Professional Development

B209 Mechanical Services Explained - Bristol

Many people find themselves needing to deal with Mechanical Building Services but have not been equipped with basic information about engineering services in their professional training. The course provides that background & an understanding of the different systems widely used to service buildings. Also it gives delegates a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, operation & maintenance of Building Services.

A786 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems for Dwellings BS 5839 Part 6:2004

This course will provide guidance on legislative requirements for detection in dwellings, including HMOs, consider the different Grades and Categories of system defined in the British Standard and advise on installation requirements.

B210 Building (Scotland) Regulations Section 6 (Energy) - Aberdeen

Section 6 (Energy) is a part of the Building Regulations most professionals who work in building services need to understand. The aim of Section 6 (Energy) of the Building Regulations is to ensure that effective measures for the conservation of fuel and power are incorporated in buildings. This is a part of the Building Regulations everyone involved in building services needs to be aware of. It is particularly relevant to designers of new buildings who need to consider building performance in a holistic manner.

A788 Gas Safety Regulations Explained & Designing for Compliance

The course will cover the background to the Regulations; the stated requirements of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (1998) and the interpretation and application of the Regulations, as detailed in the HSC Approved Code of Practice Document L56. It will look at the function of HSC and GasSafe and legal responsibilities.

A845 Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations

Inspection & Testing of Electrical Installations & Portable Equipment. Tests critical to the safety of any electrical installation required by 17th Ed (BS 7671) & inspection of portable equipment to meet the Electricity at Work Regulations.

A838 Customer Care: The Key to Profitability

It can cost five times as much to win a new customer (client) as it does to keep the one you have. In an increasingly competitive world, winning and keeping customers is vital to business success. You only get one chance to make a first impression and it pays to get it right.

A781 How to Specify a Ground Source Energy System

This course will provide an understanding of the factors to consider prior to specification of a ground source energy system.  The course will look at the types of ground loop available and when they should be considered.  It will allow the designer/specifier to target the GSES most applicable to meet their heating/cooling/building regulations/planning requirements.  The course will also provide guidance on how best to integrate GSES within heating and cooling design.  It will also provide guidance on combining low carbon technologies such as CHP and Solar Thermal with GSES.

A790 Introduction to Electrical Services in Buildings

This course covers the principles & practice of electrical provision in buildings and is designed for a non-technical audience.

A789 Building Electrics Basics 3: Physical Distribution within Building Contraints

This course covers bus bar systems, vertical risers, trunking and track systems, main and standby circuits, essential loads, fire precautions and segregation from IT and telecoms.

A791 Building Electrics Basics 4: Final Outlets & Component Selection

This course covers the design of 240V circuits, lighting, socket outlets, small power, circuit protection, meeting standards and an introduction to metering and tariffs.

A792 Power System Harmonics

Modern complex electrical loads like electronic motor control, rectifier plant, Information Technology Equipment etc, produce considerable harmonics with probable consequential system damage. This course details the causes, effects and mitigation.

A793 Variable Flow Water System Design

The key points the training discusses are: comparison with constant flow; design margins; load diversities; terminal flow/output relationships; pipe flow loading; pipe layouts; differential pressure regulators; pump control; pump energy savings.

A794 Part L Building Regulations 2010 - London

Changes to the Approved Documents of Part L of the Building Regulations were published in April 2010, and came into force in October 2010. This course will give a comprehensive overview of Part L and introduce the changes.

A795 Introduction to Legionella Control

This wide-ranging course reminds attendees of  the reasons for the need to revise  HS(G)70 to produce the current HSE L8 2000 document : The Control of legionella bacteria in water systems.

A796 Heating Services Explained (3 days)

The course covers the basic concepts behind the design and operation of heating systems; the main components; how they operate; the characteristics of the various types of system and how they should be controlled.  Whilst some detailed aspects of design will be covered so to give delegates an understanding of the design process, particularly in relation to efficient operation, the course is not intended to provide delegates with the knowledge to carry out detailed design calculations. Although concentrating on wet systems, the operation of dry (warm air) and radiant systems will also be explained.

A797 Introduction to Facilities Management

An excellent course for those involved with Facilities Management and the operation and maintenance of buildings and services.

A798 Fire Safety Engineering Design: Principles and Application

This course will introduce delegates to the methods of quantifying fire growth and smoke movement in buildings. It will demonstrate the development of fire engineering strategies for complex buildings. The course also provides an in depth understanding of the requirements of Part B of the Building Regulations as it focuses on how fire engineering can be used to meet the recommendations given in Approved Document B.

A853 Lighting & Energy Efficiency

To help in the reduction of carbon emissions electriclighting needs to be provided energy efficiently byusing the right light in the right place at the right timeprovided by the right lighting system. This meanshaving the right lighting criteria, the right lightingscheme for the place, installed and operated by theright lighting system. The objective of this course is tocover the important considerations and requirementsfor energy efficient lighting solutions.

● Regulations, codes and specifications

● Technologies and systems

● Design tools and applications

● Design process and lighting practice

Presented by: Lou Bedocs, Lighting ApplicationsDirector/Advisor, Thorn Lighting

A800 Smart Metering

The UK Government is promoting the image of every home having a smart meter by 2020. Industry and commerce must be far ahead of that deadline so that it can effectively understand and control, costs and environmental emissions. It's no longer just pounds and kilowatt hours but also carbon footprints. Smart meters provide that solution.

A801 Fire Resisting and Smoke Control Doorsets

This training course looks at the essential aspects of fire resisting doorsets, starting with the regulatory background proceeding through the various stages to installation, maintenance and ongoing audit. The discussion of door technology will include examination of sample elements.

A802 Effective Maintenance Management

A practical guide to the methods of installing a planned maintenance system for building services. The course also examines legislative & managerial issues involved in maintenance and the application of maintenance contracts.

A803 Energy Survey

This course looks at carrying out audits.  It will enable the delegate to carry out their own audits or else draw up a specification for others to carry out the task.
It has long been known that an audit of one's utility uses can provide a useful insight into the issues of where and when waste is taking place. This course looks at a number of simple approaches to carry out an audit from the simple spreadsheet approach to the more detailed style employed both by the Carbon Trust and the Energy Consultancy Industry. This course will enable the delegate to carry out their own audits or else draw up a specification for others to carry out the task.

A799 Standby Diesel Generator

This course covers the design techniques for the selection and sizing of standby diesel generators for low voltage distribution systems within a Building Services Environment.

A804 Energy Strategy Reports

Energy strategy reports are a requirement for planning permission in London and a number of other UK cities including Oxford, Reading and Brighton.  Writing a meaningful report involves making many decisions about what data you use and how you apply it.  Whilst using dynamic simulation is a valuable tool it can produce unrealistic results, ensuring you know what to expect before accepting the results is vital.  This practical course will review energy strategies and demonstrate how to prepare an energy strategy report.

A805 Monitoring and Targeting

This course looks at the basic principles of identifying information sources and using that data to expand the organisation's understanding of what is happening related to the consumption of utilities and the output of the organisation.

A806 The Carbon Reduction Commitment

The carbon reduction commitment (CRC) currently known as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is set to have a wide reaching impact on all stakeholders involved in the energy and environmental market, from end users to consultants and other service provides.

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is a mandatory emissions trading scheme that will deliver energy and carbon reductions in large, not energy intensive organisations. Organisations with total electricity consumption through Half Hourly Meters greater than 6,000MWh in 2008 will be affected.

The course aims to provide a detailed overview to the legislative requirement in addition to covering the practicalities of reporting, giving examples of how wider issues will affect end users and the way service providers operate.

This course includes the detailed practicalities of carbon footprinting and extending this to create a wider strategy.

A807 Low and Zero Carbon Energy Technologies: Undertaking feasibility studies and understanding design considerations

This course provides an introduction to low and zero carbon technologies covering the technical issues, design and maintenance implications, and the capital and running costs that need to be considered when assessing the applicability of incorporating systems into new and existing buildings.

A811 Practical Project Management

This course is designed for those who manage projects in the construction and building services industries. The aim of the course is to introduce the project manager role and review the CIOB/CIBSE/RIBA/RICS/ICE Code of Practice for Project Management, explain the strategies for achieving successful projects and give practical tips and advice on successful project management.

A808 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems for Buildings - BS 5839 Part 1 2002

The recommendations  of BS 5839-1, as amended in 2008, are examined in detail.

A809 Introduction to 11kV Distribution and Protection

Overview of design & application of 11kV electrical systems including switchgear, transformers, distribution systems, protection & discrimination, legislation, health & safety issues.

A810 Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations

The course provides an understanding of the requirements of Part B (B1-B5) of the England and Wales Building Regulations and the methods that can be employed to demonstrate compliance. While this will largely involve reference to Approved Document B, the use of alternative methods will be discussed. Recent changes to the Regulation & Approved Document will be highlighted.

A812 Air Conditioning Basics 1: Comfort, Climate & Heat Gains

The influence of temperature, air movement, radiation and humidity on sensations of human comfort is discussed and the effects of clothing, age, fresh air etc are considered. This leads to the choice of inside design conditions that the system has to provide. The outside climate has an influence on the performance of the system and hence this is also reviewed.

A846 Cooling & Refrigeration

This course introduces the fundamental  principles of refrigeration systems and considers the optimisation of these systems for the purpose of energy efficiency. Designed for those with limited experience in this field, who wish to further their understanding of cooling systems, their component parts and their operation. Frequently encountered problems and their associated solutions are examined and explained with illustrated examples.

A813 Introduction to Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

An introduction to the technical, environmental and economical aspects of CHP complete with case studies.
Designed primarily for professionals with limited or no previous experience in the subject.
The course is designed to be as interactive as possible allowing students to participate fully through discussion and questioning throughout.

A814 Air Conditioning Basics 2: The Air Conditioning Process

If a room is to be kept at a comfortable state, the air supplied to it must be cooler than the room temperature and drier than the room moisture content, by amounts related to the respective sensible and latent heat gains. It follows that knowledge of the way in which the air must be processed to achieve such values of temperature and moisture content is necessary.

B211 Electrical Services Explained (3 days) - Birmingham

This three day course will give you grounding in electrical services and equipment and a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, installation and maintenance of electrical systems. Delegates will develop their own engineering judgments and confidence when dealing with electrical issues.

A815 Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Recycling in the Sustainable Environment

The fast increasing need for water conservation brings a demand for rainwater harvesting. This course deals with practical application in domestic, industrial & commercial buildings.

A836 Design of Heating and Chilled Water Pipe Systems

Significant pump energy savings can be achieved by effective design of variable flow systems and control of pump speed.  Furthermore improved efficiencies can be achieved from low energy heat sources if system temperature differentials are maximised.  At the same time the practical considerations of system flushing and commissioning must be considered.  This event will give you the information you need to be confident that your designs for heating and chilled pipe systems optimise system efficiency, can be commissioned effectively.

B212 Mechanical Services Explained - Birmingham

Many people find themselves needing to deal with Mechanical Building Services but have not been equipped with basic information about engineering services in their professional training. The course provides that background & an understanding of the different systems widely used to service buildings. Also it gives delegates a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, operation & maintenance of Building Services.

A837 Introduction to Building Services

This course provides an overview of building services; what they are, why they are needed & how they work.  It is particularly beneficial to those responsible for management & operation of building services but lacking formal engineering training.

A847 Energy Efficient Heating - Upgrading & Operating Heating Systems in Buildings

This course will cover one of the key systems which must be understood if energy savings are to be achieved in the UK context. It will cover information such as an introduction to boilers and how they work and how to make energy savings from boilers and heating systems.

A835 Sanitary and Rainwater Design using BS EN 12056:2000

This course will cover the application of BS EN 12056 for the design of above ground gravity drainage systems, including reference to Approved Document H plus example calculations to solve realistic design scenarios will also be included.

A816 Air Conditioning Basics 3: Air Conditioning Plant

To affect the air conditioning process various items of the plant are necessary. These comprise of filters to clean the air, cooler coils for cooling and dehumidification, humidifiers, heater batteries, and fans for supplying and extracting the air. In the majority of cases, for multi-room buildings, a system of ductwork is also needed to distribute the air.

A817 Air Conditioning Basics 4: Automatic controls & refrigeration

Since air conditioning systems operate at partial load for most of their lives it is essential to provide a proper system of automatic control. The treatment of automatic controls in this part of the course is virtually non-theoretical. This is because the theory of the subject is complicated. Nevertheless, a reasonable understanding of the subject can be obtained provided that the fundamental principles are outlined and the proper application to air conditioning systems explained.

A818 HSE Guidance on Control of Legionellosis Explained

This course gives an excellent overview of L8 (2001) ACOP & the HSE initiative for a Code of Conduct for Service Providers. It also reviews the latest legal findings. The course is designed for delegates with a basic knowledge of earlier guidance on legionellosis.

A820 Fans for a Greener Future – The Obligations of Specifiers, Manufacturers and Users

The Energy Using Products Directive - introduction of minimum efficiencies for fans on 1st January 2013.  ISO 12759 Energy Classification.  Responsibilities of specifiers and manufacturers.
Effects of the new Parts L & F; need for higher efficiencies & accurate system resistance; importance of life cycle costs & noise; fan types; fan laws; variable flow. The ATEX Directive.

B213 Electrical Services Explained (3 days) - Bristol

This three day course will give you grounding in electrical services and equipment and a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, installation and maintenance of electrical systems. Delegates will develop their own engineering judgments and confidence when dealing with electrical issues.

A819 Practical Controls for HVAC Systems

Concentrating on achieving the deliverable rather than explaining control theory. How do we control different systems? What are we trying to achieve? What equipment is used & how does it work? Suitable for all engineers involved in design and maintenance of HVAC systems. This course is designed for all engineers involved in the design & maintenance of HVAC systems.

A822 Fire Sprinkler Systems: Design to BS EN 12845

This course covers sprinkler system components; hazard classification; design requirements; water supplies; types of sprinkler; spacing & location of sprinkler heads; piping layout & sizing.

A823 Mechanical Services Explained - London

Many people find themselves needing to deal with Mechanical Building Services but have not been equipped with basic information about engineering services in their professional training. The course provides that background & an understanding of the different systems widely used to service buildings. Also it gives delegates a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, operation & maintenance of Building Services.

A824 Preparing FM and Maintenance Contracts

This course provides practical guidance in the preparation of typical FM and Maintenance contract documents and methods of selecting suitable contractors. It also provides clear guidance in the preparation of a bespoke contract and examines the terms and conditions, which need to be considered to ensure that work, meet client expectations.

A825 Overview of Current Fire Legislation and Guidance

This course examines and interprets the current Fire Legislation in the UK and explores its impact on employers and those in charge of premises. The implication of building regulations on fire precautions is examined. There is also discussion of the fundamental pre-requisites for a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment.

A826 Electricity at Work Regulations Explained

Compliance with Electricity at Work Regulations is mandatory in the UK. This course explains the requirements of the Regulations & suggests ways to ensure compliance.

A827 Low Carbon Buildings and Energy Infrastructure for Local Authorities

This course has been designed to give an overview of the areas where local authorities have the potential to make positive interventions to reduce CO2 emissions from energy use in buildings. It will be relevant to officers and members involved in planning, development control, procurement, property services, sustainability and energy management.

A828 Understanding and Application of Psychrometric Charts

To properly design, commission or operate air systems for environmental control (e.g. air conditioning or ventilation systems) it is essential to appreciate the underlying processes that characterise the changes in the air - the psychrometric processes.

A829 Electrical Services Explained (3 days) - London

This three day course will give you grounding in electrical services and equipment and a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, installation and maintenance of electrical systems. Delegates will develop their own engineering judgments and confidence when dealing with electrical issues.

A830 Smart Metering

The UK Government is promoting the image of every home having a smart meter by 2020. Industry and commerce must be far ahead of that deadline so that it can effectively understand and control, costs and environmental emissions. It's no longer just pounds and kilowatt hours but also carbon footprints. Smart meters provide that solution.

A831 Building Drainage Explained

A general introduction to below ground building drainage systems, covering the key features of typical drainage systems, explaining practical applications, and including some drain sizing examples.

A832 Introduction to Facilities Management

An excellent course for those involved with Facilities Management and the operation and maintenance of buildings and services.

A833 Energy Strategy Reports

Energy strategy reports are a requirement for planning permission in London and a number of other UK cities including Oxford, Reading and Brighton.  Writing a meaningful report involves making many decisions about what data you use and how you apply it.  Whilst using dynamic simulation is a valuable tool it can produce unrealistic results, ensuring you know what to expect before accepting the results is vital.  This practical course will review energy strategies and demonstrate how to prepare an energy strategy report.

B214 Mechanical Services Explained (3 days) - Loughborough

Many people find themselves needing to deal with Mechanical Building Services but have not been equipped with basic information about engineering services in their professional training. The course provides that background & an understanding of the different systems widely used to service buildings. Also it gives delegates a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, operation & maintenance of Building Services.

B215 Electrical Services Explained (3 days) - Manchester

This three day course will give you grounding in electrical services and equipment and a better appreciation of many of the issues associated with design, installation and maintenance of electrical systems. Delegates will develop their own engineering judgments and confidence when dealing with electrical issues.

A834 The Carbon Reduction Commitment

The carbon reduction commitment (CRC) currently known as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is set to have a wide reaching impact on all stakeholders involved in the energy and environmental market, from end users to consultants and other service provides.

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is a mandatory emissions trading scheme that will deliver energy and carbon reductions in large, not energy intensive organisations. Organisations with total electricity consumption through Half Hourly Meters greater than 6,000MWh in 2008 will be affected.

The course aims to provide a detailed overview to the legislative requirement in addition to covering the practicalities of reporting, giving examples of how wider issues will affect end users and the way service providers operate.

This course includes the detailed practicalities of carbon footprinting and extending this to create a wider strategy.