The webinar addresses the rising implementation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel systems and reviews the current NHBC recommendations for roof space ventilation.

Key topics include:

• Batten space and roof space ventilation
• Condensation within the home
• Complex roof designs & ventilation
• Solutions for use on all cold and warm pitched roofs where in-roof solar PV panels are installed
• Clear ventilation path within whole roof

The webinar focuses on fire safety in buildings, while also offering guidance on a range of challenges faced by architects, specifiers, surveyors, and contractors

Key topics include:

• Understanding Fire
• BS EN13501-1(2018) Fire classification of construction products and building elements
• Testing
• Fires in Building Cavities – Case Studies
• London Fire Brigade – Fires of Special Interest
• Current standards
• Building Membranes
• Reflective Technology
• Safeshield Fire Safe Membrane

A webinar covering how condensation forms in roofs, strategies to reduce it, its impact on buildings and occupants, and the British Standard BS5250:2021, which outlines best practices for controlling condensation in buildings.

Key topics include:

• How condensation forms in roofs
• Common sources
• Methods to reduce condensation
• The effects of condensation on the building and inhabitants
• British Standard BS5250:2021 code of practice for controlling condensation in buildings
• Permavent Envirotect

The webinar will offer an in-depth overview of the approved standards in England & Wales, Scottish Building Standards, and BS5534. It will also recommend an approved solution for installing low-pitched slate or concrete roofs.

Key topics include:

• An introduction to low-pitch roofing
• Traditional roof coverings, such as slate and plain tiles
• Profiled roof tiles
• Failed remedies
• Design considerations
• Good installation practice
• Critical roof details
• Testing & guarantees

The Air Tightness & Thermal Efficiency CPD webinar will offer a comprehensive overview of the updated guidance in Approved Document Part L, which suggests an approved solution to enhance a building’s thermal efficiency by achieving both air tightness and thermal efficiency.

Key topics include:

• The importance of ventilation
• Relative humidity
• Common issues faced in modern day housing
• Air tightness
• Optimising thermal performance
• Typical air leakage paths
• Approved & tested solution