23 January 2013

Fran delivers RIBA CPD on retrofit & building physics



Yesterday to Exeter for first of Robert Prewett and my joint RIBA CPD on retrofit and building physics - trying to cram the half day workshops we did for FLASH into a couple of hours!  It's really interesting to find out what architects are looking for; at Exeter some were focussed on cost of retrofit initiatives, while others on solutions to the difficult details of internal wall insulation. Airtightness was a good area to examine in more detail because it isn't really the money, but the detailing and communication with contractor which is the point - I hope they found some of it useful! Next dates below
Building physics and retrofit design
22-Jan
Exeter
2pm - 4.30pm
13-Feb
Manchester
1.30pm - 4pm
14-Feb
Liverpool
10am-12:30pm
21-Feb
Cambridge
2pm - 4.30pm
27-Mar
Birmingham
2pm - 4.30pm
23-May
Crawley
2pm - 4.30pm
11-Jul
Gateshead
2pm - 4.30pm
18-Jul
Bath
2pm - 4.30pm
12-Sep
Reading
2pm - 4.30pm
18-Sep
Leeds
2pm - 4.30pm
12-Nov
London
5.30pm - 8pm
27-Nov
Nottingham
2pm - 4.30pm
04-Dec
Cardiff
2pm - 4.30pm

14 January 2013

Women in Sustainable Architecture



Good to see Anne Thorne Architects mentioned alongside Fionn Stevenson, Sofie Pelsmakers, Sarah Whigglesworth and others as the AJ's pick of the women who are influencing sustainable architecture today. Read the article by Laura Mark here.