London’s Deputy Mayor to speak at CIBSE conference

18 March, 2007

Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London, will deliver the keynote speech on the first day of CIBSE’s national conference in London on 24 and 25 April. Raising the issue of how cities can help tackle climate change and how London itself is rising to the challenge, she will discuss how integrated and holistic approaches can achieve high standards of sustainable building design. The conference is entitled ‘The business of change: assessing challenges, defining opportunities and building cities of the future’. An evening reception and gala dinner will be held at Lincolns’ Inn, one of the Inns of Court, in its Great Hall. Full details are on CIBSE’s web site.

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