The Green Register of Construction Professionals

The Green Register one day Foundation course is designed to give delegates a thorough overview of all the essential issues surrounding sustainable building practices and to network with like-minded individuals across a range of disciplines. 

In addition to the main subjects presented – energy, water and waste minimisation –relevant legislation and Contraction and Convergence as an important social issue are also covered.

The Foundation course has been running since 2000 as the first day of The Green Register’s Sustainable Building and Services (SBS) course but is now a stand alone course andcan also be used as a route to Green Register membership.

Potential members can attend the Foundation course plus one other one day course (including the second day of the standard SBS course) and then apply for membership.

This one-day course will explain the operation, application and limitations of all low carbon technologies (LCT) including important non-renewable technologies such as energy efficiency and CHP.  Delegates will look at technologies that are likely to be at the forefront of sustainable energy provision as it moves into the mainstream.  

A wholly practical approach will be used through a combination of the spreadsheet models, case studies and role play. The attendees will be shown a number of insights into how low carbon buildings will be delivered to the mainstream and the tools and understanding they will need to develop in order to be at the forefront of this exciting and challenging field.

The Green Register one day Foundation course is designed to gived elegates a thorough overview of all the essential issues surrounding sustainable building practices and to network with like-minded individuals across a range of disciplines. 

In addition to the main subjects presented – energy, water and waste minimisation –relevant legislation and Contraction and Convergence as an importantsocial issue are also covered.

The Foundation course has beenrunning since 2000 as the first day of The Green Register’s Sustainable Building and Services (SBS) course but is now a stand alone course and can also be used as a route to Green Register membership.

Potential members can attend the Foundation course plus one other one day course(including the second day of the standard SBS course) and then applyfor membership.

Are you:

•    concerned about how your business can survive in the current economic downturn?
•    realising that there is potential work in the domestic refurbishment sector now that people cannot afford to move home?
•    wanting to meet a growing demand from clients for eco-refurbishment advice and services but currently lack the information and know-how?

87% of the homes that will be standing in 2050 are already built (DCLG), which is why government, industry and home owners are all looking into the benefits of refurbishing the existing housing stock. More and more home owners are staying put in these challenging economic times but want to extend or refurbish their homes to accommodate an expanding family, build a home office or improve the environmental performance of their house. Architects, surveyors and engineers are realising that there is a real demand for advice and services on renovating houses using sustainable principles but are not sure where to go to gain the knowledge required to undertake these challenging new projects.

Following the popularity of the first course in Bristol, we’re now delighted to repeat this one day training course designed to provide all the information construction professionals will need to advise their clients on the sustainable refurbishment of their homes. Participants will be registered on The Green Register’s website under a new ‘Eco Refurbishers’ listing, designed to easily identify them to new clients.

Some recent TV programmes on ‘green make-overs' might lead viewers to think that eco-refurbishments are all about adding solar panels and recycling bins but this training course will explain that it is a more complex process which looks at the entire house and how it can be holistically improved.  

Building Regulations are set to change later this year as we head down the uncertain road to zero carbon new homes in 2016 and tighter standards for domestic refurbishments. This means a further 25% reduction in carbon emissions for all new homes and for our friends in social housing they will have to achieve a 44% reduction. In addition, the Code for Sustainable Homes is under review and SAP is changing - what are the best options to achieve these tough new standards?

This one day course looks at how building fabric and renewable technologies can work together to reduce energy demand and carbon emissions for both new build and refurbishments.

The speakers, Rachel Mitchell and Phil Neve from Brilliant Futures (both Green Register members), demonstrate that it is possible to design in measures that result in significant reductions in carbon emissions using real life examples such as houses built from Code level 3 to Code level 6 and a low carbon refurbishment of an office block.

Are you:

•    concerned about how your business can survive in the current economic downturn?
•    realising that there is potential work in the domestic refurbishment sector now that people cannot afford to move home?
•   wanting to meet a growing demand from clients for eco-refurbishmentadvice and services but currently lack the information and know-how?

87%of the homes that will be standing in 2050 are already built (DCLG),which is why government, industry and home owners are all looking intothe benefits of refurbishing the existing housing stock. More and morehome owners are staying put in these challenging economic times butwant to extend or refurbish their homes to accommodate an expandingfamily, build a home office or improve the environmental performance oftheir house. Architects, surveyors and engineers are realising thatthere is a real demand for advice and services on renovating housesusing sustainable principles but are not sure where to go to gain theknowledge required to undertake these challenging new projects.

Followingthe popularity of the first course in Bristol, we’re now delighted torepeat this one day training course designed to provide all theinformation construction professionals will need to advise theirclients on the sustainable refurbishment of their homes. Participantswill be registered on The Green Register’s website under a new ‘EcoRefurbishers’ listing, designed to easily identify them to new clients.

Somerecent TV programmes on ‘green make-overs' might lead viewers to thinkthat eco-refurbishments are all about adding solar panels and recyclingbins but this training course will explain that it is a more complexprocess which looks at the entire house and how it can be holisticallyimproved. 

The Green Register one day Foundation course is designed to give delegates a thorough overview of all the essential issues surrounding sustainable building practices and to network with like-minded individuals across a range of disciplines. 

In addition to themain subjects presented – energy, water and waste minimisation –relevant legislation and Contraction and Convergence as an important social issue are also covered.

The Foundation course has been running since 2000 as the first day of The Green Register’s Sustainable Building and Services (SBS) course but is now a stand alone course and can also be used as a route to Green Register membership.

Potential members can attend the Foundation course plus one other one day course (including the second day of the standard SBS course) and then apply for membership.

Are you:

•    concerned about how your business can survive in the current economic downturn?
•    realising that there is potential work in the domestic refurbishment sector now that people cannot afford to move home?
•    wanting to meet a growing demand from clients for eco-refurbishment advice and services but currently lack the information and know-how?

87% of the homes that will be standing in 2050 are already built (DCLG), which is why government, industry and home owners are all looking into the benefits of refurbishing the existing housing stock. More and more home owners are staying put in these challenging economic times but want to extend or refurbish their homes to accommodate an expanding family, build a home office or improve the environmental performance of their house. Architects, surveyors and engineers are realising that there is a real demand for advice and services on renovating houses using sustainable principles but are not sure where to go to gain the knowledge required to undertake these challenging new projects.

Following the popularity of the first course in Bristol, we’re now delighted to repeat this one day training course designed to provide all the information construction professionals will need to advise their clients on the sustainable refurbishment of their homes. Participants will be registered on The Green Register’s website under a new ‘Eco Refurbishers’ listing, designed to easily identify them to new clients.

Some recent TV programmes on ‘green make-overs' might lead viewers to think that eco-refurbishments are all about adding solar panels and recycling bins but this training course will explain that it is a more complex process which looks at the entire house and how it can be holistically improved.