Our programme for the next four months. February to May 2008.

Details for individual events will be posted as available.

February 22 11.00 - 3.00pm        
www.house.basf.co.uk
Visit to the BASF House at Nottingham University


March                        
BASF have advised us that further visits
to the house can be made in March.

For those of you who are unable to join
in the planned visit in February and would like to go
individual arrangements can be made through
Caroline Casey at BASF.

Please contact her at caroline.casey@basf.com



18 March                 
Seminar
TOWARD ZERO ENERGY 5
Tuesday 18 March 2008
8.00- 10.30am

The Compass Room
The Lowry
Pier 8. Salford Quays
MANCHESTER
M50 3AZ

PIA AT THE LOWRY
This is our first ever seminar to be held out of London and marks an important
step for us in seeking  to widen our membership base.

Our Towards Zero Energy seminars are an important focus on available, innovative manufactured, building solutions for 21st Century buildings that encourage the use of renewable energy sources and reduce our carbon footprint.

In this sixth seminar in our series we are once again reviewing the technical innovations that are being introduced by two of our members into a major project for domestic sustainable construction.

The live project initiated by the School of the Built Environment at Nottingham University will form the basis for an extensive monitoring programme which will test and assess the effectiveness of the construction solutions.

A site has been provided for the construction of five individual houses each being designed and built to achieve a low energy solution, utilising different technologies.

The first of the houses to be completed was created by our member BASF, opened on 30 January 2008 for the press and public launch and featured at the recent 2008 Ecobuild Exhibition in London.

Our seminar will focus on the BASF house which features high levels of thermal insulation and  incorporates energy efficient products from Rehau and other contributing manufacturers.

The brief was simply to achieve an energy efficient solution using the principles of ‘PassivHaus’ design, at an affordable price with low energy consumption, that exceeded Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.


The seminar is organised to start at 8.30am with various presentations that will run until 10.00am to be followed by a period for questions and discussions and finishing at approximately 10.30am


Programme
08.00 -- 08.30 registration and continental breakfast
08.30 – 08.40 Introductions
08.40 -- 10.00 Presentations
10.00 -- 10.30 Question and Discussion Time


Access strictly by ticket only

To reserve a place please e-mail
Jayne Blackborow   jayne.blackborow@rehau.com

Or telephone the PIA on 020 7307 8593

Or e-mail the PIA at info@piaforum.org

CPD certificates will be available on request


10 April
Breakfast seminar
Joint breakfast seminar with the NGCC looking at recent
developments in the use of FRP Composites for construction
at the Building Centre, London


29 April
Breakfast Seminar   
TWZ7 breakfast seminar at the Building Centre, London.
Speakers to be confirmed


20 May                     
AGM                        
PIA AGM evening meeting at the Building Centre
to be followed by a discussion exploring
Zero carbon and Zero Energy in construction, the reality.