For the Diary
A selection of interesting events
Interested in Walking and Heritage? Paul and Anna Dunkerley are creating a series of heritage trail guides and have just published their first walk "Historical engineering trail in Cumbria" an interesting and easy family walk, 5km long, along a disused track bed. The guide is available as a free pdf download from http://www.ice-northwest.org.uk/news_events/news_view.asp?newsid=2702
The Association of Building Engineers (ABE) are launching a series of half-day roadshows hosted nationally, to provide a detailed understanding of Part G of the Building Regulations along with technical advice and how these requirements may be implemented.
For more information, go to the ABE website where more information can be found.
http://www.abe.org.uk/seminars-workshops/featuredevent
The Construction Products Association is holding a workshop on CEN 350 - 10 November 2009
This will consider in detail the progress in the development of the CEN 350 European Standards on the sustainability of buildings and construction products. further details can be obtained from sive.butler@constructionproducts.org.uk
Concrete in the Marine Environment - Wednesday 18th November 2009, 13.30 arrival for a 14.00 start, close at 17.50 -Barceló Blackpool Imperial Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 2HB; Register www.concretecentre.com/events
Start saving your Carbon Tax - before it arrives… Twilight Seminar: Reducing construction waste to landfill - a solution! Centre for Construction Innovation, CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 6DW; Wednesday 28th October, 4.30 - 6.30p memma.looskin@ccinw.com
