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CPD’s held at TJP this summer…
-The Verifiable Planning Process By DesignHive Tuesday 11th May 2010
-Building Regulations & Fire Safety By MLM Wednesday 5th May 2010
-Plants in Buildings By Ambius Tuesday 25th May 2010
-Permeable Paving as a Storm Water Source By Hanson FormPave Tuesday 11th June 2010
-Changes to Part G Building Regulations By Alchallis Wednesday 23rd June 2010
-Arboriculture, Ecology & Landscape By Landscape Planning Tuesday 6th July 2010
-Air Leakage By Manthorpe Wednesday 21st July 2010
-Roofing Sustainability By Garland Friday 6th August 2010
-Energy Efficient Ventilation By Itho UK LTD Tuesday 10th August
-Health and Safety By Crossroad Health & Safety Systems Tuesday 7th September 2010
-Active Fire and Smoke Curtain Barriers By Coopers Fire Ltd Tuesday 28th Sepotember 2010
Newmarket Architects sponsor charity race at the Rowley Mile racecourse
On Sunday 30th May, The Johns Practice and 12 personally invited guests will be attending the world famous Rowley Mile Racecourse in Newmarket.
The day entails a fabulous three course lunch and afternoon tea in the opulent Champions Gallery Restaurant.
It is our pleasure to sponsor a race in the Handicap Stakes for the ‘Polio Plus Charity’, which will allow us all entry into the Saddling Enclosure before the race, and to judge the ‘Best Turned Out Horse’.
After watching the race from the ‘Royal Box’ we will then venture into the Winners Enclosure, where we will be presenting the winner’s trophy.
View the day’s racing on Channel 4, starting at 2:20 pm.
The Day promises to be a wonderful unique event raising lots of money for a well deserved course.
The new addition to the TJP pond.
- The release of George
On the 17th March, TJP welcomed a new arrival to the Johns Practice pond.
George of 2 years young joined our existing fish ‘Sharkie’, who is now extremely happy with his new companion.
We are unable to tell the sex of either fish, so as the say, “watch this space”!
They are both most certainly a talking point in the office.
George released and happy.
Sharkie introducing himself.
The Johns Practice London Symposium on Sustainability
On the 18th March The Johns Practice held our third Symposium at the prestigious Pan Peninsular which proved to be an exceptional venue.
The subject up for debate was the hot topic of ‘Sustainability’, specific areas under discussion were:
- Current legislation, political framework and the barriers to progress.
- Sustainability and retrofit in the refurbishment market.
- Passive design solutions.
Managing director, Keith Johns kicked off the symposium with an introduction to the practice, our services and portfolio. This was followed by senior architect Vic Grabecki introducing the first topic of the day which induced a lively and interactive discussion. It was then time for a well earned lunch hosted at the 50th floor ‘Attic Bar’ with stunning surrounding views of Canary Wharf. The afternoon consisted of further debate on the remaining topics and concluded with refreshments.
The symposium debate interestingly revealed a number of key points, some of which are listed below.
There was a general dissatisfaction with the overall low carbon strategy of the UK government, identifying poorly thought out targets and mismatched timescales in particular.
There was criticism of LPAs who adopt the “Merton Rule” in preference to fabric solutions to reducing carbon emissions.
A lack of leadership and direction in the massive, sustainable refurbishment sector was identified.
There was a willingness to adopt passive design solutions, but a perceived lack of hard evidence to support either thermally heavyweight or thermally lightweight design.
The Johns Practice was extremely pleased with the event and will shortly be announcing our next symposium topic.
The Sustainability Symposium – London
Local London Architects, The Johns Practice, are holding The Sustainability Symposium in London on 18th March.
More information coming soon – watch this space
The Sustainable Symposium – 25th February 2010
Image from The Sustainable Symposium
Our most recent Symposium on the important subject ‘Sustainability’ took place in our Newmarket office on 25th February 2010. With 12 different companies in attendance this proved to be our most popular event to date. The day began with a presentation by Keith Johns (Managing Director), introducing the audience to The Johns Practice.
Vic Grabecki (Senior Architect) continued with the 3 topics for discussion which were: No1 – Current legislation, political frame work and barriers to progress, No2 – The Refurbishment Market and No3 – Passive Design Solutions.
The 3 topics led to an exciting debate with all attendees getting involved.
Testimonials:
- “Excellent opportunity to meet and discuss the relevant issues with peers and work towards solutions to the problems facing the industry” Lovell Partnerships
- “I found the symposium a good debating ground and interesting” Freebridge Community Housing
- “Great discussion forum, kept the discussion going a well and on tract (&time!)” MLM
- “Discussions very interesting. It is very unusual to get the opportunity to discuss issues with other people within the industry but from different back grounds”
- “Excellent event – informative and thought provoking. Thank you for the invite”
- “An excellent day”
- “An impressive range of recent projects demonstrating a responsiveness to individual needs and locations”
- “It was interesting to hear views from different sectors/industries than just one”
- “An interesting and informative day”
If you’d like to be invited to attend future symposiums then please register your interest here
The next Sustainable Symposium is taking place in out London office on 18th March 2010, which we are really looking forward to.
The Sustainable Symposium – Pan Peninsula London
If you’d like to be invited to attend future symposiums then please register your interest here
The Sustainable Symposium – Newmarket
We are holding a sustainable symposium on 25th Feb 2010 in our Newmarket Office. Invitation below:
If you’d like to be invited to attend future symposiums then please register your interest here
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