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Buildings to prove they are net zero carbon with UK’s first agreed methodology: UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

A pilot version of the UK’s first cross-industry Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard has been launched, providing a free-to-access technical standard to verify buildings as net zero carbon aligned. As a leader in this collaboration with prominent organisations, CIBSE has helped develop a Standard that provides a unified approach to defining net zero carbon within the UK’s built environment

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Published on: 01 Jan 20

Welcome to the new SFE Newsletter

The SFE are delighted to launch the inaugural edition of their new Quarterly Newsletter.

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Published on: 01 Jan 20

Meet the SFE Hub Representatives

The Society of Façade Engineering's membership is a worldwide network of professionals across the façade industry, with over a thousand members around the globe. To enable the SFE to provide useful services to such a widespread community, we have established localised hubs to organise and operate on a regional basis.

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Published on: 01 Jan 20

SFE Post nominals: show your standing in industry.

For SFE members who have achieved a professional grade of SFE membership, a key member benefit is the use of post nominals to highlight their achievements.

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Published on: 01 Jan 20

Improvements to the Society of Façade Engineering Website

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Published on: 01 Jan 20

New CWCT Technical Notes on condensation

The CWCT has recently published two Technical Notes on condensation: TN110 - Designing building façades to manage the risk of surface condensation and mould growth, and TN111 - Designing building facades to manage the risk of interstitial condensation.

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Published on: 01 Jan 20

SFE University Outreach

Members of the Society of Façade Engineering (SFE) were delighted to present an ‘Introduction to Façade Engineering’ at the University of Exeter in January, the University of Surrey in February, at UWE Bristol in April. These lectures included presentations by Simon Bate and Claudio Marini (Buro Happold), Kaman Wong (AESG), Tapiwa Kapofu (Wintech), and Heran Yang (CBRE).

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Published on: 01 Jan 20

UK-SPEC Higher-Risk Buildings Standard

The UK Engineering Council has launched a new standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment Contextualised for Higher-Risk Buildings (UK-SPEC HRB) for engineers and technicians. Registration for Engineers competent to work on HRBs in key disciplines like Structures, Building Services, Façade Engineering, and Fire Engineering is underway.