Pictured above: (l-r) Claire-Elaine Arthurs, Wright Hassall, Mark Fairbairn, Milverton Primary School governor and Juliet Carter, Building Arts

The first meeting of a national property association in Warwickshire has highlighted the growing need for wider understanding of green initiatives.

Midland law firm Wright Hassall hosted the Association of Women in Property's first meeting in the county as members met to discuss sustainable project development.

The event featured a presentation from Juliet Carter, a designer at Building Arts, who project managed the installation of solar panels at Milverton Primary School - the first school in Warwickshire to do so.

Mark Fairbairn, a governor at Milverton Primary School, was also in attendance to explain the practicalities of gaining funding, scheduling the work and the actual benefits.

While the event was a huge success, prompting calls to establish a regional branch of the Association of Women in Property, the number of questions regarding the green agenda was the standout theme.

As a result Wright Hassall is finalising plans to stage a 'green forum' where environmental issues within the property industry can be discussed.

And Claire-Elaine Arthurs of the firm's property dispute resolution team, and member of the Association of Women in Property, believes this type of constructive outcome proves that these meetings are a worthwhile exercise.

She said: "This was the first time the National Association of Women in Property hosted an event of this type of in Warwickshire and it was a huge success. It is important that the wealth of experienced property professionals we have in Warwickshire is recognised at a national level.

"The event was very informative and prompted in-depth discussions about issues that would effect the property industry going forwards.

"However, the one matter that kept cropping up was the green agenda and how to cope with new legislation that is currently being introduced by the coalition government.

"Fortunately at Wright Hassall we are in a good position to give people the information they require on these issues so we have come up with the idea of staging a green forum.

"I think the passion with which the practicalities of putting more environmentally friendly measures in place was discussed and debated at the event really drove home the point that this change is coming and it is something that everybody within the industry needs to know about."

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