The BMF has thrown its support behind the Green Home Festival, which will take place from 8-12 August as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The festival has been organised by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) of which the BMF is a founding member. Representatives of BMF have said that the Green Home Festival will highlight the important role that construction, house-building and property repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) can play in helping Scotland to achieve its net zero ambitions in future years.
The programme will combine in-person sessions and online webinars with content geared to homeowners, property professionals, housing associations and local authorities. Each session will provide hands-on guidance to help people reduce their carbon footprint and become more energy efficient. Full details of each session, including how to book tickets, are available here.
Patrick Harvie MSP, the Scottish Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings will be the Keynote speaker at the launch of the week-long sustainability event on Monday 8 August.
Patrick said: “This inaugural Green Home Festival is greatly to be welcomed and its organisers, the members of the CICV, warmly congratulated on the initiative.
“The climate emergency is already upon us, and if we’re to stand a chance of preventing its worst consequences we need both government and industry to support a transformation of our homes and buildings.
“Many of the actions and new ideas needed are being advocated by the expert speakers and presenters over the week-long Green Home Festival programme.”
Brett Amphlett, BMF policy and public affairs’ manager, added: “We are pleased to support the Green Home Festival which will see industry experts share their knowledge and experience to inform and explain the actions we can take to improve the thermal and energy efficiency of homes and workplaces.”
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