Sustainable Building Technical Rally
Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, CT1 2BT

The event was held on Friday, 26 April 2024

Topics covered were:

Product Reviews
– High Performance Triple Glazing by Passivlux Ltd
– Thermal Breaks and Airtightness by ISO Chemie
– External Wall Insulation Systems by Baumit
– TImber Frame Connectors & Wind Tight Products by Rothoblaas
– Timber Frame & Insulation Products by Ecomerchant/Steico
– MVHR Systmes by Zehnder/Built Environment Technology Ltd

Technical Reviews by independent consultants/builders
– Roof Ventilation – Warm or Cold? Condensation Risk by Barry Shotton
– Interstitial Condensation Risk in Hstoric Solid Walls by Gavril Postnikov
– Window Placement in Walls for New Build and Retrofit by Paul Mallion
– Project Managing a Retrofit – what are designers getting wrong? A Passivhaus builder’s perspective by Andrew Bassant

Followed by Questions & Answers and
Exhibition and drinks

The Westgate Community Hall was rescued from demolition by a community group in 2012 and refurbished to high levels of energy efficiency- 300mm of sheeps wool in the roof, internal wall insulation, and wind catcher ventilation system. Conker was on the design and management team.

This event was organised by Conker Conservation Ltd, Chartered Building Surveyors and Certified Passivhaus Designers. We have been dedicated to low energy sustainable building design since 1999. We have been running the AECB Kent Group since 2011.

The AECB is the UK longest established sustainable building charity promoting energy efficiency since 1989, it was responsible for establishing the Passivhaus Trust, and provides training and guidance on sustainable buildings.