Cross Laminated Timber construction has seen a vast increase in popularity in recent years and is providing a welcome shift from energy intensive traditional construction such as masonry and steel. Projects are diverse and widespread throughout the UK from multi-storey residential buildings in London to affordable housing projects on the Isle of Mull.

The UK is now in a unique position to capitalise on the success and momentum of these builds with more ground-breaking CLT projects completed and planned across various sectors including commercial, residential and educational.

The course is delivered by experienced trainers Niall Crosson, Neil Turner and Ilias Igoumenidis of Ecological Building Systems, as well as trainers Peter Moonen, National Sustainability Manager at the Canadian Wood Council; Paul Southcott, Technical Consultant, HECO-Schrauben Germany; Michael Foerster, Construction Engineer & Export Manager, pro clima and Sen Perez of Finsa UK Structural Solutions.

Ecological Building Systems are longstanding Green Register partners, experts in natural wood fibre insulation, incorporating intelligent airtightness and windtightness solutions as well as specialist fixing systems, focusing on how best to optimise the design and on-site delivery of truly high performance mass timber constructions.

Programme

13.50 - 14.00  Registration / joining online training session

14.00 – 14.10  Opening Address and Introduction
Niall Crosson, Group Technical Manager, Ecological Building Systems 

14.10 - 14.40  Woodfibre Insulation and CLT
Neil Turner, Technical Sales Manager, Ecological Building Systems 

14.40 – 15.10  Airtightness and CLT
Ilias Igoumenidis, Technical Support Engineer, Ecological Building Systems

15.10 - 15.15  Break

15.15 – 15.45 Fixing Calculations for CLT and Woodfibre Insulation
Paul Southcott, Technical Consultant, HECO-Schrauben Germany

15.45 – 16.15 Temporary Weather Protection and CLT
Michael Foerster, Engineer / Head of Applications Technology, pro clima

16.15 - 16.20  Break

16.20– 16.40 A CLT Manufacturers Perspective
Sen Perez, Finsa UK Structural Solutions

16.40 – 17.00 International and National Case CLT Case Studies
Niall Crosson, Group Technical Manager, Ecological Building Systems 

17.00 – 17.45  Why Wood and the Lessons Learnt with CLT (& Questions)
Peter Moonen, National Sustainability Manager, Canadian Wood Council

17.45 – 18.00 Question and Answer session

18.00  Close

About the trainers

Niall Crosson is Group Technical Manager at Ecological Building Systems. Niall holds a degree as a Bachelor of Technology (1st class Hons.) and a Masters Eng. Sc. He is also a Certified Passivhaus Consultant. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Irish Green Building Council and provides guidance on a number of national standard committees. He has provided guidance to many awards winning low energy projects in Ireland and the UK. He has also co-authored and authored chapters for a number of low energy building publications including The Passivhaus Handbook and The Passivhaus Designers Manual. Niall also provides regular technical contributions to a number of construction publications including The Journal of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland.

Michael Foerster has been lead technical engineer with pro clima for more than 10 years. He provides input to various technical and standards committees with a particular focus on air and windtightness membranes, tapes and durable sealing solutions. Michael has also published a number of building physics technical papers for pro clima. He combines practical construction applications with extensive specialist knowledge with a focus on cost-effectiveness. He is Head of Applications Technology and Quality Assurance at pro clima, and also has civil engineering and business administration qualification. Michael is also a qualified carpenter.

Ilias Igoumenidis 

Technical Support Engineer at Ecological Building Systems. Born and raised in Greece, Ilias graduated from the Polytechnic school of Civil Engineers of Patras University and for many years ran his own Design and Construction company prior to moving to the UK.   Since 2013, he has been heavily involved with low energy consumption in building projects.  He was the first person in the Hellenic Passive House Institute to gain the International Certification of a Certified Passive House Designer. Ilias played a significant part of the first Certified Passive House project [Enerphit] in the south eastern Mediterranean area “Passivistas”.  Recent projects that Ilias has been involved with include:

• Agar Grove, London Borough of Camden, 500 affordable homes for new and existing tenants, putting energy performance and fuel poverty top of the agenda, Hawkins\Brown Architects.
• Glen Cottage, Allonby, Cumbria, internal and external renovation of solid stone property with Diathonite Evolution system.
• St Leonards, Chelsea, London, renovation with Diathonite Evolution and Calsitherm climate board systems, Design & Visual Concepts contractors.

Peter Moonen studied Marine Biology, Zoology and Forestry the University of British Columbia and has used that science-based foundation as a technical communications specialist to advance a better understanding of wood products and the forest sector. He has more than 30 years experience dealing with regulatory, environmental, sustainability and operational issues. He is National Sustainability Manager for the Canadian Wood Council (CWC), a technical and knowledge transfer organization, which provides free technical support to designers, contractors, building and fire officials, owners and regulators to build a strong wood culture in Canada through education, training and awareness.  
 
Peter regularly presents on achieving greater sustainability, durability and the appropriate use of wood in Asia, Europe and throughout North America to design professionals, contractors, educators, regulators and building officials. He was an organizer and session facilitator at the UN Timber Committee and reviewer specializing in wood and the green economy for the Forest Products Annual Market Review published by the UNECE, and is a member of the Low Carbon-Assets through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA^2) Initiative of the National Research Council of Canada.

Sen Perez (BSc), Finsa UK Structural Solutions

With a BSc in Product Design Engineering and a background in carpentry, Sen Perez works with customers to help find new and innovative ways to create designs and develop solutions.  Sen has been working with Finsa for over 2 years and is responsible for supporting customers to understand the technical capabilities of Finsa products.  From presenting new and innovative materials in the range to showing end users how to optimise the material's use, Sen is knowledgeable in construction solutions, structural materials, CLT, doors, specialist products, certification and provides consultation to those who want to embrace the new.

Paul Southcott has been with HECO-Schrauben as a Technical Consultant since 2014. In the course of its 125-year history, HECO-Schrauben has seen a gradual and healthy growth. Today, they are one of the leading screw manufacturers in Germany. A trained Carpenter and Building Technician at the Steinbeiss-.Schule in Stuttgart, Paul has vast experience working on projects both in Germany and throughout Europe. He is based in Germany at the HECO-Schrauben factory and trains and supports clients in the calculations required for fastening constructions safely and reliably.

Neil Turner is Technical Sales Manager at Ecological Building Systems. A BBA-competent U-value assessor, who has been involved in developing CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) European standards, Neil has extensive experience in the building products sector. Neil advises architects, contractors and timber frame specialists on the specification of sustainable insulation products and has been involved in numerous sustainable projects throughout the UK.

Recent projects that Neil has been involved with include:

• Bristol City Council affordable Passivhaus housing scheme with pro clima systems, Halstatt Construction and Gale & Snowden Architects
• York Road Montpelier Bristol, internal and external renovation with Diathonite Evolution system, Andrew Dale Architects
• Oak Meadow Primary School, Thomas Vale Construction and Cygnum pro clima
• West Dulwich Passivhaus new build pro clima systems, RDA Architects

What have delegates said about previous seminars with EBS?

"Excellent ... good mix of technical and practical demonstration."
"Excellent diagrams clearly explaining the concepts and practical examples and common problem descriptions."
"Very clear, helpful and very well done!"

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