The following CPD Providers Network material is available from Guardian Industries UK Ltd:
Building Regulation Document L and Energy Efficient Glass
(Seminar)
- Building regulation document L and glass
- Part L's influence on glass specification
- Technical glass performance explained
- U value and G value - relevance to part L
- Glazing and the future
- Specifying glass and reducing CO2
Coated Glass and Energy Balance in Building
(Seminar)
- What is coated glass?
- Methods of production
- Why coated glass?
- Applications and performance
- Insulating Glass Unit (IGU) configurations
- Reducing CO2 through glass specification
- Performance glass and high selectivity
- Passivhaus & ultra low U value windows
- Building Regulations and glass performance
- Coated glass and energy balance
- Environmental and sustainable credentials
- Projects and aesthetic appearance
- Breeam and glass specification
- Using glass to achieve Breeam credits
Glass as a Design Material
(Seminar)
- Glass as a material
- Types of flat glass
- Coated glass
- Laminated glass
- Technical aspects of glass
- Sound control
- Application and performance
- European standards
- Safety and security
- Energy saving
- Exterior applications
- Performance values
- Aesthetic appearance
- Glass and colour
- Decorative glass
- Interior applications
The Production, Technical Aspects and Use of Glass in Architecture and Half Day Glass Works Tour and Seminar
(Factory Visit)
- History of float glass
- What makes up glass
- Localisation and material sourcing
- Reducing energy consumption in production
- Float glass manufacturing process
- Annealing and tensile stresses
- Visual quality
- Glass sizes and distribution
- Laminated glass
- Applications and uses
- Bullet and blast resistant glass
- Benefits of laminated glass
- Laminated sizes
- Laminated glass manufacturing process
- Using laminated glass to comply with Building Regulations
- Building Regulations in UK and Ireland (Document N, K and equivalent)
- Standards and compliance
Further information on some of the training offered by Guardian Industries UK Ltd
and the locations served is available:
Contact information
Steven Scrivens +44 (0)7595 271766
specifications@guardian.com