Inspiring trip over to Ecobuild 2011 yesterday to see the latest sustainable innovation in design, construction and the built environment.
5 years ago, just 950 people attended the event. This year between 50-60,000 people will go through the doors.
An explosive fifty-fold increase tells the story of a growth industry in a stagnant economy, with a real sense of purpose, buzz and momentum. And a lot of innovation, collaboration and new, more resilient business models emerging.
The energy in and around the UK Green Building Council stand was particularly high – where we bumped into an old friend Simon McWhirter who’d done an ace job helping to pull the content together for their stand
Highlight for me was seeing InterfaceFlor, famous for their Mission Zero – a promise to completely eliminate the negative impact they have on the environment by 2020.
This little film talks about how they use Biomimicry – taking design principles from nature and applying them into business…
What a great example of innovation with purpose….
Great photo of Ploughcroft holding their solar presentation at Ecobuild, Plumb Center practical installer stand.
Comment by Ploughcroft Group — March 3, 2011 @ 10:29 am