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This afternoon will include:

• The global picture – climate, energy, water and waste issues
• Update on relevant legislation – UK, Europe and some worldwide issues
• Life cycle analysis – from cradle to cradle
• Minimising construction waste – from design through

    construction to demolition

• Introduction to Recycled Materials – range of products and their environmental impact
• Low carbon technologies – an update on available and planned solutions
• Case studies – review and discuss the application and implication of sustainable construction techniques

 

Speaker:  Lucy Pedler BA DipArch ARB, archipeleco Architects & the Green Register Lucy is an architect with over 22 years professional experience and sustainable expertise in the UK and the USA.  She was a product specialist for five years at the Construction Resources ecological building centre researching products and advising architects.  Lucy now runs her own sustainable architecture practice designing low environmental impact buildings and she founded the Green Register of Construction Professionals in 2000.

CPD record: 3 hours of formal CPD

Core Curriculum: Professional Context: Sustainable Architecture + Construction Skills: Technical innovations, Specification writing