CPD Sessions:
The Fundamentals of Sustainable Buildings
Knowledge is Power
Our CPD sessions on The Fundamentals of Sustainable Buildings cover a range of topics that help you overcome typical challenges in the built environment. No matter what stage your building project is at our experts can guide you through the latest sustainability trends. Whether for planning, construction or operation our CPD sessions are designed to factor in a holistic approach so that your building project can achieve it’s sustainability goals.
Choose from our selection of CPDs below, and we’ll schedule a session at a time that works best for you—completely free of charge. If you’re looking for something more tailored, let us know, and we’ll work with you to deliver a valuable, customized CPD experience.
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Session Details
The New BREEAM Standard; Moving From BREEAM v6 to v7
Learning outcomes:
- Key changes and the new requirements of v7
- The challenges and potential benefits of the update
- How these changes will affect your project’s design and contractor execution
- The key to delivering a successful v7 project
A Shift to Credibility: Certify Your Building as Net Zero
Learning outcomes:
- Explainer of the new ‘UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard’
- How to achieve Net Zero on your current project
- How building design will be affected by Net Zero
- The key to delivering a low carbon building at completion and after occupation
Upgrading Existing Buildings for Exemplar Sustainability
Learning outcomes:
- Understanding current performance and necessary improvements for existing buildings
- Current and future regulatory requirements; how to protect the building’s long-term market value
- Navigating the design and construction impact from pushing the envelope
- How to prioritise across all sustainability objectives
Planning for Sustainability: Joining the Many Dots
Learning outcomes:
- What you now need for planning applications
- How to sequence the work for optimal performance
- How all the dots join up and where to optimise
- Common pitfalls; where most applications fall down and how to avoid delay
Shedding Light on Daylight and Sunlight Assessments
Learning outcomes:
- Understanding visual comfort; daylight, sunlight and glare
- The metrics
- Daylight Sunlight Impact Assessments: Pre-empting massing impacts on surrounding properties
- Internal daylight assessments: The latest daylight standard and how that affects performance
- Designing for daylight. 10 tips on design that can improve daylight performance
Understanding Biodiversity Net Gain
Learning outcomes:
- How the planning policies and legislation actually work
- What is a biodiversity metric and how Biodiversity Net Gain is measured
- Our guide to improving Biodiversity Net Gain
- How to integrate Biodiversity Net Gain into your Net Zero strategy for ‘double bubble’
WELL Building Standard: Wellbeing Without the Fluff
Learning outcomes:
- What’s required to achieve the WELL certification
- How to optimise for WELL + BREEAM/LEED
- Design impacts; getting it right the first time
- Pre -completion Performance Verification; how we do the testing and how to make sure you don’t fail on the big day
