Events Information
« Back to Upcoming EventsThe Green Register offers three types of training:
- The two day Sustainable Building and Services course – attendance on this course is a prerequisite for joining the Register. To download a booking form please click here.
- One- and half-day seminars – these events explore cutting edge issues of sustainable construction and are designed to concentrate on specific topics currently being debated within the construction industry. Please go to the Events section of our website for more information
- CPD – The Green Register can offer customised in-house training, ranging from lunchtime CPDs and twilight sessions to half-day or full day seminars.
Introductory Course
Back to topEach prospective Green Register member is required to attend the two day 'Sustainable Building and Services Course' (SBS), held in various locations across the UK. This is to ensure that everyone on The Green Register has achieved the same competence level, although many of our members already have some understanding of sustainable construction issues prior to attending the course.
The SBS course is run over two consecutive days and covers the following subjects:
Day One - Introduction
The day starts with an overview of current global problems and how they relate to the construction industry. Sessions then follow on Construction Types, Relevant Legislation, Healthy Interiors, Efficient Water Management in the Built Environment and Low Carbon Technologies.
Day Two - In-depth Sessions
The second day provides an ideal opportunity for delegates to learn in more depth about subjects that are relevant to their profession and skills. From a choice of 12 sessions, delegates choose four from the following:
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Low Carbon Technologies In Depth
- Rainwater Harvesting & Greywater Recycling
- Delivering Sustainable Timber
- Breathing Construction
- Designing Out Waste
- Solar Thermal Systems
- The Code for Sustainable Homes: a Practical Guide
- Greening the Office
- National Green Specification
- Sustainable Drainage Systems
- Making Money from Sustainable Homes: a Developer's Guide
The cost of the two day course is £295 per delegate to include lunch, refreshments and healthy debate on a wide range of topics including sustainable construction issues.
Once the course has been completed, attendees are eligible to join The Green Register – there is a small additional fee for annual membership which is easily recouped by enjoying the discounts offered to all Green Register members at all Green Register events. Here are some comments we have received about this course in the past:
Great course! All speakers very knowledgeable and enthusiastic!
Straightforward advice and practical solutions
Destroyed a few myths – helped focus on items worth attention
Overall a great two days full of inspiration and ideas
You have hit exactly the right balance of technical content and clear presentation
Excellent background, well rounded - but not overly evangelical!
I would recommend the course... as I found it very helpful to be confronted with the reality of the industry
Great for networking
Thank you, excellent course!
To find out more about membership, please click here.
If you would like to attend the Sustainable Building and Services course, please click here to view forthcoming course dates and locations.
Green Register One-Day Seminars & Workshops
Back to topSince its inception in 2000, The Green Register has gained a reputation for running high quality seminars on a range of in-depth subjects relating to sustainable building practices.
Some past seminars include 'Integrated Design – the way forward', 'Part L – working together to comply' and 'Lightweight vs. Heavyweight construction – which works best for the environment?'
The Green Register has also worked in collaboration with Constructing Excellence, West Focus and various RIBA regions to run half and full day conferences. More information can be found on the Events section of this website.
If you have a topic that you think The Green Register should cover or you would like The Green Register to present workshops directly to your organisation/firm, please get in touch by emailing us at: mail@greenregister.org.uk
CPD Sessions
Back to topThe Green Register has been offering in-house CPD sessions to professional for several years and has an excellent track record of delivery. Some examples of the type of CPD The Green Register has run are:
- A half day session on Healthy Interiors for PRP architects and interior designers
- 17 lunchtime sessions for Stride Treglown architects (Plymouth, Bristol and Manchester offices)
- The full two-day Sustainable Building and Services course for Sidell Gibson architects
- Several half-day and full-day sessions for RIBA regions all over the UK, including the entire RIBA North region, RIBA South and RIBA South West & Wessex
Testimonials from some of our in-house CPD sessions:
Very clear and well-thought out. Good to have suggestions for the final part of the presentation, and to be able to influence what is discussed, though in the end we all chose to hear everything!
Lucy is brilliant, extremely personable, very knowledgeable and easy to listen to. She varied the pace and addressed people’s interests really well.
Excellent. I’d like Lucy to give many more presentations on the whole range of sustainability work, across the whole practice.
