Events Archive
Here you will find an archive of past events.
December 2014
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Saint-Gobain CPD Series six
| Date: 19 December 2014 | Time: 8.30 - 11.15 |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 7NY | Cost: TBC |
This CPD from Saint-Gobain & Isover examines how Glass mineral wool insulation can be utilised in Passivhaus Design
OpenHaus - UEA Enterprise Centre
| Date: 10 December 2014 | Time: 08.30 - 11.00 |
| Location: The Enterprise Centre Site Cabin, University of East Anglia, University Drive, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. | Cost: Booking Essential. Free to eligible SME's |
The Enterprise Centre (part of the Norwich Research Park) is a flagship low carbon building which will meet the highest standards for energy use and sustainability. Tours will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the latest design and build progress.
How can we pay for retrofit? New ways to get the job done
| Date: 10 December 2014 | Time: 9.00 - 10.30 |
| Location: Pinsent Masons, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London EC2A 4ES | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
A select panel of housing and sustainability experts from Central Government, housing associations and elsewhere will raise the issue of delivering and funding area based retrofit programmes.
PH Software Essentials Course by Target Zero
| Date: 10 December 2014 | Time: 3 consecutive days |
| Location: Flexible Meetings, Birchwood, Warrington | Cost: £450 |
This course aims to teach you about Passivhaus tools such as PHPP, 3D Sketchup DesignPH plugin and thermal modelling software.
New Passivhaus Standards & Christmas Social
| Date: 8 December 2014 | Time: 20.00 |
| Location: The Meeting Room, The Mansion, Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB | Cost: Free for PHT members, booking essential |
Alan Budden of the Milton Keynes Group has been inspired to kick off a new series of events, with the first of these entitled New Passivhaus Standard (Plus, Premium and Classic).
GREENBIM in Design and Preconstruction
| Date: 3 December 2014 | Time: 13.00 - 17.30 |
| Location: WSP, 3 White Rose Office Park, Millshaw, Park Lane, Leeds LS11 0DL | Cost: £40 |
As we move towards a more sustainable future and meeting EU requirements for all buildings to be near-zero energy by 2020, passivhaus is gaining importance and becoming mainstream in the UK. How can BIM help with this?
November 2014
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Encraft & EH Smith Passivhaus Event
| Date: 27 November 2014 | Time: 8.30 - 12.00 |
| Location: EH Smith Sustainability Centre, Sutton Coldfield | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
This event is an introduction to Passivhaus and aimed at those wante to find out more about the Standard.
Site visit to Swillington School Passivhaus
| Date: 25 November 2014 | Time: 18.00 to 22.30 |
| Location: Swillington School, Church Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS26 8DX | Cost: |
AECB Yorkshire Group visit Passivhaus School in Yorkshire
AJ Footprint Live 2014
| Date: 20 November 2014 | Time: 08.30 - 17.00 |
| Location: Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London NW1 4LE | Cost: £300 standard, £350 premium, £400 premium plus |
This year's AJ Footprint Live is focusing on the sustainable built environment, real performance and future cities.
2014 Spanish Passivhaus Conference - 6CEPH
| Date: 20 - 21 November 2014 | Time: 2 days event |
| Location: Congress Centre Prince Felipe, located in the Hotel Auditorium, Madrid | Cost: €188+VAT |
Attend the 6th Spanish Passivhaus Conference
Introduction to Passivhaus and low carbon buildings
| Date: 19 November 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 13.30 |
| Location: Hertfordshire: Venue to be confirmed. | Cost: Free to eligible SME's. Booking essential. |
What is considered a low carbon building, and does Passivhaus provide a clear way forward? Using The Enterprise Centre as an example of how low carbon thinking has evolved from reducing operational energy towards the Passivhaus standard, this seminar explores the reasoning behind the brief and the design teams response.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 18 - 22 November 2014 | Time: Over 4 consecutive days |
| Location: SASIE Training Centre, Waterway Street, Nottingham, NG2 3AD , UK | Cost: £775 |
This course is aimed at experienced building trades people, site and project managers, self-builders and those wanting a more practical understanding of Passivhaus principles.
MASTERCLASS: Airtightness - Design and Application
| Date: 17 November 2014 | Time: 10.45 - 17.30 |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 7NY | Cost: PHT members: £150 + VAT; Non-members: £220 + VAT. |
With Airtightness being part of the certification criteria for Passivhaus buildings, the correct design and application of an effective air barrier is essential in achieving the required performance. This masterclass will also explore the different strategies that can be used within a Passivhaus with examples and case studies of certified developments for both new build and refurbishment.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (BRE)
| Date: 11-12 November 2014 | Time: Distance learning with 2 days face to face training plus 90 minute exam |
| Location: BRE, Watford | Cost: £650 + VAT PHT members, £700 + VAT non members |
Excellent onsite workmanship and attention to detail is critical in achieving the required Passivhaus standards. To aid this process a new qualification has been developed by the Passivhaus Institut to recognise those tradespeople that can demonstrate the required level of knowledge to construct a building to the Passivhaus standard.
UK Passivhaus Open Days
| Date: 7-9 November 2014 | Time: Weekend long event |
| Location: All over the UK | Cost: FREE |
From 7th to 9th November 2014, Passivhaus owners and residents will open their homes, offices and even construction sites to share their experiences and show what Passivhaus is all about.
Pedalhaus Tour Huddersfield
| Date: 9 November 2014 | Time: 10.30 - 16.00 |
| Location: Huddersfield | Cost: FREE |
Coinciding with the UK Passivhaus Open Days; The Pedalhaus tour will visit 3 Passivhaus projects by bicycle in Huddersfield.
See the light
| Date: 7 November 2014 | Time: 8.30 - 18.00 |
| Location: University College, Dublin | Cost: €120 |
Passive House Association of Ireland hold their annual conference in Dublin.
Buildings Behaving Badly
| Date: 6 November 2014 | Time: 09.15 - 17.00 |
| Location: Roots and Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington, London, SE11 6DN | Cost: £135 |
Are our construction projects performing as designed? Join the Green Register's 'Buildings Behaving Badly' seminar to discuss problems in the industry, and how to close the gap by using Building Performance Evaluation
The value of Green Buildings
| Date: 4 November 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 13.30 |
| Location: Bedford:Venue to be confirmed shortly. | Cost: Free to eligible SME's. Booking Essential. |
This seminar provides an overview of what green buildings are and how they can add value to owners and occupiers. Using the frameworks of BREEAM, LEED, Passivhaus and other environmental rating systems for buildings, delegates will gain an insight into the benefits and factors affecting the value of green buildings.
AECB Carbonlite Passivhaus Designer Training
| Date: 3 November 2014 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: London, St Lukes Community Centre | Cost: £2000 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2349 plus VAT for non-members. £1950 Early Bird price available for PHT/AECB members |
AECB CarbonLite courses offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, on a course uniquely tailored to the UK and showcasing UK building examples. Courses are aimed principally at building professionals with an understanding of UK construction systems. Thermal Bridging is run as an optional extra module during the course.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Saint-Gobain & Passive House Academy)
| Date: 3 - 7 November 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 17.30 |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Technical Academy - Erith, Kent. | Cost: £742.50+VAT PHT members, £825+VAT Non members |
Delivered by the Passive House Academy and hosted at the new Passive House Workshop in Saint-Gobain Technical Academy in Erith, Kent.
October 2014
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OpenHaus - UEA Enterprise Centre
| Date: 29 October 2014 | Time: 08.30 - 11.00 |
| Location: The Enterprise Centre Site Cabin, University of East Anglia, University Drive, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. | Cost: Booking Essential. Free to eligible SME's |
The Enterprise Centre (part of the Norwich Research Park) is a flagship low carbon building which will meet the highest standards for energy use and sustainability. Tours will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the latest design and build progress.
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Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 29 October 2014 | Time: 8 day classroom training |
| Location: Portal Business Centres Ltd, Dallam Court, Dallam Lane, Warrington, WA2 7LT | Cost: £1150 PHT members, £1250 non members (£250 extra for international examination) |
The certified Passivhaus designer training course is aimed at qualified and motivated building professionals who have a passion to learn the art of Passive House design, the worlds leading standard in low energy, sustainable construction.
Leadership in Building Performance Conference & Exhibition
| Date: 28 - 29 October 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 18.00 |
| Location: QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE | Cost: Varies, early bird rate available until 15 Sep |
CIBSE is hosting a major new conference and exhibition addressing building performance and operation.
Training day 1: What data?
| Date: 23 October 2014 | Time: 09:30 - 17:30 |
| Location: UBS Offices, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London, EC2M 2PP | Cost: General Admission £195 | Small Businesses £100 | Bulk-buy Discount £145 |
Delegates will leave with a good grounding in the language of building energy consumption.
UK Passivhaus Conference
| Date: 16 October 2014 | Time: All day |
| Location: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Hertfordshire | Cost: £180 + VAT PHT members, £200 Partner oganisations, £220 + VAT non members |
Book now for the annual must-attend event in the UK Passivhaus calander! Aimed at industry professionals and anyone with an interest in Passivhaus. Early bird & member discounts available.
Passivhaus Technical Solutions
| Date: 15 October 2014 | Time: 14.00 - 17.30 |
| Location: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Hertfordshire | Cost: £50 + VAT for PHT Members; £100 + VAT for non-members |
The Trust will be holding Passivhaus Technical Solutions on the afternoon before the UK Passivhaus Conference in Stevenage. This is a chance for PHT members and practitioners to delve into Passivhaus issues in more technical depth.
Residential Retrofits with Marion Baeli & Robert Prewett
| Date: 13 October 2014 | Time: 13.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: Roots and Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington, London, SE11 6DN | Cost: Green Register members - £59.00, Non-members - £85.00 |
A half-day seminar focusing on Residential Retrofits; with a selection of case studies from Marion Baeli and Robert Prewett discusses his favourite retrofit details and junctions.
Timber Expo
| Date: 7 - 8 October 2014 | Time: 2 day event |
| Location: NEC, Birmingham | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Two day event with speakers from all corners of the built environment talking in seminars focusing on big issues within the timber industry.
Passivhaus Principles & Methods
| Date: 7 & 15 October 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Coventry University, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Gulson Road, Coventry, CV1 2JH | Cost: Free to eligible SME's. Booking essential. |
This workshop will give participants a working-level understanding of the Passivhaus standard, its embodiment of basic building physics and their application; the cost implication during the design, build, operation and whole life cycle; quality assurance and onsite delivery; and the certification process.
Bite-Size session: From average house to passivhaus - how to improve dwellings towards passivhaus standards.
| Date: 2 October 2014 | Time: 17.00 - 19.00 |
| Location: Pollard Thomas Edwards, Diespeker Wharf, 38 Graham Street, London, N1 8JX | Cost: £35 |
Certified Passivhaus Designer Peter Ranken, architect at Tooley Foster architects will guide delegates through the process of turning an average house design into near Passivhaus standards.
Passivhaus and low carbon building
| Date: 2 October 2014 | Time: TBC |
| Location: Edinburgh, Scotland | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential. |
Advantage Austria is delighted to be holding its next CPD oriented presentation and networking event on Passivhaus and low carbon building in the Scottish capital.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 1 October 2014 | Time: 8 day classroom training |
| Location: Capital Business Centre, 22 Carlton Road, South Croydon CR2 0BS | Cost: £1150 PHT members, £1250 non members (£250 extra for international examination) |
The certified Passivhaus designer training course is aimed at qualified and motivated building professionals who have a passion to learn the art of Passive House design, the worlds leading standard in low energy, sustainable construction.
OpenHaus - UEA Enterprise Centre
| Date: 1 October 2014 | Time: 13.30 - 16.00 |
| Location: The Enterprise Centre Site Cabin, University of East Anglia, University Drive, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. | Cost: Booking Essential. Free to eligible SME's |
The Enterprise Centre (part of the Norwich Research Park) is a flagship low carbon building which will meet the highest standards for energy use and sustainability. Tours will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the latest design and build progress.
Unlocking and Communicating the Value of EPD
| Date: 1 October 2014 | Time: 13.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: Room G22, Pearson Building, UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BP | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
The second of two events hosted by the ASBP focuses on the potential use and benefits of Environmental Product Declarations.
September 2014
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RIBA South West AGM and CPD event
| Date: 30 September 2014 | Time: 18.00 - 20.30 |
| Location: Barn A, Addlepool, Clyst St George, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0NR | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential. |
Regeneration Partnership Ltd host the RIBA South West AGM & provide 3 CPD presentations on WUFI, Airtightness & Moisture Management, and Mainstream sustainable building.
Homebuilding & Renovating and Home Improvement Show
| Date: 26 - 28 September | Time: 10am - 5pm daily (until 6pm on Saturday) |
| Location: Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX | Cost: One day - £17, Two day - £23 |
The UK's largest self-build and renovation show, including an 'Introduction to Passivhaus' from the Green Building Store
It's All in the Detail: Achieving best practice detailing for Eco-refurbishments
| Date: 24 September 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Steelcase Solutions North West, Belvedere Building, Booth Street, Manchester, M2 4AW | Cost: £135 |
'It's All in the Detail: Achieving best practice detailing for Eco-refurbishments' is an event aimed at those who want to learn how to achieve best practice 'green' detailing including airtightness, insulation and moisture control
Retrofitting the UK building stock: what are the options?
| Date: 24 September 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 13.30 |
| Location: The Co-op Education Centre, 11 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1JW | Cost: Free to eligible SME's. Booking Essential |
What are the options for retrofitting and what is the best strategy to adopt? This seminar also considers how deep you need to refurbish, the most cost-effective options, and whether the Green Deal offers a way forward.
MASTERCLASS: MVHR & Heating Strategies
| Date: 22 September 2014 | Time: 11.00 - 17.30 |
| Location: Saint Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 9NY | Cost: £150 + VAT for PHT members, £220 + VAT for non-members |
When designing to Passivhaus standard, Mechanical Ventilation Systems with Heat Recovery (MVHR) are essential to achieve the required performance levels by providing fresh air supply with minimal heat-loss.
PHT/AECB Norfolk PedalHaus Tour
| Date: 20 September 2014 | Time: All day |
| Location: Norfolk | Cost: Free |
Organised by the Passivhaus Trust and the AECB, visit a Passivhaus project located in the Norfolk countryside by bicycle.
Open House London 2014
| Date: 20 - 21 September 2014 | Time: All day |
| Location: Various London Locations | Cost: Free. Booking is essential |
Open House London is a city-wide celebration of the buildings, places and neighbourhoods where we live and work with free access to buildings, on-site projects and public spaces.
Resource Efficiency - Doing More with Less
| Date: 18 September 2014 | Time: 14.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: Room G22, Pearson Building, UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BP | Cost: Free to eligible SMEs |
The first of two events hosted by the ASBP examining a life cycle approach to design and construction, looking at the potential benefits of this approach and the impacts caused by construction materials.
OpenHaus - UEA Enterprise Centre
| Date: 17 September 2014 | Time: 08.30 - 11.00 |
| Location: The Enterprise Centre Site Cabin, University of East Anglia, University Drive, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. | Cost: Booking Essential. Free to eligible SME's |
The Enterprise Centre (part of the Norwich Research Park) is a flagship low carbon building which will meet the highest standards for energy use and sustainability. Tours will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the latest design and build progress.
EuroPHit Regional Workshop
| Date: 16 September 2014 | Time: 09.30-15.30 |
| Location: Saint Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street, London. W1W 7NY. | Cost: FREE |
The workshop will look at technical solutions as well as the financial models required to make EnerPHit projects viable and attractive in Europe.
Warm & Healthy Homes Show
| Date: 12 - 13 September 2014 | Time: Opens Friday 10.00, closes Saturday 13.00 |
| Location: CoRE, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1PR | Cost: Free to attend |
The Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE) in Longton is staging a two-day public event designed to help people understand how they can feel warmer, be healthier and live greener.
Natural materials in the built environment
| Date: 10 September 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 13.30 |
| Location: St Johns Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 0WS | Cost: Free to eligible SME's. Booking essential. |
Using the UEA Enterprise Centre, which is aiming for Passivhaus Standard, as a case study, this seminar examines the advantages of natural materials in the built environment.
AECB Carbonlite Passivhaus Designer Training
| Date: 8 September 2014 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: Bristol, Business Environment Offices at CityPoint | Cost: £2000 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2349 plus VAT for non-members. £1950 Early Bird price available for PHT/AECB members |
AECB CarbonLite courses offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, on a course uniquely tailored to the UK and showcasing UK building examples. Courses are aimed principally at building professionals with an understanding of UK construction systems. Thermal Bridging is run as an optional extra module during the course.
Introduction to Passivhaus Retrofit
| Date: 4 September 2014 | Time: 09.30 - 16.30 |
| Location: The Centre of Refurbishment Excellence, Normacot Road, Stoke On Trent, ST3 1PR | Cost: £100, free to eligible SME's |
This complementary introduction to Passivhaus Trust' Retrofit Masterclass will explain how the Passivhaus EnerPHit standard sets a standard for domestic retrofit operation and the approaches one may take towards certification.
Passivhaus Principles & Methods
| Date: 4 September 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Birmingham | Cost: Free to eligible SME's. Booking essential. |
This workshop will give participants a working-level understanding of the Passivhaus standard, its embodiment of basic building physics and their application.
OpenHaus - UEA Enterprise Centre
| Date: 3 September 2014 | Time: 08.30 - 13.00 |
| Location: The Enterprise Centre Site Cabin, University of East Anglia, University Drive, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. | Cost: Booking essential. Free to eligible SME's |
The Enterprise Centre (part of the Norwich Research Park) is a flagship low carbon building which will meet the highest standards for energy use and sustainability. Tours will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the latest design and build progress.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (Stroma)
| Date: 1 September 2014 | Time: two 5-day classroom sessions |
| Location: Various Stroma training centres | Cost: £1850 inc optional exam refresher |
Stroma Certification CEPH Designer course is intensive and delivered as two 5-day classroom sessions, with an examination at the end. An optional 1-day refresher can also be attended just before the examination.
August 2014
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OpenHaus - UEA Enterprise Centre
| Date: 20 August 2014 | Time: 8.30 - 11.00 |
| Location: The Enterprise Centre Site Cabin, University of East Anglia, University Drive, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. | Cost: Booking Essential. Free to eligible SME's |
The Enterprise Centre (part of the Norwich Research Park) is a flagship low carbon building which will meet the highest standards for energy use and sustainability. Tours will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of the latest design and build progress.
July 2014
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2 day workshop: Passivhaus Principles and Methods
| Date: 23rd & 31st July | Time: 09.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Coventry | Cost: Free for eligible West Midlands SME's, booking essential |
This 2 day free workshop, delevered by the Green Gauge Trust, will give participants a working-level understanding of the Passivhaus standard, its embodiment of basic building physics and their application; the cost implication during the design, build, operation and whole life cycle; quality assurance and onsite delivery; and the certification process.
Site Visit: PassivHaus Pharmacy and Apartment
| Date: 26 July 2014 | Time: 11.00 - 13.00 |
| Location: 53 OConnell Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Dont miss this chance to visit to a Passivhaus Pharmacy in Ireland.
Certified European Passive House Designer Training (BRE)
| Date: 21 July - 1 August 2014 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: BRE Wales & South West, Ethos, Kings Road, Swansea Waterfront, SA1 8AS | Cost: £1,780.00 PHT members, £1,930.00 non members |
The course is being delivered by the Energy Systems Research Unit, University of Strathclyde, the Building Research Establishment Centre of Excellence in Energy Utilisation.
Designing and delivering Passivhaus and low carbon buildings 2
| Date: 16 July 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 16.30 |
| Location: St Johns Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 0WS | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
Following on from Passivhaus 1, this seminar focuses on some of the specifics issues and processes involved in the delivery of Passivhaus and low carbon buildings.
Multi-Comfort Building Seminar
| Date: 11 July 2014 | Time: 09.30 - 12.15 |
| Location: Saint Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 9NY | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
Hear from Passivhaus Trust Chief Executive Jon Bootland on how to achieve high levels of occupant thermal comfort using minimal energy for heating and cooling. Plus find out more about the Passivhaus Masterclass series.
AECB Conference
| Date: 11 - 12 July 2014 | Time: 11.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Wills Hall at the University of Bristol, Parrys Lane, Stoke Bishop, Bristol BS9 1AE | Cost: AECB members £230 + VAT, non AECB members £270 + VAT |
This year, low energy retrofit takes a huge step forward as AECBs Andy Simmonds launches our new Carbonlite retrofit web based course. The usual high quality technical workshops and short presentations discuss the principles, science and details that make low energy retrofit work, we revisit our oldest building material and ask what does sustainability really mean when we build in timber.
UK Passivhaus Awards 2014 & Passivhaus Trust 4th Anniversary
| Date: 1 July 2014 | Time: 13.00 - 19.30 |
| Location: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN | Cost: £50 + VAT PHT member |
Bookings for the UK Passivhaus Awards 2014 are finally open. Join us to celebrate our 4th anniversary and be the first to hear the announcement of UK award winners.
June 2014
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SELF BUILD PASSIVHAUS: Talk by Paul Testa
| Date: 28 June 2014 | Time: 14.00 |
| Location: The ROCO open house, 344 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2WH | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Imagine living in a house that had no heating bills. Now imagine that you could build that house for just £45K!
University of Kent Passivhaus Symposium
| Date: 27 June 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Kent School of Architecture at the University of Kent, Canterbury | Cost: Voluntary £25 donation, booking essential. |
A one-day conference aimed at industry practitioners (contractors, architects, consultants, and manufacturers particularly SMEs), planners, policy researchers and academics. This conference is jointly organised by the Centre for Architectural and Sustainable Environment and the University of Kent Environmental Innovation Network (E-iNet).
Site visit to Rainham: 51 homes development to Passivhaus standard
| Date: 26 June 2014 | Time: 10.00 - 13.00 |
| Location: Rainham College for Construction, New Road, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8G | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
This is a unique opportunity to visit a set of domestic Passivhaus dwellings during the latter stages of its construction. This visit provides an overview of a low carbon timber SIPS panel design. The dwellings will be Passivhaus certified.
Passivhaus enters the Mainstream
| Date: 25 June 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 16.30 |
| Location: 1 Birdcage Walk, London, United Kingdom, SW1H 9JJ | Cost: Various |
Passivhaus is an engineering approach to the low energy design of buildings giving a far better operational performance than required by current Building Regulations.
Passivhaus Excellence breakfast
| Date: 25 June 2014 | Time: 08.00 - 09.30 |
| Location: Addleshaw Goddard Sovereign House, Sovereign Street Leeds LS1 1HQ | Cost: £35 |
Morning presentations on Passivhaus from leading industry experts, Elrond Burrell from Architype, and Chair of PHT Board Chris Herring.
Fabric First Event
| Date: 24 June 2014 | Time: All day |
| Location: Birmingham | Cost: £85 plus VAT per person |
Fabric First Event is a one day conference and exhibition designed to present the benefits of adopting fabric first methodologies in respect of modern energy efficient buildings.
RIBAJ Sustainability Conference
| Date: 24 June 2014 | Time: 08.30 - 17.00 |
| Location: Arup Associates, 8 Fitzroy St, London W1T 4BJ | Cost: £259 + VAT |
Take a step back from the sustainability frenzy to look at the bigger picture. Are our regulatory targets not only realisable but under achieving? What criteria should form the true measure of sustainability? And can joined-up thinking create a new green paradigm?
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 23 - 26 June 2014 | Time: Over 4 days |
| Location: Highfields Technology Centre, Jesse Boot Avenue, Nottingham, NG7 2RU | Cost: £637.50 PHT members, £677.50 Non members |
The course will include an additional practical demonstration on air tightness at no additional cost to candidates.
Low Carbon Buildings: What About Health and Wellbeing?
| Date: 18 June 2014 | Time: One Day Conference |
| Location: Faculty of Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK | Cost: |
The UKIEG annual meeting is a conference and networking event for a multidisciplinary audience of academics, policy makers and industry experts with an interest in improving indoor environments for health and well being.
Designing and delivering Passivhaus and low carbon buildings 2
| Date: 18 June 2014 | Time: 9.30 - 16.30 |
| Location: Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
Following on from Passivhaus 1, this seminar focuses on some of the specifics issues and processes involved in the delivery of Passivhaus and low carbon buildings.
Passivhaus: Low Energy buildings made profitable
| Date: 18 June 2014 | Time: 17.45 - 21.00 |
| Location: Austrian Trade Commission, 45 Prince's Gate, London SW7 2QA | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
Patron Members, Advantage Austria, launch a series of CPD orientated technical workshops and networking sessions
PassivHaus is not just for Grand Designs
| Date: 17 June 2014 | Time: 15.00 - 18.00 |
| Location: Trinity Arts Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
gcp Architects ask has the tipping point come for larger scale housing developments? Organised as part of Bristol's Big Green Week
The business case for large scale non-domestic PassivHaus?
| Date: 17 June 2014 | Time: 19.30 - 21.15 |
| Location: Trinity Arts Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
As part of Bristol Big Green Week, gcp architects have organised a chance to hear from Interserve regarding their Passivhaus office, University of Leicester Medical centre Passivhaus development and Brussels city approach to adopting the standard.
Tutorial: DesignPH
| Date: 16 June 2014 | Time: Half day - with optional morning sketch up introduction for beginners |
| Location: Saint Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 7NY | Cost: PHT members £150 + VAT, afternoon only £120 + VAT. Non members £200 + VAT, afternoon only £150 + VAT |
This tutorial, limited to around 20 participants and led by Dave Edwards, author of DesignPH software, will demonstrate the 3D plugin for PHPP. Participants will be shown how to upload projects as well as adjust and update detailed designs.
The New Economy: Sustainability 2014
| Date: 12 June 2014 | Time: 8.30 - 13.00 |
| Location: John Innes Centre, Norwich | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
Now in its fifth year, this half-day conference has a clear overriding theme, The New Economy and showcases sustainable products and innovations.
Energy innovation in buildings: showcasing local exemplars
| Date: 12 June 2014 | Time: 9.15 - 16.00 |
| Location: University of Reading, The Meadow Suite | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
RE:Start Local aims to help SMEs secure local business opportunities arising from the increasing number of renewable energy and low carbon building retrofit investments in South East England.
FIT for Business Seminar: A+ AND AFTER The Future of Energy Efficiency
| Date: 11 June 2014 | Time: 14.30 - 15.15 |
| Location: Telford International Conference | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
Dont miss a chance to hear Dr Benjamin Krick of the Passivhaus Institute on the standard in the UK at the FIT for Business
Retrofitting the UK building stock: What are the options?
| Date: 11 June 2014 | Time: 09.00 - 13.30 |
| Location: Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
What are the options for retrofitting and what is the best strategy to adopt? How deep do you need to refurbish? What are the most cost-effective options, and does the Green Deal offer a way forward?
Introduction to Passivhaus
| Date: 10 June 2014 | Time: 08.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Heath House Mill, nr Huddersfield | Cost: £295 (+ VAT) per person |
Green Building Company are offering this one day intensive course focusing on the techniques and details that were used at the Denby Dale Passivhaus project.
National Retrofitting Conference 2014
| Date: 4 June 2014 | Time: 10.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M2 5DB | Cost: Various |
Sustainable Homes and partners present a one-day national conference bringing together some of the sector's most innovative projects, technologies and successful schemes on retrofitting.
Designing and delivering Passivhaus and low carbon buildings 1
| Date: 4 June 2014 | Time: 9.00 - 16.30 |
| Location: Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
What is considered a low carbon building, and does Passivhaus provide a clear way forward? Using The Enterprise Centre as an example of how low carbon thinking has evolved from reducing operational energy towards the Passivhaus standard, this seminar explores the reasoning behind the brief and the design team’s response.
London Festival of Architecture 2014
| Date: 1 - 30 June 2014 | Time: Events throughout the month |
| Location: Various London Locations | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
Taking place throughout June, the annual festival provokes questions about the contemporary and future life of the city, and promotes positive change to its public realm. The city-wide programme is delivered by leading cultural and academic institutions alongside associated projects by practices and individuals.
May 2014
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2014 Encraft Passivhaus Event
| Date: 30 May 2014 | Time: 09.30 - 16.30 |
| Location: Faraday Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham B7 4BB | Cost: £45 PHT members, £50 non members |
Encraft are holding a one day Passivhaus conference in Birmingham, aimed primarily at construction and built environment development professionals representing Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and Local Authorities (LAs).
Eco-Fair 2014
| Date: 22 May 2014 | Time: 08.30 - 16.00 |
| Location: Leeds | Cost: Free |
Eco-Fair is the largest environmental business event in the North of England, focusing on four key topics; energy saving, waste reduction, greener transport and motivating change.
Lancaster Green Open Homes Weekends
| Date: weekends 29/30 March and 17/18 May 2014 | Time: Tours are noon, 2pm and 4pm |
| Location: Lancaster District | Cost: Free |
Visit the award winning Lancaster Cohousing Passivhaus development during the Lancaster Green Open Homes Weekend
South Wiltshire Green Open Homes Weekend
| Date: 17 - 18 May 2014 | Time: tours are 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm |
| Location: Various South Wiltshire locations | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
As part of Green Open Homes Weekend, visit the first certified Passivhaus in Wiltshire. Detached Family home with predicted energy costs of £100 per annum.
Just for start-ups: thinking of setting up a business in the built environment sector?
| Date: 13 May 2014 | Time: 17.30 - 20.00 |
| Location: University of East Anglia | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
The Centre for the Built Environment (CBE) is holding a business start-up event for all building sectors, from architects to plumbers. The event will cover everything you need to know about starting a business, and will feature presentations from legal and accountancy experts.
Grand Designs London Live
| Date: 3 - 11 May 2014 | Time: 10.00 - 18.00 |
| Location: Excel, London | Cost: Various |
Grand Designs Live returns to the ExCel Centre in London for its tenth year. Over 500 exhibitors with sections including interiors, gardens, home improvement, self-build and renovations.
MASTERCLASS: Passivhaus Retrofit
| Date: 1 May 2014 | Time: 09.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: Royal College Room 215, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow | Cost: £150 + VAT for PHT members, £200 + VAT for non-members |
This Masterclass focuses on what to look out for when designing, specifying, building and commissioning EnerPHit projects.
April 2014
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Large Scale Passivhaus: Developments in the UK
| Date: 30 April 2014 | Time: 13.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: Room 512, Thomas Graham Building, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow | Cost: £15 + VAT PHT Members, £20 + VAT Non Members |
The event will focus on the financial and logistical propositions for successfully delivering high quality Passivhaus in the current market.
Retrofitting the UK building stock: what are the options?
| Date: 30 April 2014 | Time: Half day morning event |
| Location: The Eco Innovation Centre, Peterscourt, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1SA | Cost: Free to Centre of Built Environment business members |
Half day event that examines the options for retrofitting and what is the best strategy to adopt. Best practice and case studies ranging from Part L to Passivhaus EnerPHit will be discussed.
Growing Communities: Sustainable Education Buildings
| Date: 29 April 2014 | Time: 14.00 - 18.00 |
| Location: The Building Centre, Store Street, London | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
A chance to hear about London's first educational Passivhaus building, Stebon Primary school
Green Sky Thinking 2014
| Date: 28 April - 2 May 2014 | Time: Varies |
| Location: Various London Locations | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Effective sustainable solutions derive from innovative collaboration across the whole life-cycle from planning, development, design and construction to client, manager and end-user. The value of Green Sky Thinking Week is offering a showcase of these exemplar practical solutions to how we make London's built environment sustainable.
AECB Carbonlite Passivhaus Designer Training
| Date: 28 April 2014 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: Plymouth, National Marine Aquarium | Cost: £2000 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2349 plus VAT for non-members. £1950 Early Bird price available for PHT/AECB members |
AECB CarbonLite courses offer the chance to gain the internationally recognised Certified European Passivhaus Designer qualification, on a course uniquely tailored to the UK and showcasing UK building examples. Courses are aimed principally at building professionals with an understanding of UK construction systems. Thermal Bridging is run as an optional extra module during the course.
Certified European Passive House Designer Training (BRE)
| Date: 28 April - 2 May 2014 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: University of Strathclyde, John Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow East, Glasgow, G4 0NG | Cost: £1,780.00 PHT members, £1,930.00 non members, £965 Scottish SME |
The course is being delivered by the Energy Systems Research Unit, the Building Research Establishment Centre of Excellence in Energy Utilisation.
18th International Passivhaus Conference
| Date: 25 - 26 April 2014 | Time: 2 day conference |
| Location: Aachen, Germany | Cost: 585 euro 2 days, 432 euro 1 day PHT Members |
Now in its 18th year, the 2 day International Passivhaus conference disseminates all things Passivhaus from projects, events and latest news
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (BRE)
| Date: 23 April - 2 May 2014 | Time: Distance Learning and 7 training days split over two weeks |
| Location: BRE, Watford | Cost: £2,250+VAT (standard price); £2,000+VAT (PHT members) |
The Certified European Passivhaus Designer (CEPH) qualification provides candidates with all of the skills necessary to successfully design and deliver domestic buildings to the Passivhaus standard. This CEPH training course is conducted by the BRE.
GHA Low Carbon for Real: Solutions to the performance gap
| Date: 15 April 2014 | Time: 14.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: The Building Centre, Store Street, London | Cost: £85 + VAT PHT Members. £99 + VAT Non-members |
Post construction testing has repeatedly revealed a significant gap between the designed and as built thermal performance of new homes. The Government is responding to this issue through its current review of the Building Regulations and support to a Zero Carbon Hub led industry work programme.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (PHA)
| Date: 14th -17th April 2014 | Time: Over 2 non consecutive weeks |
| Location: The University of Nottingham | Cost: £1233 + VAT PHT Members, £1370 + VAT Non Members |
This eight day course delivered by Passive House Academy, is aimed at ALL Building Professionals,including Architects and Mechanical, Civil, Structural and Electrical Engineers, Contractors and Builders.
Embodied Carbon Week
| Date: 7 - 11 April 2014 | Time: Week long event |
| Location: Various locations | Cost: Varies. Booking is essential |
Embodied Carbon Week will include a programme of events hosted by UK-GBC members and representatives from across the industry. These events will highlight the theme of Life Cycle Analysis - seeing the whole picture.
Site visit to timber framed Passivhaus dwellings in Martham, Norfolk
| Date: 10 April 2014 | Time: 9.30 - 12.00 |
| Location: Martham, Norfolk | Cost: Free to Centre of Built Environment business members |
This is a unique opportunity to visit a set of domestic Passivhaus dwellings during the latter stages of its construction. This tour provides an overview of a low carbon timber frame design. The dwellings are aiming to be Passivhaus certified.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (BRE)
| Date: 10-11 April 2014 | Time: Distance learning with 2 days face to face training plus 90 minute exam |
| Location: BRE Watford | Cost: £550 + VAT (standard price); £500 + VAT (discounted price for CIOB and PHT members); Examination Fee £150 + VAT |
Excellent onsite workmanship and attention to detail is critical in achieving the required Passivhaus standards. To aid this process a new qualification has been developed by the Passivhaus Institut to recognise those tradespeople that can demonstrate the required level of knowledge to construct a building to the Passivhaus standard.
ASPB Embodied Carbon Debate: Why, how & when?
| Date: 9 April 2014 | Time: 15.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: The Cruciform Building, B404 - LT2, Gower St, LONDON, WC1E 6BT | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
ASBP responded to the January 2014 UKGBC consultation on 2019 Zero Carbon, with a strong call that measurement of embodied and sequestered carbon should be included in the 2019 definitions.
MASTERCLASS: Passivhaus Delivery, ensuring quality and managing risk
| Date: 9 April 2014 | Time: 11.00 -17.30 |
| Location: Saint Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 9NY | Cost: PHT members: £150 + VAT; Non-members: £200 + VAT. |
This masterclass, limited to around 20 participants and led by Nick Grant and Bill Butcher, some of the UKs most experienced practitioners in delivering successful Passivhaus projects, focuses on what to look out for when quoting for, specifying, designing, building and commissioning Passivhaus projects.
Learn how to Build a Strawbale Passivhaus
| Date: 7 - 11 April 2014 | Time: 08.45 - 17.00 |
| Location: Stowmarket, Suffolk | Cost: £325 per week. 10% discount if you book both courses £585. |
Practical Strawbale Building Course delivered by Straw Works. Airtightness is essential for a Passivhaus, and the course teaches you how to achieve this with straw walls.
SEDA Pedalhaus Tour
| Date: 5 April 2014 | Time: 10.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: Loch Lomond National park | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Get on your bike and visit low energy homes in Loch Lomond National park. Long and short routes cater for all.
March 2014
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Centre of the Built Environment: Site visit to straw bale Passivhaus
| Date: 28 March 2014 | Time: 13.00 - 15.30 |
| Location: Hickling, Norfolk | Cost: Free to Centre of Built Environment business members |
Afternoon visit to a domestic straw bale Passivhaus during the latter stages of its construction. This tour provides an overview of a low carbon and low embodied carbon design.
Sustainable Seminars at Homebuilding & Renovating Show
| Date: 27 - 30 March 2014 | Time: All day |
| Location: NEC, Birmingham | Cost: Seminars included in the price of a show ticket |
The Homebuilding & Renovating Show in March at the NEC Birmingham has Self build & Home Improvement Seminars, with a brand new Eco Homes Theatre, where you can discover sustainable energies for your home.
Green Register, WUFI Pro Heat & Moisture Simulation Workshop
| Date: 26 - 27 March 2014 | Time: Two day course |
| Location: The Human Rights Action Centre, 17 - 25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA | Cost: £650 if booked before 13 February. £700 thereafter. |
This two-day course provides a practical introduction to WUFI Pro hygrothermal numerical simulation. It is simulation software for understanding the risk of interstitial condensation, mould, rot and freeze-thaw in buildings.
What is Passivhaus?
| Date: 20 March 2014 | Time: 18.30 - 21.00 |
| Location: Uni of Westminster, Hogg Lecture Theatre, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
CPD event organised by CIAT, explains the basics of Passivhaus with European and International exemplar projects.
Passivhaus Introduction and Workshop
| Date: 20th March 2014 | Time: One Day Course |
| Location: BRE Watford | Cost: £350+VAT (this includes PHPP manual and software worth £144 incl.VAT) ; 10% discount for PHT members |
The Passivhaus Standard is the fastest growing low energy standard in Europe with over 20,000 building realised to date, with many more currently being designed and constructed. Passivhaus buildings have a high level of indoor air quality and roughly achieve a 75% reduction in space heating requirements compared to the standard practice for UK new build.
CoRE Building Fabric Retrofit
| Date: 17 March 2014 | Time: 9.30 - 16.00 |
| Location: Centre of Refurbishment Excellence, Normacot Road, Longton, ST3 1PR | Cost: £200 + VAT. PHT members receive 10% discount |
CPR accredited course delivered by by Mark Elton, sustainableBYdesign and Peter Rickaby, Rickaby Thompson Associates
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 10 March 2014, Exam 15 March 2014 | Time: Over 4 days |
| Location: Flexible Meetings, Olympic Park, Olympic Way, Warrington | Cost: £470 for non-members; 10% discount for PHT members; Additional £200 for the international examination) |
The aim of this training for the 'Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson' certification is to convey an overall impression of the interdisciplinary Passivhaus concept to tradespeople involved in the construction industry.
Passivhaus Events at Ecobuild 2014
| Date: 4-6 March 2014 | Time: 3 day event |
| Location: ExCeL London | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
Passivhaus is a strong theme at Ecobuild 2014, the biggest sustainable design and construction event in the world.
Passivhaus Trust organise Design Zone Seminars at Ecobuild
| Date: 4 - 6 March 2014 | Time: Varies |
| Location: Design Zone, Ecobuild, Excel, London | Cost: Free |
Passivhaus related seminars at the Design Zone have been organised in association with PHT at this years Ecobuild.
February 2014
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Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 26 February 2014, Examination 29 March 2014 | Time: 8 day classroom training |
| Location: Flexible Meetings, Olympic Park, Olympic Way, Birchwood, Warrington, WA2 OYL | Cost: £1215 PHT members £1350 non members (Additional £250 for the international examination) |
The certified Passivhaus designer training course is aimed at qualified and motivated building professionals who have a passion to learn the art of Passive House design, the world’s leading standard in low energy, sustainable construction. Target Zero work in collaboration with the Passivhaus Institut in Germany, the world authority on this type of construction, and with the international Passive House community.
South West Energy Centre: Passivhaus CPD
| Date: 19 February 2014 | Time: 9.30 - 12.30 |
| Location: South West Energy Centre, White Rock, Long Road, Paignton, TQ4 7BL | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
design, planning issues, certification, construction and operation. The demonstration Passivhaus allows visitors to see the construction methods in practice. Speakers will provide more detail about all the aspects of the Passivhaus which could be of interest.
MASTERCLASS: Passivhaus Delivery, ensuring quality and managing risk
| Date: 17 February 2014 | Time: 11.00 -17.30 |
| Location: Saint Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 9NY | Cost: PHT members: £150 + VAT; Non-members: £200 + VAT. |
This masterclass, limited to around 20 participants and led by Mark Siddall, Nick Grant and Bill Butcher, some of the UKs most experienced practitioners in delivering successful Passivhaus projects, focuses on what to look out for when quoting for, specifying, designing, building and commissioning Passivhaus projects.
Passive Buildings and Active Occupants: In Pursuit of Zero Carbon Living
| Date: 13 February 2014 | Time: 16.00 - 18.00 |
| Location: Blue Room, Students Centre, University College Dublin, Belfielf, Dublin 4. | Cost: 20 Euro. Free UCD students. |
The Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI), is holding an event that examines how Passive houses may play an integral role to zero carbon living.
Carbonlite Passivhaus Designer Training (AECB)
| Date: 10-14 February & 10-14 March 2014 Exam on 29 March | Time: Over two, non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: London | Cost: £2000 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members (£1950 Early Bird offer to 10th Jan 2014); £2349 plus VAT for non-members |
AECB CarbonLite, in association with WARM Low Energy Building Practice, offers a Passivhaus Designer programme specifically for the UK. This is for the internationally accredited qualification of Certified European Passivhaus Designer.
Healthy Buildings, Healthy People
| Date: 5 February 2014 | Time: 17.30 - 20.00 |
| Location: Cullinan Studio, 5 Baldwin Terrace, London, N1 7RU | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
ASBP will be building an evidence base around healthy buildings, healthy people during 2014.
January 2014
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CoRE Whole House Retrofit
| Date: 28 January 2014 | Time: 9.30 - 16.00 |
| Location: Centre of Refurbishment Excellence, Normacot Road, Longton, ST3 1PR | Cost: £200 + VAT. PHT members receive 10% discount |
This Masterclass will be delivered by Robert Prewett (Partner, Prewett Bizley Architects) and Russell Smith (Managing Director, Parity Projects)
Site visit of a domestic Passivhaus in Cambridge
| Date: 22 January 2014 | Time: 9.30 - 12.00 |
| Location: Homerton Conference Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PH | Cost: Free to eligible SME's |
Centre of the Built Environment is hosting a site visit to a residential Passivhaus in Cambridge.
