Events Archive
Here you will find an archive of past events.
December 2015
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Encraft Building Performance Seminar
| Date: 3 December 2015 | Time: 09.00 - 12.30 |
| Location: Faraday Wharf, Birmingham B7 4BB | Cost: Free, limited places. |
Encraft, in partnership with Sustainability West Midlands, are organising a half-day seminar on Building Performance at Innovation Birmingham.
November 2015
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How to build your own home in a week
| Date: 30th November to 5th December 2015 | Time: week long event |
| Location: SPACE, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, 35 Jamaica Street, Bristol BS2 8JP | Cost: £60 week ticket. £20 day ticket. |
A week long event to generate inspiration and the self-belief that communities can take full ownership of their housing future, each day with five training events that will target the key topics to enable groups and individuals to take positive and immediate action.
Passivhaus Workshop
| Date: 24 November 2015 | Time: 10.00 - 14.00 |
| Location: Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DD | Cost: Free |
Rehau will discuss their products that are used in Passivhaus builds and examine some of the technical details behind installing them as part of a UK project.
Constructing Excellence South West Housing Summit
| Date: 24 November 2015 | Time: 09.00 - 13.00 |
| Location: Sandy Park, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, EX2 7NN | Cost: £50 +VAT, CESW members - £25 +VAT |
Join Constructing Excellence South West for their 2015 Housing Summit as leading industry speakers discuss the innovative projects and case studies that aim to provide more, and better homes throughout the South West of England.
Grandys Croft Retrofit Site Visit
| Date: 23 & 24 November 2015 | Time: 14.00 & 10.00 |
| Location: Grandys Croft, Solihull, Birmingham, B37 5BU | Cost: Free, limited places |
Two site visits, one on 23rd November and the other on 24th November, are being organised to the pioneering retrofit of Grandys Croft in Solihull. A short presentation on the motivation behind the project and the build system being used will precede each site visit.
Fabric First Event
| Date: 18 November 2015 | Time: 09.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Inmarsat Conference Centre, 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX | Cost: £95 + VAT |
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.
How can we build greener & better buildings? The case for Passivhaus development
| Date: 17 November 2015 | Time: 14.00 - 19.00 |
| Location: 63 St Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JZ | Cost: £10 +£1.49 booking fee |
This conference brings together many of the leading UK experts in designing, delivering and commissioning Passivhaus buildings including Jonathan Hines, Architype and Emma Osmundsen of Exeter City Council.
Encraft Retrofit Seminar
| Date: 17 November 2015 | Time: 09.00 - 12.30 |
| Location: CoRE, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1PR | Cost: Free |
Encraft, in partnership with Sustainability West Midlands, are organising a half-day Retrofit Seminar at CoRE in Stoke-on-Trent.
Eco Design Consultants: New Carrstone House & Passivhaus
| Date: 14 November 2015 | Time: 12.00 - 14.00 |
| Location: Eco Design Consultants, The Mansion, Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB | Cost: Free. Booking essential |
Running in conjunction with the UK Passivhaus Open Days, Eco Design Consultants will be discussing New Carrstone House, along with other Passivhaus and EnerPHit projects, and explaining the new Passivhaus Plus, and Passivhaus Premium categories.
UK Passivhaus Open Days
| Date: 13 - 15 November 2015 | Time: 3 consecutive days |
| Location: Nationwide | Cost: FREE |
Annual event the sees a number of UK Passivhaus projects, complete or in construction, open their doors to the general public.
Tour of Hereford Archive and Record Centre (HARC)
| Date: 12 November 2015 | Time: 18.00 - 19.30 |
| Location: Fir Tree Ln, Hereford HR2 6LA, | Cost: £10, £6 concessions |
A chance to visit the Hereford Archive and Record Centre, aiming for Passivhaus certification.
IEDELearn Lecture: 'Energy Efficiency at home - Whats the hold up?'
| Date: 11 November 2015 | Time: 17:30 - 20:00 |
| Location: G01, Central House, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering UCL Home | Cost: Free |
This talk examines some of the key barriers to uptake of domestic energy efficiency (and renewable energy) measures in the UK, including psychological, political and technical obstacles, and explores some of the potential ways that we could overcome them.
Reducing the Carbon Footprint, Architype at Education Estates Conference
| Date: 11 November 2015 | Time: 11.45 |
| Location: Manchester Central, Petersfield, Manchester, M2 3GX | Cost: Free, registration essential |
Architype Director Ben Humphries will share Architypes involvement in the design of the University of East Anglias Enterprise Centre at The Education Estates annual conference.
Greenbuild Expo
| Date: 10 - 11 November 2015 | Time: 2 day event |
| Location: Manchester Central, Petersfield, Manchester, M2 3GX | Cost: TBA |
This year the Trust have organised some Passivhaus seminars at the 2015 Greenbuild Expo in Manchester.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (AECB Carbonlite)
| Date: 2 November 2015 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: London | Cost: £2400 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2800 plus VAT for non-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.
October 2015
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Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 21 - 22 October 2015 | Time: All day |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Technical Academy, Erith | Cost: From £350 +VAT (£420 inc VAT) per person (2 for 1 special offer) |
A 2 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
Tutorial: Passivhaus Classic, Plus & Premium
| Date: 21 October 2015 | Time: 14.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Room 513, Graham Hills Building, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ | Cost: PHT members: £80 + VAT; Non-members: £120 + VAT. |
Jessica Grove-Smith of the Passivhaus Institute will present the new Passivhaus standards and provide an overview of the new features and functionality of PHPP9.
AECB site visit to Gloucestershire Youth Hostel aiming for EnerPHit
| Date: 21 October 2015 | Time: 08.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Cost: Free |
The AECB have organised a site visit to a former theatre that is being converted into a youth hostel in Gloucestershire, which is aiming for EnerPHit certification.
UK Passivhaus Conference 2015
| Date: 20 October 2015 | Time: All day |
| Location: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, London N1 0QH | Cost: £220 +VAT for non-members, £180 +VAT for members. Book now for 10% early bird discount |
The 2015 UK Passivhaus Conference, organised in partnership with the Passivhaus Trust and BRE, will offer an exciting and concentrated update of what has happened in the UK Passivhaus movement over the past year. Delegates will have a chance to learn about the development of large-scale UK housing projects and the challenges this provides.
Passivhaus Technical Update
| Date: 19 October 2015 | Time: 18.00 - 19.00, registration from 17.30 |
| Location: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, London N1 0QH | Cost: Free for members, £40 +VAT for non-members |
Hear about the latest projects and research from the Passivhaus Trust and the Passivhaus Institut.
Hereford Pedalhaus Revisited
| Date: 3 October 2015 | Time: 9.00 - 15.00 |
| Location: Hereford | Cost: Free. Booking essential |
Pedalhaus - The combination of low energy design, architecture and cycling.
September 2015
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Encraft Air Tightness Workshop
| Date: 30 September 2015 | Time: 09.00 - 12.00 |
| Location: B75 7AZ | Cost: Free but only limited spaces available. Booking essential |
Air tightness is a critical component of energy efficient construction. The workshop will focus on the importance of airtightness and give a full overview of how to achieve airtightness in a building.
Passivhaus Principles & Methods
| Date: 29 - 30 September 2015 | Time: 9.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Coventry University, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Gulson Road, Coventry, CV1 2JH | Cost: Free to eligible SME's. |
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.
Homebuilding & Renovating Show
| Date: 25 - 27 September 2015 | Time: weekend event |
| Location: Excel, London | Cost: £12-18 |
Inspiration and information for self-builders and anyone who is interested in home renovation.
See the Light Northern Passive House Conference
| Date: 24 September 2015 | Time: 10.30 - 18.00 |
| Location: CREST Passive Pavillion, Killyhevlin Industrial Estate, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, BT74 4EJ | Cost: Early bird: PHT/PHAI members £40. Non members £50. |
This is the Passive House Association of Irelands (PHAI) annual conference organised in partnership with CREST at South West College.
Green Open Homes
| Date: 11-30 September 2015 | Time: Various |
| Location: Nationwide events | Cost: Various |
The national event for low carbon homes has a number of Passivhaus open home visits and seminars.
Open House London 2015
| Date: 19 - 20 September 2015 | Time: weekend event |
| Location: London | Cost: Free |
Open House London is the capital's largest annual festival of architecture and design. Now in its 23rd year, it is a city-wide celebration of the buildings, places, and neighbourhoods where we live and work.
Britain for Heritage Open Days: Stirley Cre8 Barn
| Date: 12 September 2015 | Time: 12.00 - 15.00 |
| Location: Cre8 Barn, Stirley Community Farm, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6RP | Cost: FREE |
Visit a UK Passivhaus Award winner, Cre8 Barn, to learn about and EnerPHit retrofit as part of the Heritage Open Days.
3D Basecamp UK
| Date: 9 - 10 September 2015 | Time: 2 consecutive days |
| Location: RIBA, London | Cost: £175 early bird rate |
Learn about the passivhaus design tool DesignPH at 3D Basecamp UK - A gathering for 150 SketchUp enthusiasts to meet, learn, showcase and be inspired by one another over two action packed days.
Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (AECB Carbonlite)
| Date: 7 September 2015 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: Architype, Twyford Barn, Upper Twyford, Hereford, HR2 8AD | Cost: £2400 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2800 plus VAT for non-members. £400 early bird discount for advance bookings. |
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.
August 2015
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Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 10 August 2015 | Time: 10 days including revision day |
| Location: CoRE, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1PR | Cost: £1350 PHT members, £1500 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.
July 2015
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REHAU Passivhaus event
| Date: 29 July 2015 | Time: 10.00 - 14.00 |
| Location: Brunel's SS Great Britain Bristol | Cost: Free |
This educational seminar will deliver technical details, case studies and REHAU Ltd product information.
Green Building Solutions: Summer University
| Date: 25 - 16 August 2015 | Time: 3 weeks |
| Location: Vienna | Cost: Students: Euro 2.000, Professionals: Euro 2.490 |
First hand ecological knowledge and engineering expertise bundled in a three-week program in the capital of energy efficient and green building: Vienna.
UK Passivhaus Awards & PHT 5th Anniversary
| Date: 7 July 2015 | Time: 13.00 - 19.30 |
| Location: Residence of the Austrian Ambassador, 18 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8HU | Cost: £50 + VAT PHT members |
Celebrate the Trust's 5th anniversary, vote for the best UK passivhaus Projects, and be the first to hear the announcement of the Award winners of 2015.
WSCP Unlock Sustainability: Making Strides in Passivhaus Development
| Date: 2 July 2015 | Time: 17.30 - 20.30 |
| Location: Architype, 1b Leathermarket Street, London, SE1 3JA | Cost: £10 |
An evening of presentations and networking featuring established and emerging thought leaders on the topic of sustainability. This London WSCP 'Unlock Sustainability' event features three presentations focused on Passivhaus.
Planning and Delivering Retrofit works for householders
| Date: 1 July 2015 | Time: 17.30 - 21.30 |
| Location: Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5FJ | Cost: FREE |
As part of a highly popular 'Routes to Retrofit' programme, Carbon Co-op are hosting two in depth seminars at Salford City Council's offices, run by industry professionals on the practicalities of commissioning eco-retrofit works.
June 2015
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London Festival of Architecture 2015
| Date: 1 - 30 June 2015 | Time: Month long event |
| Location: Various London Locations | Cost: Free to attend, registration essential |
LFA is a month long, citywide celebration of architectural experimentation, thinking and practice responding to this years theme of Work in Progress.
Planning and Delivering Retrofit works for householders
| Date: 24 June 2015 | Time: 17.30 - 21.30 |
| Location: Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5FJ | Cost: FREE |
As part of a highly popular 'Routes to Retrofit' programme, Carbon Co-op are hosting two in depth seminars at Salford City Council's offices, run by industry professionals on the practicalities of commissioning eco-retrofit works.
Pedalhaus Tour Huddersfield
| Date: 21 June 2015 | Time: 10.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Huddersfield | Cost: FREE |
PedalHaus tours are cycling tours for cyclists with an interest in eco architecture.
AECB Annual Conference 2015
| Date: 19 - 20 June 2015 | Time: 11.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: The Edge, University of Sheffield, Sheffield | Cost: AECB members - £215 + VAT (early bird), £235 + VAT. Non members - £275 + VAT |
The 2015 AECB conference will be held on 19 - 20 June at the University of Sheffield, featuring workshops from a number of experts in the UK Passivhaus industry.
Passivhaus Thursday - Bristol BIG Green Week 2015
| Date: 18 June 2015 | Time: Morning and evening seminars |
| Location: The Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol United Kingdom | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
gcp Architects are hosting two free talks exploring the delivery of Passivhaus, as part of Bristol Big Green Week 2015.
CIAT Yorkshire CPD Day
| Date: 11 June 2015 | Time: 10.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: The Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University | Cost: Free, registration essential |
The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Yorkshire Region are promoting a day of free CPD, featuring presentations from Passivhaus experts from Green Building Store and Ecological Building Systems.
Airtightness workshop
| Date: 10 June 2015 | Time: 13.00 - 16.00 |
| Location: 1 Sarah Court, Piperell Way, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8PA | Cost: FREE |
AirtightTAPES.co.uk in conjunction with SIGA the Swiss manufacturer of airtight tapes and membranes for Passivhaus builds deliver an airtightness workshop.
Introduction to Passivhaus
| Date: 9 June 2015 | Time: 08.45 - 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 and Golcar Passivhaus project.
Seminar: Delivering large and complex Passivhaus buildings
| Date: 9 June 2015 | Time: 14.00 - 17.45 |
| Location: McCance Room 301, University of Strathclyde, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XQ | Cost: £20 (+ VAT) for PHT, SEDA & CIBSE members, £40 (+ VAT) for non members |
This event will provide an overview of some exciting large scale projects and will provide insights into why these projects adopted Passivhaus, how they were delivered, and what the outcomes have been.
Vision - Healthy Buildings, Healthy People
| Date: 3 June 2015 | Time: 10.45 - 11.45 |
| Location: Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX | Cost: Free to attend |
The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products are exploring the topic of health and well-being at a free to attend seminar at Vision 2015.
Tutorial: Passivhaus Cost Optimisation
| Date: 1 June 2015 | Time: 13.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 7NY | Cost: £120+VAT PHT members, £165+VAT non-members |
The Tutorial, Passivhaus Cost Optimisation, is limited to around 20 participants and focuses on designing cost effective Passivhaus buildings, highlighting key steps to reduce costs, how to design out problems, how to deal with budget constraints, and common mistakes and misconceptions. The Tutorial will be delivered by experts Chris Parsons of Parsons + Whittley Architects and Nick Grant of Elemental Solutions.
May 2015
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Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 25 - 29 May 2015 | Time: All day |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Technical Academy, Erith | Cost: £825+VAT (Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 5 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (BRE)
| Date: 6-7 May 2015 | Time: 2 day course |
| 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.
April 2015
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AECB Carbonlite Passivhaus Designer Training
| Date: 27 April 2015 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: CEREB, London South Bank University | Cost: £2400 plus VAT for PHT/ AECB members; £2800 plus VAT for non-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.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 27 April - 1 May 2015 | Time: All day |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Technical Academy, Erith | Cost: £825+VAT (Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 5 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
Green Open Homes at Lancaster Cohousing
| Date: 26 April 2015 | Time: 14.00 - 17.00 |
| Location: Lancaster Cohousing, 9 Forgebank Walk on Mill Lane, Halton, LA2 6ND | Cost: Free |
Visit the multi award winning Lancaster Cohousing Passivhaus development.
Annual General Meeting and Members' Meet Up 2015
| Date: 25 April 2015 | Time: 09.30 - 18.30 |
| Location: ACC Liverpool, Kings Dock Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 4FP | Cost: Free, priority to Ecology members |
Join the Ecology Building Society at their AGM to debate the role of money in building a sustainable future.
Passivhaus and Low Carbon Building: Delivering 2016 Standards
| Date: 23 April 2015 | Time: 09.30 - 14.00 |
| Location: Innovation Birmingham, Faraday Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham B7 4BB | Cost: £50, Free for public sector professionals |
This event aims to highlight the most effective ways of meeting the 2016 zero carbon standards.
The Future of Policy and Standards for Low and Zero Carbon New Homes
| Date: 22 April 2015 | Time: 16.30 - 18.00 |
| Location: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW | Cost: Free to attend, booking recommended |
This event will present and discuss the results from the new RICS Research Trust funded research on the future of low and zero carbon homes.
Green Sky Thinking Week 2015
| Date: 20-24 April 2015 | Time: Events throughout the week |
| Location: Venues across London | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Green Sky Thinking Week returns on 20-24 April marking its fifth year; with a focus on green infrastructure, social sustainability and intelligent design
Certified European Passive House Designer Training (BRE)
| Date: 20 April 2015 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow, G1 1XJ | Cost: £1780 PHT members, £1930 non members |
Certified European Passivhaus Designer Course provided by University of Strathclyde, run in partnership with BRE
International Passivhaus Conference
| Date: 17 - 18 April 2015 | Time: 2 consecutive days |
| Location: Leipzig, Germany | Cost: 550 euro early bird rate PHT members, 560 euro early bird rate non members |
Certified Passivhaus components provide reliable solutions to meet the Standard that should be cost effective. This concept will be the focus of the 2015 International Passivhaus Conference, now in its 19th year.
Self-build Showcase
| Date: 1 April 2015 | Time: 17.00 - 19.00 |
| Location: Hethel Engineering Centre, Chapman Way, Hethel, Norwich, NR14 8FB | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Thinking of building your own Passivhaus? This event offers an opportunity to discover how you can achieve Passivhaus at a cost you can afford.
March 2015
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Passivhaus Uncovered
| Date: 19 March 2015 | Time: 18.00 - 21.00 |
| Location: The Old Ikon Gallery Fazeley Studios, 191 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SE | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
Patron member Architype host an evening of candid discussion and networking, which will reveal the realities of designing, building and occupying Passivhaus.
Bite-Size Session: Re-engineering new house designs to Passivhaus
| Date: 18 March 2015 | Time: 17.00 - 19.00 |
| Location: The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer, 17-18 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4EF | Cost: Green Register members - £19.00, Non-members - £35.00 |
Certified Passivhaus Designer Peter Ranken will guide delegates through the process of taking an average house and, using passivhaus strategies, try their hands at turning the schemes into near to passivhaus standards.
Certified European Passive House Designer Training (BRE)
| Date: 9 March 2015 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: BRE, Watford | Cost: £1780 PHT members, £1930 non members |
Certified European Passivhaus Designer Course provided by University of Strathclyde, run in partnership with BRE
Invite to Lancaster Cohousing Integration Weekend
| Date: 6-8 March 2015 | Time: Weekend long event |
| Location: Lancaster | Cost: £45 for a single person, £60 for a couple. |
Take the opportunity to discover what its like to live in an award winning Cohousing Passivhaus scheme in Lancaster. If you like it, there may be potential to move in!
Passivhaus: Norfolks Low Energy Future
| Date: 5 March 2015 | Time: 13.30 - 16.00 |
| Location: Hethel Engineering Centre, Chapman Way, Hethel, Norwich, NR14 8FB | Cost: Free for Public sector delegates. Booking essential |
A chance to hear our Associate Director, Kym Mead, talk about Passivhaus and learn about the Beattie Passive system.
Passivhaus events at Ecobuild 2015
| Date: 3-5 March 2015 | Time: 3 consecutive days |
| Location: Excel, London | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
The giant sustainable design and construction trade show returns to Excel, London in 2015 with many Passivhaus seminars and activities.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 2 March 2015 | Time: All day |
| Location: National Construction College Scotland | Cost: £825+VAT (Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 5 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
February 2015
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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 are offering this hands-on product training day for specifiers and building professionals focusing on high performance windows, airtightness, moisture control and MVHR systems.
Introduction to Passivhaus
| Date: 24 February 2015 | Time: 08.45 - 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.
Residential Retrofits with Marion Baeli & Robert Prewett
| Date: 23 February 2015 | Time: 13.30 - 17.30 |
| Location: CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN | 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.
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Certified Passivhaus Designer Training (Target Zero)
| Date: 12 February 2015 | Time: 3 sessions of 3 days plus revision day |
| Location: University of Wolverhampton Science Park | Cost: £1350 PHT members, £1500 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.
Healthy Buildings, Healthy People
| Date: 11 February 2015 | Time: 17.30 - 20.00 |
| Location: Central House, University College London, London, WC1H 0NN | Cost: Free to attend, booking essential |
With much emphasis on energy efficiency, the performance gap and now the circular economy, it is essential that health and well-being remain at the centre of the push for improved resource efficiency, across the built environment.
AECB Carbonlite Passivhaus Designer Training
| Date: 9 February 2015 | Time: Over 2 non-consecutive weeks |
| Location: Plymouth | 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.
MASTERCLASS: Advanced PHPP & Complex Design
| Date: 9 February | Time: 11.00 - 17.30 |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, 95 Great Portland Street London W1W 7NY | Cost: PHT members: £150 + VAT; Non-members: £220 + VAT. |
The Masterclass Advanced PHPP & Complex Buildings is limited to around 20 participants and focuses on complex ventilation, district heating and PHPP defaults, and complex design strategies.
Cold Homes Week
| Date: 2 - 6 February 2015 | Time: All week |
| Location: Nationwide | Cost: Free |
Cold Homes Week 2015 is organised by the Energy Bill Revolution who are seeking to make home energy efficiency a UK national priority.
MASTERCLASS: Passivhaus Delivery, ensuring quality and managing risk
| Date: 5 February 2015 | Time: 10.00 - 16.30 |
| Location: Architecture and Design Scotland, Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DD | Cost: PHT members: £150 + VAT; Non-members: £220 + VAT. |
This masterclass, limited to around 20 participants focuses on what to look out for when quoting for, specifying, designing, building and commissioning Passivhaus projects.
SEDA Green Drinks - 'The Future of Housing'
| Date: 5 February 2015 | Time: 18.00 - 21.00 |
| Location: Lecture Theatre - Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, G3 6RQ, Glasgow, United Kingdom | Cost: PHT members: £5, Non-members: £7.50 |
The Scottish premier of House Planning Help's new documentary entitled 'The Future of Housing - and how airtightness can help.'
January 2015
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FULLY BOOKED Retrofit: How low to go?
| Date: 29 January 2015 | Time: 18.15 - 20.00 |
| Location: CEREB, K2 Theatre Room, London South Bank University, Keyworth Street, London, SE1 6NG | Cost: £20 + VAT for PHT/ AECB Members; £50 + VAT for non-members |
The Trust will be holding its Christmas 2014 event in January 2015, jointly with the AECB. The event will be run as a light-hearted, but factual debate about how far to go with energy efficiency on retrofit projects.
Sustainability training for architects: Passivhaus and other systems
| Date: 28 January 2015 | Time: All day |
| Location: Glyndwr University, St Asaph | Cost: Free (conditions apply) |
This seminar outlines the technical features of sustainable construction methods and systems, then explores the Passivhaus approach, setting it in the wider context of sustainable design and construction in the U.K.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Passive House Academy)
| Date: 23 February 2015 | Time: All day |
| Location: Saint-Gobain Technical Academy, Erith | Cost: £825+VAT (Exam fee - £175+VAT) |
A 5 day course aimed at building contractors looking to learn the practical skills required of building to the Passivhaus standard.
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Training (Saint-Gobain & Passive House Academy)
| Date: 5 January 2015 | Time: Over 5 consectutive days |
| 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.
