The 2008 event was an inspiring and insightful conference with an impressive speaker line-up.

Yolande is the Director of Savills Research and is accountable for all Savills research departments and headsup the Land and Mixed Development department. Yolande discussed value of sustainable developments: "The outlook for new homes" (3MB)

SmartLIFE brings together expertise from Cambridgeshire, Hamburg in Germany and Malmö in Sweden to help make new housing affordable and sustainable. The fundamental aim of SmartLIFE is to facilitate the delivery of sustainable growth. David presented "Skills Shortages - A Solution" (55MB)

Wayne Hemingway is the founder of Hemingway Design which specialises in affordable and social design. Among the many property projects Hemingway Design are working on is Stirling Developments Calderwood Project where Wayne is a member of the project team. Wayne presented a case study on "Britain's Top 10 country Towns" (15MB)

Rory is a Director at HTA Architects Ltd, is responsible for knowledge management and involved in practice wide activities relating to innovative projects and sustainability. He is also a member of the Sustainable Development Commission consultation Panel. Rory discussed the Carbon Challenge using Hanham Hall as a case study: "Where next with Hanham Hall?" (17MB)

George Kerevan is Associate Editor of The Scotsman and a producer of television documentaries. Previously he was chair of the Economic Development and Estates committee of Edinburgh Council where he was responsible for the creation of Edinburgh Park and Edinburgh Conference Centre. George acted as a facilitator during the second session at Housebuilding 2008