Training for Housing Professionals

Upcoming events

Renewable energy: Beyond the ‘Merton Rule’
Venue: Roots and Shoots, Lambeth
Date: 11/06/08
National guidelines now mean that all planning authorities must have renewable energy targets for new developments. Over 80 councils have already led the way, and targets are rapidly going beyond the original 10% of the ‘Merton Rule’, with the ‘London Plan’ soon to require 20% on all new developments. This seminar will address how to achieve these challenging targets. Click here for a booking form and more information about this event...

Combined Heat and Power: Site visit, seminar and workshops
Venue: tbc
Date: July 2008 (tbc)
A half day site visit to give delegates the knowledge to identify where this technology could be use to dramatically improve the environmental performance of stock- both existing and new-build. With the on-going support of government policy and the high performance of available technologies, CHP’s importance continues to grow. Click here for a booking form and more information about this event...

Communal heating: Site visit, seminar and workshops.
Venue: tbc
Date: September 2008 (tbc)
Increasingly important to new developments, yet often misunderstood, this visit will address common concerns, issues of metering and billing and provide an overview of centralized design. Click here for a booking form and more information about this event...

Existing Stock
Venue: tbc
Date: November 2008 (tbc)
This event will look at how to integrate renewables into stock, including a workshop assessing a number of typical housing building types. It will also focus on ways to assess options for improving energy efficiency enabling affordable warmth, tenant satisfaction and tackling fuel poverty. Click here for a booking form and more information about this event...

Previous events

Biomass: Site visit, seminar and workshops
Venue: Havering
Date: 9/04/08
A site visit to a biomass installation at R J Mitchell Primary School, and talks from those involved at every stage of the biomass life-cycle; from fuel suppliers and installers through to the end users. A visit to a pellet fuel supply plant was also be included in the agenda. Download the presentations of the day...

• Biomass Feasibility
• Introduction to Biomass
• Biomass Workshop

Designing for Code for Sustainable Homes: Practical training and workshops
Venue: Roots and Shoots, Lambeth
Date: 12/03/08
This half-day seminar equipped delegates with knowledge of Code processes and the technical challenges and cost impacts of compliance, through presentations, detailed discussion and a practical workshop.

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Retrofitting Renewable Energy in Existing Stock
Seminar and workshop
30th November 2006
The half day looked at the different renewable energy technologies available for residential dwellings and how to assess the most suitable technologies for different buildings. 

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Utilising community heating and CHP
Seminar and site visit
11th October 2006
Delegates heard a range of presentations on community heating and its benefits.  Followed by a site visit to the Barkantine Heat and Power community heating scheme.

Where the wind blows: Benefiting from wind turbines
Practical seminar and site visits
15th September 2006
The half day overviewed the current status of small scale with within the UK, looked at the different wind turbines available and visited four different installations.

Meeting Renewable Energy Policies
Practical seminar and workshop: Achieving sustainable energy planning requirements
Planning policy for sustainable energy is becoming increasingly challenging. The half day seminar provided delegates with practical understanding of integration of renewable energy into building design.
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Benefiting from Biomass: Biomass for Housing Projects.
Thursday 2nd March 2006.
This one-day event highlighted the potential of biomass to cost-effectively meet 10% renewable energy planning policies, and provided a practical overview of the technology, fuel supply, and integration into developments.
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Sustainable Social Housing for the Future - Construction Resources, London,
Morning - 28th March 2006
This seminar highlighted the different sustainable energy policy drivers for housing providers.
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Mini CHP seminar and site visit,
Afternoon - 29th March 2006
This seminar run by Baxi Technologies outlined the benefits of mini CHP and included a visit to the site's operational DACHS CHP unit.
Further information on the day

About CEN

CEN has extensive experience in the design and implementation of sustainable energy solutions for a range of stakeholders and has worked with CHP, solar thermal, photovoltaics, wood-fuel heating, ground source heating and wind technologies.

CEN works with a wide range of housing professionals to access funding from a range of utility and government funding streams, allowing you to maximise the impact of limited budgets. CEN also offers interest free loans and Energy Supply Contracts (ESCos).

For further details please contact:
for planner support - Jonathan Galton: 020 8683 6807
for developer support - George Simms: 020 8683 6817
for Housing Associations - 020 8683 6677
for training events -: 020 8683 6677