Knowledge

This programme looks at the major concepts behind BS EN 1990 and considers some of the most innovative aspects of the code.

Eurocode 7 is Europe's first geotechnical design code to share a common philosophy with the design methodology for structures.

Eurocode 2 is the new standard for the design of concrete structures. It has been hailed as a robust and rigorous design code, taking a less prescriptive approach to design.

Presented by the main authors of the Approved Documents and other leading experts in the field, this programme explains the most important issues and examines various ways to comply.

If you are building, selling or letting a non-domestic building, before practical completion can be granted the new occupier or owner must be supplied with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which grades the building's energy efficiency. In this programme we visit the new flagship John Lewis Store in Stratford, to see how a non-domestic EPC survey is undertaken and what factors are key in influencing the final EPC grade.

BFLS Project Architect Robbie Turner and BFLS Director Ian Bogle explain how and why the team decided to integrate the turbines into the building fabric – something that had never been attempted before. And why turbines were preferred over other renewable technologies.

This programme looks at the Building Regulations, examining the drawbacks of the current system and how the Regulations could be improved.

The programme provides an introduction to critical path analysis, including a comparison between 'critical paths' and 'critical chains' as well as the relative merits of Gantt charts. This is followed by a more detailed look at flow charts, giving a clear idea of their actual workings. PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) and PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments) are touched on as project management tools, while the ideas of 'float' and 'contingency' are explained. There is also a brief look at the resourcing of projects and the issue of 'project crashing'.

The Eurocodes are a new set of European structural design codes for building and civil engineering works. Conceived and developed over the past 30 years, they are arguably the most advanced structural codes in the world.

The amended Building Regulations Approved Document L: 'Conservation of fuel and power' (coming into force in October 2010) will impose significant improvements in the energy efficiency standards of new domestic and non-domestic buildings and reduce carbon footprints of existing homes. This programme provides a snapshot of the likely changes and obligations to look out for.

This programme takes a look at the current state of ventilation in schools.

Eurocode 3 is the new standard for the design of steel structures. It is wider in scope than other Eurocodes due to the diversity of steel structures, the range of design options and the possible slenderness of construction. This programme mainly concentrates upon building structures and the first part of Eurocode 3.