With over 70 years of experience in the HVAC industry, our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) presentations will help you collect accredited hours while giving useful, relevant, and up-to-date information on how to improve how you specify the systems within your buildings.
Our CPDs are designed to help building professionals understand different HVAC technologies, from project application to potential routes to compliance. All our presenters are trained by GDHV, and have extensive experience within the HVAC industry to better understand your requirements.
Our CPDs presentations and courses can be delivered at your offices or online, via Microsoft Teams.
CPD Topics
How smart can electric heating be?
This presentation demonstrates the demand for electric heating products in relation to the many environmental policy changes affecting our industry. It includes the many features and benefits of smart electric products, and their potential uses for meeting environmental the targets of the future. Housing developers, architects, and energy and social housing professionals will gain a valuable insight into understanding this important consideration that should be made when heating buildings.
Finding the path to Part L compliance
This presentation explores some of the potential routes housing developers can take to achieve 2013 Part L compliance with electric heating. It is aimed at housing developers, architects, consultants, engineers, energy professionals, and social housing professionals looking to integrate electric heating into domestic dwellings or those looking to increase their knowledge of electric heating systems.
Ground source heat pump collectors; evaluating the options
This short CPD course covers the different GSHP collector options available on the market and highlights the technical advantages and limitations of each system. It provides some rules of thumb used within the industry and guidance on where to go when more detailed analysis is required. This CPD is suitable for anyone considering a GSHP project and wants to understand the different collector options available on the market.
Introduction to heat pump technology
This CPD presentation is an ideal introduction to heat pumps. The presentation covers a wide range of topics. It starts with how they work and the types of applications they are suitable for. The presentation also introduces the main benefits for new build and refurbishment projects. This CPD is suitable for anyone who needs an introduction to heat pump technology. It is aimed at architects, building service engineers and building services professionals.
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Defining the Future of Compliance
The compliance system for new developments is set to drastically change over the next 16 months. The consultations for Approved Documents L and F, which are expected to take place towards the end of 2019, will be the only opportunity for industry to support or appeal these changes, which have a high potential to heavily impact building design, HVAC specification and the carbon-focused mindset of the industry.
Decarbonising heat and what lessons have been learnt?
Decarbonising heat is seen as a key area to address if the UK is to achieve its net-zero 2050 target. The scale, complexity, and cost of the transition to low carbon heating technology means the industry needs time and support to adjust to the changes it faces. The much-anticipated regulatory framework and clear strategy for the energy transition process should provide a reliable platform to take on the challenges on our journey to a low carbon future.
Debunking the misconceptions of electric panel heating
Modern, energy efficient electric panel heaters that offer a high level of control to users, whilst using low carbon energy, are unrecognisable from the inefficient, clunky panel heaters of the past. Despite technological advances, the perception of electric heating mostly relates to the old technology that grew in popularity with the advent of cheaper nuclear energy in the late 1950s. Traditionally, panel heaters in homes were accompanied by storage heating to make use of the energy generated ‘off-peak’ and assist with under-utilised night-time energy available on the grid. In addition, electric heating has long been a convenient form of secondary heating, for example with the use of portable fan heaters.