Make Sustainability Count – Take Action!
12:00 - 16:00 | 12 November 2025 | London South Bank University Hub, London, SE1 6LN
Smart energy use, technology choices, and behaviour change to future-proof your business.
This half-day workshop will give your business practical insights into:
- How energy is used within buildings and where savings can be made
- The role of technology choices in cutting energy costs and carbon emissions
- How consumer and occupant behaviour impacts performance
- What steps can your business take now to innovate and stay competitive
Facilitators:
Professor Aaron Gillich: Professor of Building Decarbonisation, Energy, Materials and Environment Research Centre, College of Technology and Environment
Dr Benjamin Lishman, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Design and Associate Dean for Students, College of Technology and Environment
Dr Bertug Ozarisoy: Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Energy, Materials and Environment Research Centre, College of Technology and Environment
Dr James Bishop: Senior Lecturer in Built Environment. Construction, Property and Surveying, College of Technology and Environment
Dr Mubarak Abdelrasoul Elnour Ismail: Lecturer in Building Services Engineering, College of Technology and Environment
Professor Issa Chaer: Professor of Thermal Energy Systems and Associate Dean, Research and Innovation. College of Technology and Environment.
Supporting staff:
Alex Hokin, UKSPF Project Manager, London South Bank University.
Anna Kulhan, UKSPF Compliance Officer and Coordinator, London South Bank University.
Please note: Enterprise representatives will be required to bring examples of Energy Bills and technologies they are working on for exercises during the workshop.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day.
Agenda
12:00 – 12:30 – Registration & Welcome Refreshments
12:30 – 13:00 – Introduction & Overview of the BIG Growth Programme
- With Alex Hokin.
13:00 – 13:30 – Icebreakers – hearing from SMEs
13:30 – 14:00 – Energy use within buildings, technology choices
14:00 – 14:15 – Comfort Break & networking opportunity
14:15 – 14:45 – Smart Technologies
14:45 – 15:15 – Innovations and Sustainable action plan for your business
15:15 – 16:00 – SMEs Networking & Knowledge Exchange
This project is funded by the Mayor of London and the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
