AECB News

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Dirty business as usual is NOT an option any longer.
Please do what you can.....

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AECB’s CarbonLite Passivhaus Designer training programme now also offers Science of Passivhaus, Construction of Passivhaus and Building Services for Passivhaus,  in addition to the already popular range of existing courses – Understanding Passivhaus Principles and Methodologies, Using PHPP to Design Low Energy Buildings and Thermal Bridging.  

The courses can be booked  individually, or together to form a full syllabus, which can be taken as an intensive course with revision session and the Passivhaus Designer exam from the Passivhaus Institut.  (If you have already taken some modules there is no need to repeat these – see note below)

The programme is specifically developed for the UK with UK building examples, and is delivered by trainers with experience in UK Passivhaus.

The intensive course with revision session and exam at £1849 for AECB members and £2199 for non members.  This intensive course does not include the Thermal Bridging course, as this is not a requirement of the Passivhaus Designer syllabus, however we do recommend that Thermal Bridging is booked as a supplementary course to improve your skills as a Passivhaus Designer.  

Individual one-day modules cost  £249 for AECB members and £299 for non members ; two-day modules are £499 for AECB members and £599 for non-members. All prices ex vat.

Dates are currently being offered in London (September 2011) and Bristol (October 2011) – see the full course calendar at http://www.carbonlite.org.uk/carbonlite/course_calendar.php . For more course information and details of prices  and booking, see http://www.carbonlite.org.uk/carbonlite/courses.php, or contact Helen Bennett helen@peterwarm.co.uk.

Is it suitable for me?
The prerequisites are a qualification or experience in the building sector (e.g. architects, architectural technologists, energy consultants, engineers, builders or building professionals).  If you are not sure if this course is suitable, or would like further information, please contact Helen Bennett helen@peterwarm.co.uk.

Already completed CarbonLite courses?
If you have already completed some or all of the original CarbonLite courses, don’t worry, the content of these courses has not changed.  Completion of these courses does not make you exempt from any sections of the exam, but you will have already completed the learning on these courses.  If you have attended the PHPP or Thermal Bridging courses, but not yet completed your ‘take away’ exercise it is not too late to email these in to Warm.

The AECB have been asked to actively involved in this year’s Grand Design live show in the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands.  We will be on a discussion panel with Grant Shapps, the housing minister, looking at making self build more accessible. We will also be giving a couple of presentations and offering free ecobuilding advice. The show runs from 30th April – 8th May – more details about the event from http://www.granddesignslive.com.

If any AECB members would like free tickets for the show (cost to buy is upwards of £11), contact Geoff Stow on geoff.biy@homecall.co.uk.   

The AECB is active locally as well as nationally, and its local groups network is going from strength to strength. Two new groups, one in Lancashire and one in Birmingham are launching this month. This is on top of the new groups recently established in both Central and Northern Scotland. And the Cheshire group is spreading its wings into Shropshire this month, as well.

These new groups add to the successful groups already running around the country: see the AECB forum (http://www.aecb.net/forum/index.php/board,24.0.html) for more information.

All AECB members are welcome at these friendly, informative events. For details, and to let organisers know of your interest, visit and post on the AECB forum. If you would like to come along as a guest to a 'taster' session, please contact Debbie Mauger by emailing anadapta"at"theh2ozone.co.uk.

Members who would like to see a group begin close to their home, and would like to join others in organising one, are also invited to post on the forum, or to contact Debbie.

The 2011 AECB Members' conference will be held on Friday and Saturday 16th - 17th September, on Nottingham University's very attractive Campus.

More information to come here and in forthcoming Network newsletters -- in the meantime, mark the dates in your diary -- and  visit our Conference 2010 page (http://www.aecb.net/conference2010.php), where you can see most of the presentations from last year's wonderful event.

The AECB will be having a stand at Ecobuild again this year, so if you are visiting the ExCel centre between the 1st and 3rd of March please pop over to stand N62 and say hello -- we are right opposite a cafe area, so you could combine your visit with a coffee.

This year's exhibition has some new features such as a Passivhaus Pavilion, as well as more than 130 seminars covering the most pressing concerns for built environment professionals:
 
       future energy
       energy in buildings
       regulations revealed
       simplifying standards guides and tools
       refurbishing Britain
       sustainability and the city
       sustainable by design
       sustainable small projects
       from grey to green
       sustainable architecture & design
       beyond construction
       installer business
       installer skills
 
Full details and tickets for the exhibition itself can be found on the ecobuild web site.
www.ecobuild.co.uk

Your clients will be wanting every cold bridge and icy trickle eliminated after this weather: equip yourself now!

Understanding the Passivhaus Standard, Principles and Methodologies
14th February 2011 | City Point, Bristol

Using PHPP to Design Low Energy Buildings
15th February 2011 - 16th February 2011 | City Point, Bristol

Thermal Bridging
17th February 2011 | City Point, Bristol

For further info and online booking, see http://www.carbonlite.org.uk/carbonlite/events.php

The following dates have been announced:

Using PHPP to Design Low Energy Buildings
8th February 2011 - 9th February 2011 | Westbourne Grove, London

Thermal Bridging
10th February 2011 | Westbourne Grove, London

Places still available in Birmingham, Bristol and Plymouth for selected courses before Christmas.

All info and booking at http://www.carbonlite.org.uk/carbonlite/events.php

You can now book the online for the following:

 Understanding the Passivhaus Standard, Principles and Methodologies
13th December 2010 | The Studio, Birmingham

Using PHPP to Design Low Energy Buildings
14th December 2010 - 15th December 2010 | The Studio, Birmingham

Thermal Bridging
16th December 2010 | The Studio, Birmingham

Also places left on courses in Bristol (Nov 22nd-25th), and don't miss the brand new Airtightness course in Plymouth on Nov 29th.

More information and online booking at http://www.carbonlite.org.uk/carbonlite/events.php