Past Events

‘How-to’ event introducing the use of natural insulation as a solution to the internal insulation of walls. There are approximately 28.5 million homes in the UK consisting of the oldest housing in Europe. Wales has 5% of the UK housing which in turn is the oldest in the UK, with 32% of buildings constructed before […]

Interactive forest walk looking at how Welsh forests can sustainably provide the timber resource needed for our future zero carbon society. “Wood is the only advanced industrial material that we can use more of and mitigate climate change at the same time” – Welsh Minister for Climate Change Julie James MS. As simple as this […]

BPE challenge of retrofit, from initial surveying through modelling solutions, installing measures and managing the asset into the future. To meet our targets for reducing carbon we have to focus on the homes we’ve already built as well as the ones we’re building now. Our existing homes pose a particular challenge because of the way […]

Practical steps for measuring how buildings are performing in reality that can be adopted by housing providers and their design teams. The period of low-cost energy is over. To address ‘affordable warmth’ as well as our climate change obligations we need to use a lot less energy and at the same time switch to renewable […]

How-to training event on the techniques of high-performance closed panel timber frame and injection of natural insulation< Timber frame construction is evolving fast. Ever increasing energy performance standards are driving rapid innovation in how we conceive and deliver timber frame construction. This is exemplified by a shift from open panel to the more exacting requirements […]