As of 1st June, two new apprentices have started their three year training as part of a new scheme introduced by Dulas Ltd. Dulas’ new apprenticeship scheme will provide a well paid engineering based fixed term placement, which will involve both on-site electrical installation training as well as a vocational qualification as an electrical technician. Due to a surge in the renewable energy market in recent months, Dulas’ expanding solar division has already taken on two new solar installers this year.
With a total of just over 7,000 participants from 55 countries; and over 450 exhibiting companies from 16 countries, All-Energy 2010, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, has proved to be a true record- breaker. The conference boasted more than 270 speakers and chairs taking part in over 50 sessions over the two days. There were many conference highlights including presentations by Dr Eddie O’Connor, Founder and Chief Executive of Mainstream Renewable Power.
The Green Register (TGR) is pleased to announce that it will be
running one of its most popular courses in Glasgow this month. The one day event entitled 'Becoming an Eco-Refurbisher' is being held at Buchanan House in Glasgow on the 25th June and TGR has a great line up of topics and speakers in store for delegates.
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EnOcean has won the prize for “Best development in the field of energy harvesting” awarded by IDTechEx, an independent market research and consulting enterprise. The award goes to the company with the best energy harvesting product developed in the last 24 months. The jury awarded the prize to EnOcean for the technical advantages and market potential of its product compared to other entrants.
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The National Heat Pump Awards 2011 have been launched to reward and celebrate the best new advances in heat pump technology and outstanding applications in buildings and industry. Launched with the backing of key organisations and leading companies, the new annual awards will provide a national showcase for the latest developments in this vital and
At Housing 2010, Eaton is launching some new additions to their range of consumer units with integrated energy monitoring facilities. These innovative products are an ideal choice not only for environmentally aware homeowners who want to keep a close eye on their electricity usage, but will also be of interest to local authorities that are striving to meet the requirements laid down in National Indicator 186 for reductions in CO2
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The programme for this year’s British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Members’ Day focused on the opportunities that the Carbon Agenda is opening up for businesses working with wood. The topic of the day was put into sharp relief by a hard-hitting keynote speech from BRE chief executive and Construction Products Leader for the ODA, Dr. Peter Bonfield. Dr. Bonfield stressed the imperative for the industry to develop standardised research data to support the powerful case for wood in a world where “low carbon is here and will remain”.
Bekaert Specialty Films has announced its Solar Gard® architectural solar control window films significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and subsequently the carbon footprint, of most commercial and residential properties that use air conditioning. They are the first building improvement products made in the U.S. to measure and report their carbon footprint. By reducing the amount of energy used to cool commercial and residential properties, Solar Gard® window films help decrease carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and achieve zero energy building goals.emissions. Ref: 56063
A BASF insulated flooring system has provided significant energy savings in the refurbishment of a disused Victorian stable block at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) headquarters in Watford. The result is an overall floor U value of 0.14W/m2
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Retrofit Demonstration Project aims to bring about a step change in the housing agenda by highlighting the significant contribution energy efficient refurbishment will play in reducing UK carbon emissions and encouraging industry to raise standards of practice.
Open International Design Competition
The RIBA is delighted to announce the launch of an international open design competition on behalf of The Royal Parks Foundation and Tiffany & Co. Foundation for the design of a new drinking fountain which can then be installed throughout the Royal Parks in London. Tiffany and Co. Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a
$1.25 million gift to the Royal Parks Foundation (USA), a charity established to enable America to support the natural history and heritage of London’s Royal Parks. The programme, called Tiffany – Across the Water, focuses on ornamental and drinking fountains in the capital’s eight Royal Parks and will see the creation of a stunning new fountain in St James’s Park, restoration of the Italian Gardens in Kensington Gardens, as well as improvements to drinking fountains to benefit the Royal Parks’ 37 million visitors each year. The competition challenge will be to create a well-designed drinking fountain to replace older Parks’ fountains which cannot be restored.
Since 2008, award winning conservation and restoration expert City & Country Group has part-funded Essex County Council’s Traditional Building Skills courses, which teach builders and homeowners how to restore some of the country’s most treasured and iconic historic properties. With skills and knowledge gaps affecting specialist workers and building professionals in the built heritage sector, City & Country Group has pledged to fund the courses’ bursaries for a further two years, ensuring that vital skills such as timber framing, flint walling, thatching and wrought ironwork are not forgotten. Helen Moore, Managing Director at City & Country Group Residential,
said: “At City & Country Group we invest a lot of time, money and training, in ensuring that we use traditional methods to restore some of the country’s most neglected heritage buildings and transform them into high-quality, modern homes with original features.” Helen continues: “We couldn’t complete these restoration projects to our exacting standards without calling upon skilled artisans to breathe new life into these architecturally important buildings. However, it is not always easy to find people who are skilled in the building methods that are required. That is why we wholeheartedly support Essex County Council’s Traditional Building Skills courses through our sponsorship.”
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The winning designer will see their work turned into reality in the Parks, with the hope that the design will eventually be adopted in other green spaces around the world. The competition will follow a two stage process with up to 3 teams being shortlisted at stage two and invited to an interview to present their concept design. The competition will be open to entries from all design disciplines eg: architects, engineers, product designers, artists etc. Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will launch the US/UK initiative on
Monday 14 June by announcing the international competition. The deadline for submissions is 22nd September 2010 with details of
how to enter and the full brief available from the competition organisers, RIBA Competitions
www.architecture.com/competitions. Further information can also be found on the Royal Parks Foundation website
http://www.royalparksfoundation.org/fountains
City & County Group Helps Secure the Future of Britain’s Architectural Heritage
One beneficiary of the scheme is Daren Sparrow, who was a modern builder with 20 years’ experience when Essex County Council introduced him to its Traditional Building Skills courses. Two City & Country-funded bursaries and nine courses later he has now switched full-time to working on heritage buildings. Daren comments: “The bursary courses are very good and I really appreciate the fact that City & County Group sponsors this scheme. It has changed my life and I now run my own four-man company called Provenance Restoration and have just taken on an apprentice. We are currently working on several restoration schemes in Essex and Suffolk, so the skills have been put to very good use. “When I was involved in new-builds, you tended to have one trade; you go in as a labourer, electrician or plasterer. On the heritage side of things, you tend to have a mixture of skills. I can do carpentry and laying bricks and plastering, and my skills have been fine-tuned by the training courses I’ve attended.” Rebecca Carter, Historic Buildings Education Officer at Essex County Council, comments: “Essex has some of England’s finest historic buildings, and these generous bursaries provided by City & Country Group allow even more people to learn how to use traditional methods to preserve them for future generations.”
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