Category: Training

  • Lime plastering course

    I have spent the last couple of days on a lime plastering course in Bedford. I am learning this skill so I can deliver more retrofit services to the customers of www.ecoalex.com. One of the key ways to improve the energy performance of older houses is to add internal insulation to walls. There are lots…

  • CEEQUAL assessor

    CEEQUAL assessor

    Just completed the CEEQUAL assessor course to upgrade to the new CEEQUAL version 5. The course was carried out online which was interesting, it was certainly more compelling than most online courses I have seen before. The new version 5 has a reduced number of sections from 12 to 9 and the layout of the…

  • Home Energy Masterplans

    I have nearly completed my training to become a Home Energy Masterplan surveyor for Parity Projects. This seems to be the perfect complement to the rest of my work as it provides detailed energy modelling for each house. Their masterplan covers energy use in the home in tremendous detail, modelling the energy performance in the…

  • Flash workshop

    I have joined the Flash programme funded by the Institute of Sustainability. It is supposed to help me take advantage of the low carbon economy http://www.instituteforsustainability.co.uk/flash.html I guess I will find out about that over time but the first workshop was useful. I went to a retrofit workshop at the Mayville Community Centre in Islington. This was still…

  • CEEQUAL Assessor Course

    Learning the assessment method and putting it into practice.

  • The Green Register

    Useful course on sustainable construction

  • The sixty second pitch

    Went on another Build Up course at the University of Westminster. One of the things we practiced was the 60 second pitch. Here is my attempt: Sustainable business development I can offer you sustainable business development making your business environmentally friendly and more profitable. Working in the environment and construction fields to help you grow.…

  • Build it up

    Registered for my final courses on the Build up programme at the University of Westminster.  This is for people who’s jobs are threatened or who have been made redundant in the construction industry. So far I have been to a careers workshop day which was very useful. The next three courses I am doing cover…

  • Green careers event

    Spent last night at SOAS in London for a green careers evening organised by Positive Change and People Unlimited. Quite entertaining if a little long. There was a wide range of speakers including Blanche Cameron of Reset Development who included a picture of me at the green roofs event we organised earlier in the summer…

  • Introduction

    Hello. This is my attempt to create something a bit more interesting than an online CV. The blog will include details of my skills, key projects I have worked on, what I am working on now and anything else that might seem relevant.