Knowledge for Tomorrow 

The Build Better trade event will be a one-stop-shop for architects, engineers, designers and contractors, for a wide range of building fabric solutions.

The event is offering a series of industry-specific seminars throughout the day that will focus on the topics of Fire Safety, Acoustics and Energy Efficiency in respect to achieving compliance and meeting the demands of current construction standards and expectations across both residential and non-residential projects.

 It will also provide attendees with an opportunity to see and understand new and existing products that help their clients to Build Better.

The seminar sessions are being divided into morning and afternoon events and registration to each should be undertaken separately.

In the afternoon our Build Better focus will turn to residential projects where representatives will address compliance with BCAR in this construction sector.
We will also have industry experts addressing the key design and construction techniques which will help to achieve compliance with the new nZEB low energy Building Regulation Part L requirements which will come into force later this year.

Agenda:

13:30 Welcome & Opening Address -  Jason Horrex, Gyproc & Isover

13:40 Jason Horrex – Training Manager, Saint-Gobain Construction Products Ireland Ltd.

Airtightness, the devil is in the detail.

As a fundamental element of the energy efficient building fabric and a key contributor to nZEB compliance, how effectively applied airtightness can directly relate to the space heating energy consumption of a domestic dwelling.

14:15 Cyril Mannion

Thermal bridging, putting theory into practice

A proven and critical concept in Passive construction, reducing a building’s Y-factor with good practice thermal bridge detailing can provide a significant cost effective contribution to nZEB compliance.

14:50 Break

15:00 Willie Keane – B.E., Chartered Engineer, SEAI BER Assessor Design & Assigned Certifier, Homebond

 

The application of BCAR in masonry residential

A broad overview of the many key issues the residential project team must consider when demonstrating compliance with the masonry elements of a domestic building.

15:40 Q&A Session

16:00 Close

SPEAKERS

Cyril Mannion

Cyril Mannion is director of Mannion Build. Mannion build specialise in the construction of Low Energy Buildings, acoustic offices and the construction of DJ booths and have project managed the construction of some of Ireland's first certified passive houses and enerphit houses starting back in 2009. Cyril has a high level of technical expertise in all aspects of energy efficient construction and is a certified Passive House consultant, air-tightness testing technician. He has also trained in many other areas including THERM, Thermal Bridge Modelling and WUFI

Willie Keane

Willie is an experienced Chartered Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. Willie is skilled in Building Regulation & Building Control Regulations Compliance, Construction and Value Engineering, Structural & Civil Engineering. Strong business development professional graduated from Limerick & Cork Institute of Technology’s. He acts as Design / Assigned Certifier on a variety of residential developments and also provides technical services and consultancy to builders including DEAP calculations, BER Certification and Air Tightness Testing.

Jason Horrex

Jason has over 10 years’ experience providing comprehensive technical support and advice to the construction industry and is now currently the Saint-Gobain Technical Academy Training Manager developing and providing training to industry professionals to promote best practice from specification to site.