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Kent Design 2024/25 Events Programme

April 8, 2024

Below is the programme of events for the 2024/25 programme year. This programme features: In the coming weeks, more details and booking links will be available at https://www.kentdesign.org/events/

KEY TAKEAWAYS REPORT – Roundtable: Delivering Net Zero Carbon in Kent & Medway

May 11, 2023

Roundtable: Delivering Net Zero Carbon in Kent & Medway – Progress & Barriers Thursday 20 April 2023 Synopsis Most local councils in Kent and Medway, alongside Kent County Council, have declared a Climate Emergency and are working on strategies to achieve net zero carbon. As the climate crisis intensifies, this Roundtable discussion explored what progress on […]

KEY TAKEAWAYS REPORT – Roundtable: Meeting Housing Demand in Kent & Medway

May 6, 2022

Roundtable: Meeting Housing Demand in Kent & Medway – tools and priorities(Online) Thursday 24 March 2022 Synopsis Across Kent & Medway, councils are facing huge demand for new housing against the backdrop of uncertainty in planning reform. Drawing on the findings of the recent House of Lords report, Meeting Housing Demand, this Roundtable discussion was a […]

KEY TAKEAWAYS REPORT – Roundtable: Achieving Net-Zero

May 4, 2021

Roundtable 3: Achieving Net Zero (Online)Thursday 11 February 2021 SynopsisPriority 3 of the Kent and Medway Energy and Low Emissions Strategy outlines the activities and outcomes for planning and development. New developments in the county are to be sustainable, carbon neutral and climate resilient, with an aspiration for ‘energy positive’ new developments and communities (communities producing more energy than […]

KEY TAKEAWAYS REPORT – Roundtable: Business as usual?

May 29, 2020

Roundtable: Business as usual? 30 April 2020 (Online) Synopsis The Covid-19 crisis has impacted business as usual models for all, including design, planning and development, so how is the sector coping during lockdown and what are the longer-term implications? Considering redeployment of planning departments; the closure of construction; and the design requirements of the home […]

What we’ve learnt about online learning

May 27, 2020

As necessitated by Covid-19, we moved our Learning programme online – and it fast-tracked a move towards a flexible and accessible approach to blended learning. Defining the brief was easy: Continue to deliver interactive learning experiences. As were the constraints: No face-to-face events – oh, and everyone is using a different online platform. Without time […]

UPDATED: New 2020/21 programme

May 1, 2020

While the coronavirus situation prevents us launching the usual programme of physical events, we are delighted to launch a full programme combining online, distance and – eventually! – face-to-face learning and networking events Spring/Summer 2020 Programme Online Learning 1: Understanding the National Design Guide 24 April – Initial online session followed by independent further reading […]

New approach to learning in the lockdown

We have been working on the Kent Design 20/21 programme, exploring alternative ways of bringing the network together. While the coronavirus situation prevents us launching the usual programme of physical events, we are delighted to launch a full programme combining online, distance and – eventually! – face-to-face learning and networking events. Our approach Our approach […]