Passivhaus Product Training Event
| Date: 25 February 2015 | Time: 09.30 - 16.00 |
| Location: Heath House Mill, nr Huddersfield | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Green Building Store - Product training event
Green Building Store are offering an intensive hands-on product training day on Wednesday 11th June 2014 for specifiers and building professionals looking at three key product areas of vital importance for Passivhaus & low energy projects. Areas covered include:
High performance windows & doors: 9.30-11am
Presented by Green Building Store Director Chris Herring, one of the UK's leading experts in high performance fenestration. Covering:
- High performance glazing
- U values & G values
- Frame materials
- Passivhaus requirements
- Optimum positioning of windows to minimise thermal bridging
- Specification - overview of Green Building Store window & door products
Coffee break 11 - 11.30am
Airtightness & moisture management: 11.30am - 1pm
Presenter TBC. Covering:
- Basic description of airtightness and why it is so important
- Consequences of a lack of airtightness and common failure areas
- Moisture management and Intelligent membranes
- Some INTELLIGENT solutions for achieving airtightness including onsite details
- Airtightness standards both Internationally and in the UK
Lunch break: 1-2pm (light snacks/ sandwiches provided by Green Building Store)
MVHR for Passivhaus projects: 2-4pm
Presented by Andrew Farr, Green Building Store's MVHR Technical Manager. Covering:
- Basic description of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery systems
- Optimum design & layout for MVHR systems
- Avoiding common MVHR installation pitfalls
- Specification - overview of Green Building Store MVHR products
Places for the product training day are limited so please get in touch ASAP to book your place. Priority for places on the product training day will be given to those attending the Introduction to Passivhaus course on 24th February.
To register your interest, visit the Green Building Store website.
