FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A rapid increase in recent years in the number of construction projects demanding better environmental performance has unearthed a shortage of sustainability expertise in the industry’s workforce. Requirements to consider carbon emissions; biodiversity features (such as green roofs, sustainable drainage etc.); waste reduction and management; and sustainable whole-life costing are increasingly required to be built in to projects from start to finish, which means that companies must act now to ensure that staff have the adequate knowledge and skills.
To fill this skills gap, CIRIA has announced a number of courses for 2007 aimed at enabling a better trained construction industry.
Environmental good practice on site (10 May 2007, London; 15 May 2007, Birmingham; 22 May 2007, Runcorn) offers advice on how to minimise the impact construction activities have on the environment. Working with wildlife training (7 and 28 June 2007, London) will advise on how to adhere to relevant regulation and legislation relating to wildlife issues on-site. A two-day SUDS training event (10-11 July 2007, London) will introduce basic design information to reinforce current SUDS guidance and regulatory framework.
There are also training workshops scheduled for later in 2007 offering guidance on sustainable procurement, linear construction, green roofs, sustainable whole life costing and stakeholder engagement.
To find out more and to register for any of CIRIA’s sustainability skills training courses visit www.ciriatraining.com or contact CIRIA, Classic House, 174-180 Old Street, London EC1V 9BP; Tel: 020 7549 3300; Email: enquiries@ciria.org.
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For further press information about these training events, contact James Milne at the above postal address or email: press@ciria.org
CIRIA is a member-owned organisation that works with the construction industry, government and academia to provide performance improvement products and services in the construction and related industries. It was founded in 1960 and currently engages with around 700 subscribing organisations.
Activities include collaborative projects, networking, publishing, workshops,
seminars and conferences. About 40 projects are run at any one time, about
100 events are staged every year, and 25 books published per annum.