Howells - Partner - Alan McCartney

HBD - Development Director - Simon Raiye

Lendlease Head of Social Value - Lucille Watkins-Brazier

Careys Regional Director – Tom Wraight

Guests will hear from the UK’s leading ESG champions within the built environment as they explore how the influence and importance of ESG has shaped master planning and regeneration, from Perry Barr to Paradise Birmingham. They will look ahead at the golden decade of Birmingham, focusing on what needs to happen within the sector to enhance and create healthy, strong communities both existing and new.

A Golden Decade of Birmingham is kindly sponsored by Building Services Now Group.

The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored and by Solus, BECG Group, ScanTech Digital, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.


Building Brum: Construction Through Collaboration

In partnership with Careys, chaired by Cundall, hosted by MEPC

As the UK’s second city, how do we better use and harness the local supply chain’s specialist knowledge, insight and skills? Essential to us innovating, improving, and becoming better every day.

This May our roundtable guests will focus on Partner Of Choice and explore ask the question: ‘How do we become a Partner of choice for our clients, to help solve their complex construction challenges and work collaboratively?


Building Brum: The Briefings

MasterChef and Warwick Bar

Our brand new series "The Briefings" focuses on the most anticipated developments taking place across Birmingham and the Midlands. Across the series, hear from project teams responsible for the design and delivery of these new developments including Quantity Surveyors, Architects, BIM Managers, Project Directors and Clients as they tell the story behind the schemes shaping the Birmingham skyline.

This April, the team behind the Developer Stanhope and Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight's MasterChef development and Warwick Bar regeneration, join Building Brum to give you project update on one of Birmingham's most anticipated developments in Digbeth.

Cadence Owner and Project Manager Mike Lally and BG Projects Masterplan Architect Bob Ghosh join Building Brum to give an update on the MasterChef development and showcase the placemaking vision for the future of this site which sits between High Speed Two and Oval Real Estates equally ambitious landmark regeneration developments like The Bond and Custard Factory.

Due to sponsorship conditions, ticket restrictions apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.

For more information please email conor@curzon-consultants.uk or visit www.buildingbrum.co.uk


Building Brum Presents: Construction Thought Collaboration

In partnership with Careys, chaired by Cundall, and hosted by WSP

How do we elevate standards from planning through to project completion and beyond, to deliver operational excellence?


British Council for Offices Next Gen and Building Brum Present:

“How I Built This” Career Stories from Industry Experts

July 6th 2022 | 17:30 - 21:00 | Senator Showroom | Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B1 3HE


Construction Through Collaboration

In partnership with Careys

Chaired by Cundall


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Building Brum | Net Zero Carbon: What’s Stopping Us?

Hosted by Willmott Dixon

In partnership with Cundall, Birmingham City Council and Collida

November 16th 2021 - 17.30 | 21.00

The Grand Hotel | Birmingham


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Building Brum | The Exchange: A Building Reimagined

Hosted by the University of Birmingham

In partnership with Galliford Try, Glancy Nicholls Architects, RLF and WSP

November 3rd 2021 - 17.00 | 20.30


Building Brum Construction Partners

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Careys

Careys joins Building Brum as a Construction Partner. With their vision of becoming the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.

Sunbelt Rentals

We will join Sunbelt Rentals on-site across developments under construction throughout the region. There will be fascinating interviews with Project Managers, Project Directors and the Architects behind the vision for these schemes.

Solus

Birmingham based family business Solus forges partnership with Building Brum.

 

ScanTech Digital

Birmingham’s go-to Reality Capture company ScanTech Digital partner with Building Brum.

 

Cavendish

Award winning communications consultancy CAVENDISH to partner with Building Brum


Building Brum Past Hosts

Across 2020 Building Brum has been hosted by a number of industry leading organisations.

If you missed any of our 2020 series you can now go back and watch it here. Hear from our special guest hosts Turley, Oval, Studio Egret West, Barton Willmore, RPS Group, RTPI West Midlands, Royal Insitutiion of Charted Surveyors, Gensler, Arcadis, Vanti and Transport for West Midlands