Summary
Join the Good Homes Alliance and the Building Performance Network, a programme of the GHA, on Wednesday 8th July in London for our 2026 Summer Symposium, kindly hosted by PRP Architects. This focused afternoon event will bring together GHA members, leading experts, clients and BPE pioneers to demystify Residential Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and explore practical ways to understand how homes and places perform in use. Through case studies, lessons learned and innovation, the event will show how complex building performance issues can be made simpler, clearer and more actionable for project teams and decision-makers.
Programme
The symposium will explore residential POE from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives, combining practical insight with real-world application.
The first session will focus on the human side of POE across retrofit and new build projects, including client objectives, resident feedback, surveys and lessons learned from lived experience. It will consider how these insights can improve future projects and housing outcomes.
Following a networking break, the second session will look at emerging tools and practical technologies that support POE and Building Performance Evaluation (BPE). This will include monitoring systems, smart data, measurement approaches and how quantitative evidence can be translated into useful insight.
With a smaller-format audience, the event is designed to encourage discussion, networking and practical learning, while attracting clients interested in commissioning or developing their own POE strategies.
We’d like to thank Saint-Gobain for sponsoring the event, in association with their QUB system.
Programme and confirmed speakers
14.00 Welcome to Summer Symposium – Laura Broderick, Programme Director, GHA
14.05 Case Studies and Lessons Learned – presentations and panel discussion
Chaired by Dr Tom Dollard, Chair, GHA
- Chobham Manor, Olympic Park – Naomi Crawford, Director, PRP, and Gwenaël Jerrett, Architect & Design Principal at the London Legacy Development Corporation
- Examples from Islington Council – Jane Briginshaw, Design Compliance Manager
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Robin Palmer, Head of Design (Programme), Development, Peabody
15.00 GHA Charter Mark – soft launch and looking ahead
15.10 Refreshment break
15.30 Quantitative Data – Measuring performance – presentations and panel
Chaired by Dave Glew, GHA Board and Director of the Leeds Sustainability Institute and Professor of Sustainable Buildings at Leeds Beckett University
- Saint-Gobain QUB – Tom Cox, Construction Solutions Director
- Luke Smith, Managing Director, Build Test Solutions
- Laura Morgan-Forster, Innovation Lead on heat and buildings, Innovate UK
16.15 Qualitative Measures – Residents’ experiences – “fishbowl” format panel
Chaired by Laura Broderick, Programme Director, GHA
- Dr Elanor Warwick, Head of Strategic Policy and Research, Clarion Housing
- Patrick Devlin, Partner, Pollard Thomas Edwards
- Plus additional panellists to be announced
16.55 Wrap-up
17.00 Close
Who should attend?
Anyone with an interest in closing the performance gap and improving the real-world performance of homes and buildings from an energy, carbon and health perspective. Including BPE practitioners, housing developers, technology specialists, social housing providers, consultants, architects and designers, engineers and more.
Where is the event taking place?
The event will take place at GHA member PRP Architects offices in Smithfield, London. The venue is a short walk from Farringdon and Barbican stations.
Key details and registration
Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026
Time: 14:00-17:00 – Registration from 13:30
Location: PRP Architects, 10 Lindsey Street, Smithfield, London, EC1A 9HP
Fees: Tickets are available at £35 +VAT for GHA/BPN members and £75 +VAT for general admittance.
Tickets are limited and expected to be popular, so early booking is recommended.