Achieving A-Rated Concrete and Timber Frame Homes

The North-West Region of Engineers Ireland

Invites you to attend an Evening Lecture and Web-cast

Achieving A-Rated Concrete and Timber Frame Homes

Presented by:

Liam Smyth,
Head of Marketing and Technical with Irish Concrete Federation

Gary Treanor
Chairman of the Irish Timber Frame Association

8:00pm Monday 19th January 2009
Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon

The webcast is hosted with the assistance of the online distance learning unit in the School of Engineering, Institute of Technology, Sligo. (www.itsligo.ie/online) and is hosted on the Engineers Ireland Web-casting platform at: https://engineersireland.webex.com/ . It is recommended that you register in advance of attending the event.

CPD Accredited
All welcome & no entrance fee

Recording is available here (Recording starts about 2 minutes into the first presentation and sound is poor)

Further details:

In light of additional amendments to the Building Regulations in 2008 which require a 40% improvement in energy efficiency on previous regulations as well as requirements that all new homes must be accompanied by BER (Building Energy Rating) Certificate, this presentation and webcast is designed to be informative and will be of particular interested to anyone who wishes to learn more about Energy Efficient Home Construction.

The presentation will be provided by two guest speakers, both engineers and professionals in the concrete and timber frame industries.
Gary Treanor is Director of Business & Product Development with Kingspan Century and the current Chairman of the Irish Timer Frame Manufacturers Association.

Liam Smyth is Head of Marketing and Technical with Irish Concrete Federation, the national trade federation for the concrete and aggregate industries.

Timber Frame has developed rapidly as a house construction method in Ireland in the last two decades. It is recognised for quality control, speed of construction and for improved insulation properties. The House of Tomorrow Programme and product development advances including pre-insulation and panel fabrication provide improved air tightness, insulation and thermal efficiencies designed to achieve the highest possible energy ratings. Gary will detail the benefits of using timber frame construction further as well as provide a summary introduction to recent changes to the Building Regulations and BER Certification.

The first 2 A-Rated houses built in Ireland were concrete built. Liam Smyth will provide an outline of the use and benefits of concrete construction, including a step by step guide to achieving A rating and the use of the recently published Acceptable Construction Details for Thermal Bridging. Liam will also present details of the ICF’’s Zero Carbon Emissions Project which is due for completion this Summer.

The event is in the Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon on Monday 19.01.2009 at 8:00 pm, followed by a Q&A session and light refreshments. There is no admission charge and all are welcome.