Aggregate Industries UK Ltd

This seminar will look at: - What is sustainable development - What is BREEAM - BREEAM markets of construction - BREEAM buildings - BREEAM issue categories - Weightings - Life cycle assessment - Green Guild methodology - What is an environmental profile - BREEAM materials specification - Eco points - BREEAM scoring - Code for sustainable homes - Responsible sourcing of materials - Exemplar project 2012 olympics - Exemplar supply chain - Aggregate industries achievements

Design of masonry construction to meet BREEAM and C4SH criteria Relevant product standards Range of available products and associated applications Including movement control in design

This seminar will provide attendees with an increased awareness of; - The need for segmental retaining walls - Walling design and construction - Different walling types - Specification writing - Choosing the correct solution

This seminar will provide the audience with a basic understanding of sustainable drainage systems including design issues, products available and sources of further information.

- The basic concrete constituents and latest updates on mix designs - Aggregate Industries mixer desk software for carbon output explained - The special sustainable requirements for the Olympic park mix design - Project examples including The Shard project London - The environmental impact of buildings and climate change - Current building legislation and BES 6001 responsible sourcing - The code for sustainable homes, BREEAM and Green guide ratings - Linear thermal bridging and thermal mass - Insulating concrete formwork (ICF) structural walling systems - Precast concrete - Passivhaus Construction - SUDS – a brief explanation together with hard landscape options