This CPD explores how rainwater harvesting for both domestic and commercial purposes can help solve a future water crisis. We will look at what systems are available in the UK and the benefits of each.
This CPD will provide the following learning outcomes: We are the Indoor Generation – How a healthy indoor climate is vital for health & well being; The importance of natural daylight & ventilation in buildings; Active House Principles; How the choice of different materials can reduce the CO2 in a building.
This CPD will feature: The importance of airtightness and its contribution to thermal improvement; Using air and vapour control layers and vapour permeable underlays with suitable ancillaries to improve airtightness; Regulations and standards – Part L and the future standard for homes and buildings; Design considerations and buildability; The importance of training, education and collaboration.
This presentation aims to give a broad and as detailed as possible overview of fibre gypsum as an alternative to concrete blockwork and plasterboard/drywall as an internal wall material. The CPD focuses on the pros and cons of wall materials and compares performance criteria in the context of Modern methods of construction and the demands of carbon reduction and circular economy considerations. It covers the essentials on the nature of the material, how it is made and used as an internal walling material as part of an overview of wall construction technology and principles. By the end of this CPD delegates ought to have: An overview of a highly flexible, alternative material in MMC; Improved understanding of Fibre Gypsum as a relevant and carbon reduction material and how it can be used effectively; A thorough background in the nature and properties of Fibre Gypsum how it can be used to satisfy modern approaches to sustainable building whilst offering a fine, robust material; An understanding of typical details and cases using fibre cement in construction; Knowledge on how Fibre Gypsum meets legislative requirements and standards in health and safety, approved documents and standards and durability.
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