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Building Regulations Part O: Overheating

6.0 CPD Hours

Standard Rate
£430.00  +VAT
Member Rate
£340.00  +VAT
  • Facilities Management
  • Building Safety

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Part O is a new part of the Building Regulations, which came in to effect on 15th June 2022. The training course covers the key requirements and guidance set out in the Approved Document.

Part O is applicable to residential buildings. As well as dwellings, it also covers other permanent places of residence, for example student halls of residence and care homes.

Building Regulations are a devolved responsibility in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This scope of this presentation covers England only.

The course aims to clarify the requirements and guidance, and is based on the Part O 2021 Technical Guidance published by the Future Homes Hub.

Learning outcomes:

After attending the course all delegates should be able to: 

  • Understand the context to Part O, including its limitations;,  
  • Provide advice to clients and project teams with respect to Part O compliance; 
  • Provide advice to architects on building form and fabric in terms of mitigating overheating risk; and 
  • Prepare information to demonstrate Part O compliance via the simplified method to the building control body. 

Delegates who are already competent in dynamic thermal modelling should also be able to: 

  • Prepare information to demonstrate Part O compliance via the dynamic thermal modelling method to the building control body. 
Agenda for event
Time Description
10:00

Introduction

10:15

Overview

11:15

Coffee / tea break

11:30

Compliance methods

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Good principles

15:00

Coffee / comfort break

15:15

Worked examples and case studies

15:45

Close - Q&A

This course is for anyone with responsibility for designing and delivering residential buildings, including:

Building modellers (using dynamic simulation modelling)

Design engineers

Project managers

Speakers

Ross French

Ross French

Mesh Projects Limited | Director

Since 1997, Ross has worked in both contracting and consultancy, holding leadership positions at three international practices. His qualifications and experience span architecture, urban design and engineering.

In 2009, Ross co-founded mesh, a design practice working towards a sustainable built environment. The company provides targeted, valued advice on new-build and refurbishment schemes across a wide range of sectors.

His project work has a heavy emphasis on energy performance, including Building Regulations compliance, energy assessments for planning applications, and estate-level decarbonisation in the public sector.

He has been a Low Carbon Consultant (LCC) since 2010 and is a member of the CIBSE Technical Symposium Scientific Committee.

Meet the trainer: Ross French, the Energy Efficiency related Building Regulations: Part L trainer (cibseblog.co.uk)

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International Bookings
For delegates booking from outside the UK, VAT will not be charged for ‘Remote’ and ‘On-Demand’ courses, as well as online exams. VAT will only apply if you attend a course in person within the UK. If you are booking from outside the UK for a ‘Remote’ course, please complete our ‘Public Course Booking Form’ and state your location in the 'Country of Residence' field to ensure VAT is removed from your booking.

If you encounter any difficulties, please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

Group Bookings
For bookings of 6 or more employees, please visit the 'Corporate Bookings' tab on the left of this page for details on how to arrange group training.

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Remote - How to join: 

This course will be conducted live online via Microsoft Teams. You do not need a Microsoft Teams account. After finalising your booking, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the session. 

You can join using your preferred web browser. Alternatively, if you have the Microsoft Teams desktop app installed, simply click 'join meeting' in the email to connect directly through the app. 

Face-to-Face: 

The course location will be listed below the corresponding date and included in your booking confirmation email, sent after your booking is finalised. Please arrive at the location 15 minutes before the start time. 

Note that face-to-face courses are not available online, so your in-person attendance is required.  

Catering will be provided during the course. If you have any food allergies or intolerances, please inform us in advance by emailing [email protected] so we can make suitable arrangements. 

Please be aware that parking is not available at the venue. 

Course Materials: 

The course presentation and any additional materials will be provided to delegates on the day of the course, once attendance has been confirmed. You will receive links via email to download these materials via email. For those attending a remote course, the materials will also be shared through the Microsoft Teams chat. 

In our efforts to be more sustainable, we encourage you not to print the materials. 

What is included? 

  • Full-day training led by an industry expert  
  • CPD certificate upon completion 
  • PDF course materials 
  • Lunch and refreshments (For face-to-face courses only) 

 

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