Industry Day at Heriot-Watt

Thank you to all of those who attended this year's Heriot-Watt University Industry Day, Sustainable Development: Infrastructure Challenges and Solutions.

We were treated to a variety of fascinating speeches from a range of industry experts and academics

The slides from all presentations are available below with videos being available on our YouTube channel shortly.

Keynote Speaker
Keynote address "Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change: The Role of Industry"
Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri
Director General, Energy Resources Unit
Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Parallel Session 1: Meeting the Hydro-Nation Challenge
Speaker 1 "The Treatment of Scottish Water for Private Communities"
John Morgan
Technical Manager – Water Solutions, Barr & Wray
Speaker 2 "Shaping the Future of Water & Waste Services"
Jim Conlin
Acting General Manager – Asset Strategy, Scottish Water
Speaker 3 "Water Resources: A Property Prospective"
Prof. Lynne Jack
Director of Research – School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Speaker 4 "Feasibility Study for the Development of a Water & Waste Innovation Park"
Dr. David Campbell
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Speaker 5 "Enhancing the Effectiveness of Heuristic Rule Curves for Water Supply Reservoir Operation"
Dr. Adebayo Adeloye
Parallel Session 2: Materials & Design Technology
Speaker 1 "Sustainable Development"
Alex MacLeod
Operations Director, Skanska Scotland
Speaker 2 "Digital Design in Architectural Practice – Learning from Experimental Approaches"
Jonas Runberger
Director of Dsearch: Digital Design Development, White Arkitekter AB
Speaker 3 "Dimensional Control in the Age of BIM"
Dr. Frederic Bosche
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Speaker 4 "Digital Tools for Design & Manufacture"
Prof. Jim Ritchie
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
Speaker 5 "A Performance-Based Strategy for Ensuring Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure"
Prof. John McCarter
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Parallel Session 3: Energy Conservation & Usage in Homes of the Future
Speaker 1 "Future Cities – Existing Buildings: Addressing The Conundrum"
Andy Ford
Technical Director – Buildings & Infrastructure, Mott-MacDonald Fulcrum
Speaker 2 "Latest Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Solar Revolution"
Jeremy Leggett
Executive Chairman, Solar Century
Speaker 3 "Building Integrated Photovoltaics: New Trends & Challenges"
Prof. Hari Upadhyaya
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
Speaker 4 "The Role of Domestic Energy Choices in Building Social Resilience"
Prof. Susan Roaf
Professor of Architectural Engineering - School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Speaker 5 "Homes Fit for Zero: Dwellings in a Zero Carbon Climate Change Future"
Prof. Phil Banfill
Professor of Construction Materials - School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Parallel Session 4: Networks & Infrastructure
Speaker 1 "The London 2012 Infrastructure Design, Sustainability & Innovations – Inspiring an Industry & a Nation"
Prof. Dorte Rich Jorgensen
Sustainability Manager, Atkins Infrastructure; Royal Academy of Engineering; Visiting Professor of Innovation at Heriot-Watt University)
Speaker 2 "The Maintenance of Long Span Bridges"
Barry Colford
Bridge Master &Chief Civil Engineer, The Forth Road Bridge
Speaker 3 "The Geotechnical Challenges & Solutions of Next Generation Ultra-Speed Trains"
Prof. Peter Woodward
Director of The Institute for Infrastructure & Environment and Professor of Railway Geotechnical Engineering - School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
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Speaker 4 "Roadworks Ahead: How Human Factors Are Being Used to Design Faster, Safer Traffic Management"
Dr. Guy Walker
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Speaker 5 "Logistics in a Low Carbon World"
Dr. Maja Piecyk
School of Management & Languages, Heriot-Watt University