Green Build Expo 2011
Dated: 20/05/2011
Green Building Store will be bringing its expertise in the field of Passivhaus and low energy design to Greenbuild Expo, taking place at Manchester Central on June 29th and 30th 2011. Green Building Store will be officially launching its new Ecoplus3 windows & doors at the event, the latest evolution of its cutting edge Yorkshire-made range. Ecoplus3 offers high performance triple glazing as standard, combined with natural plant oil finishes and boron timber treatment. Alongside the Ecoplus3 range, Green Building Store will be showcasing some of its ground-breaking Passivhaus products and services at its stand E47 at Greenbuild Expo this year. Products on display will include the newly-launched Alphawin Passivhaus-certified window and a working model of the PAUL Novus 300 MVHR system - the most efficient Passivhaus-certified MVHR system currently available in the world. Visitors to Green Building Store's stand E47 will also get a chance to register for a FREE technical DVD on the Denby Dale Passivhaus (normally sold at £12).
Chris Herring, Director Green Building Store (and Chair of the Passivhaus Trust ) will also be offering an introduction to Passivhaus low energy design as part of Green Build Expo's training hub. The course will be a taster session of a one-day course* the company offers on: Building a Passivhaus using standard UK building techniques and will cover the history and principles of Passivhaus and overview of the application of Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) software. All attendees will get a discount voucher of 10% off the full cost of the course.. The Passivhaus design training session is on 29/06/11 at: 14.30 - 15.15.
It is the second time that Green Building Store has attended Greenbuild Expo, which has become one of the UK’s leading professional events dedicated to sustainable refurbishment and building. Now in its third year the event attracts the cream of the sustainable buildings industry offering an extensive seminar and training programme, cutting-edge technology and sector specific exhibitors to a high-end mix of private and public sector built environment professionals.
Said Chris Herring, Director of Green Building Store
“Green Building Store is very much looking forward to showcasing our knowledge of Passivhaus low energy design and construction to the sustainable buildings community at Greenbuild Expo. The Passivhaus methodology and approach is beginning to snowball in the UK and Green Building Store is at the forefront of introducing Passivhaus products and design into the UK. We hope that our expertise will only add to what is set to be a highly successful event in Manchester.”
Register for a free ticket to Greenbuild Expo here
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Notes to editors
* The full day course offers a practical and technical guide into the Passivhaus construction techniques used at UK projects such as the Denby Dale Passivhaus, the lessons learned and how the techniques can be applied to other builds.
1. For more information about Green Building Store, please contact:
Chayley Collis on 01484 461705 or email: chayley@greenbuildingstore.co.uk
2. For further information about Greenbuild Expo 2011, please contact:
Lucy Young Tel: 01923 237799 Mob: 07912 113186 email: lucy@greenbuildexpo.co.uk
www.greenbuildexpo.co.uk
Greenbuild Expo has developed in to one of the largest sustainable building and refurbishment events in the UK, an essential and informative event for the built environment professional covering everything from training opportunities and renewable technologies to sustainable materials and legislation updates. Greenbuild Expo is aimed at volume housing and the non-domestic building sector.
Greenbuild Expo 2011 will include the ever-popular seminar programme (including over 100 seminars and workshops over the two-day event) building retrofit zone, workshops and taster training sessions.
