Where ech2o will be speaking
Cath regularly speaks at conferences and CPD events across the UK and this page provides a snapshot of upcoming presentations. This page is periodically updated as new talks are added and old ones removed. Please keep checking back or complete the contact form to join our mailing list.
Ecorefurbishment and the Green Deal
Cath delivers two sessions during this full day Green Register course on retrofitting the UK’s buildings. Go to TGR Events Page for booking Information
- Integrating Renewable Energy Technologies into Existing Buildings. As the Feed in Tariff and the Renewable Heat Incentive makes the retrofitting of renewables ever more attractive, Cath discusses how to ensure they are specified for the most carbon efficient and cost effective situations.
- Retrofitting Sustainable Water Solutions. How to choose the best solutions for existing buildings and ensure they are integrated to perform at their optimum efficiency.
Dates Confirmed for 2012:
- 14 March 2012 – Manchester
- 30 March 2012 – Cambridge
- 20 April 2012 – Swindon
- 25 May 2012 – London
- 1 June 2012 – Leamington Spa
Sustainable Building and Services
This highly commended, comprehensive two-day course covers all the essential issues surrounding sustainable building practices and is delivered by the Green Register. Cath has a been a core trainer on this course since its inception in 1998. She runs a series of workshops across both days.Go to TGR Events Page for booking Information
- Sustainable Water in the UK.
- Low and Zero Carbon Technologies - an overview.
- Solar Thermal - in detail.
- Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Recycling.
- Sustainable Drainage Systems and Alternative Sewage Systems.
Dates Confirmed for 2012:
- 2-3 February 2012 – Bristol
- 8-9 March 2012 – London
- 10-11 May 2012 – Birmingham
- 14-15 June 2012 - Manchester
SusCon Courses
A Practical Guide to Carbon Auditing for Businesses, Schools and Communities.
This one-day course is aimed at anyone who occupies, or is responsible for, a building – whether commercial, educational or domestic. Through a combination of group exercises and guided learning, using examples based on actual case studies carried out by ech2o consultants in schools, offices, and community centres, this interactive course takes you through the steps required to successfully audit your building’s carbon footprint, bench mark it and then to evaluate the most cost effective and carbon effective solutions to implement. Go to SusCon Event Page
Dates Confirmed for 2012:
- 24th Jan - Dartford
- 1st Feb - Brighton
- 27th March - Dartford
Key Principles of Renewable Technologies
In this one day course, Cath covers the key principles of low and zero carbon technologies for all types of buildings, whether retrofit or new build, with an emphasis on how cost effective they are under the Renewable Heat Incentive or Feed-in Tariff. It is suitable for anyone who has to make decisions about the built environment including building designers, planners, facility managers, clients, and building users. The main technologies covered are photovoltaics, small wind, solar thermal, heat pumps, biomass boilers, and CHP. Issues of design, installation and maintenance are all covered. Go to SusCon Event Page
Dates Confirmed for 2012:
- 26th Jan - Dartford
- 30th Jan - Brighton
- 29th March - Dartford
Sustainable Water Solutions
This new one day course covers all aspects of a Sustainable Water strategy within the built environment and ranges from macro to micro solutions. The effect of legislation (whether positive or negative), water efficiency, rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling (and heat recovery), and sustainable drainage systems are all covered. Delegates will undertake group work to design sustainable water solutions for different sites, both existing and new build, and will understand how Part G, the Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM drive less water consumption in our buildings. They will also study the effect of behaviour change to reduce water use in existing buildings.
Dates Confirmed for 2012:
- 17th Jan - Dartford
- 31st Jan - Brighton
Sustainable Retrofit.
Sustainable retrofit of the built environment starts with a fabric first approach. To this end the Green Deal will be introduced in October 2012 to drive the retrofit of the UK’s buildings. This one-day course looks at how best to improve the performance of the UK’s building stock, especially solid wall, hard to treat buildings, and uses examples of recent refurbishment projects to show what works best and where.
Dates Confirmed for 2012:
- 25th Jan - Dartford
- 28th March - Dartford