CITB-ConstructionSkills NI and the Chartered Institute of Building recently held two free seminars designed to provide an overview of all the new environmental and sustainable construction developments which are affecting the industry at the minute and which will change the way we build in the future.

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The topics covered included future building policy & legislation for change, passive house, BREEAM, retrofit, green building materials, site management, Code for Sustainable Homes, zero carbon homes, and renewable technologies. The sessions were attended by a mix of large and small contractors, CIOB members, and other interested parties whose comments included: ‘very informative’, and ‘good introduction to major changes in the industry and covered a lot in a short time’.

(PM/GK)