The CWCT Members' meetings are held regularly. The presentations for some past meetings are available using the links below.
Members' meeting September 2023
Building Safety/Fire
Refurbishment
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | David Metcalfe, CWCT |
CWCT update |
Building Safety/Fire |
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Paper 2 |
Dr Hywel Davies, CIBSE |
The Building Safety Act |
Paper 3 |
Neville Grunwald, Wates | Joint Competence Initative |
Paper 4 |
Iain Gray, BB7 | Fire engineering of facades |
Paper 5 | Alan Keiller, CWCT | Curtain wall fire stopping - CWCT guidance update |
Refurbishment | ||
Paper 6 |
Alan Bunting, British Land |
Why refurbish? The client view |
Paper 7 |
Claire Tribe, McLaren |
A circular journey |
Paper 8 |
Tony McManus, FMDC |
Refurbishment considerations |
Paper 9 |
Hugh McGilveray, Eckersley O'Callaghan | CWCT refurbishment guidance |
Members' meeting September 2022
Sustainability of facades
Health and safety in facades
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | David Metcalfe, CWCT |
CWCT update |
Sustainability | ||
Paper 2 |
David Metcalfe |
Introduction |
Paper 3 - Available soon |
Helen Hare, GPE | Client view of sustainability |
Paper 4 |
Anna Wendt, Teni Ladipo, Buro Happold |
Embodied carbon methodology for facades |
Paper 5 | Tim Downes, British Land |
1 Triton Square - case study Challenges for the developer |
Health and safety | ||
Paper 6 |
Paul Bussey, |
Safety by design |
Paper 7 |
Simone Starnini, |
Safety by design - the main contractor view |
Paper 8 |
Kate Hawkins, |
Safety by design - the specialist contractor view |
Paper 9 |
Neil Gibbins, CROSS | Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures (CROSS) |
Virtual AGM October 2021
Due to Covid-19, this meeting was held online and recorded. You can watch the meeting on the video player below. Presentations are also listed below.
Programme | ||
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CWCT update |
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Sustainability Update |
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Hywel Davies |
Regulatory Reform |
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Paul Morrell |
Construction Product Testing |
Members' Meeting October 2020
Due to Covid-19, this meeting was held online and recorded. You can watch the meeting on the video player below. Presentations are also listed below.
Programme | ||
David Metcalfe |
CWCT update |
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John Downes |
The Path to Zero Carbon – An Industry Perspective |
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Damian Rogan |
The Facade Engineer’s Contribution to Net-Zero Building Design |
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Stefan Rohrmus |
Effective Sustainability – How The Industry Can Take Responsibility |
Members' meeting October 2019
Testing Times
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | David Metcalfe | Annual report |
Paper 2 | David Metcalfe | Fire update |
Paper 3 | Neesha Gopal/Chiara Tosi | Low threshold doors - have we tripped up? |
Paper 4 | Bill Wolmulth | Leak investigations - why, when and how? |
Damian Rogan | Glass in balustrades - what should we test? - Available soon | |
Ross Newman | Fire testing - Available soon | |
Paper 7 | Alan Keiller | Test samples - some recent issues |
Paper 8 | Clive Everett | MgO sheathing boards - a warranty providers view |
Paper 9 | Kenneth Zammit | Impact testing - balancing risk and engineering performance |
Ed Forwood | Health and safety aspects of facade testing - Available soon |
Members' meeting October 2018
Thermal performance - Too hot to handle?
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | David Metcalfe | Annual report |
Paper 2 | Peter Caplehorn | Fire - post Grenfell implications |
Paper 3 | Neesha Gopal | The facade vs building services - the facade consultant view |
Paper 4 | Pushkin Passey | The facade vs building services - the services consultant view |
Paper 5 | Clyde Abela | Thermal bridging |
Paper 6 | Julian Brooks | Overheating in homes |
Paper 7 | Robert White | Passivhaus commercial buildings |
Henk de Bleecker | High performance with high transparency - not yet available | |
Paper 9 | Richard Harris | Condensation on building envelopes |
Fire seminar November 2017
FIRE
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | David Metcalfe | Introduction/Understanding the problem |
Paper 2 | Stephen Ledbetter | Rainscreen panels |
Paper 3 | Richrd Harris | Insulation materials |
Paper 4 | Alan Keiller | Cavity barriers and fire stopping |
Paper 5 | Questions and answers |
Members' meeting October 2017
Pushing the envelope - meeting future challenges
Unfortunately, not all the presentations are available but the following may be downloaded in .pdf format. We hope to make more available soon.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | David Metcalfe | Annual report |
Paper 2 | David Metcalfe | Fire - our first speaker was called away and David gave a short presentation on fire in his place. |
Paper 8 | Sam Stacey, Skanska | 3D printing of facade elements |
Paper 9 | Ashley Bateson, Hoare Lea | Occupant comfort and satisfaction |
Members' meeting October 2016
Service life and durability
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | Stephen Ledbetter | Service life of building envelopes - an introduction |
Simon Armstrong | Specifying durability - not yet available | |
Paper 3 | Phil King | Learning from past mistakes |
Paper 4 | Mark Taylor | BS 7543: 2015 |
Anthony Kamil/Brendan O'Riordan | Building information modelling -paper not yet available | |
Paper 6 | Jon Behan | Warranties on building envelopes - how the insurance industry views the facade |
Paper 7 | Stephen Garvin | Durability of glazing units |
Paper 8 | Russell Deane | Pre-treatment of painted aluminium |
Paper 9 | Chris Aspinall | Challenges for the main contractor |
Members' meeting September 2015
Responsible sourcing and the chain of custody of facades
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | Jane Thornback | An introduction to responsible sourcing |
Paper 2 | Nick Shears | Improving the certainty of outcomes - project briefing |
Paper 3 | Justin Furness | Aluminium |
Paper 4 | Giles Willson/Valli Murthy | Glass |
Paper 5 | Sandy Mackay | Investigating facade failures |
Paper 6 | David Metcalfe | CWCT Update - European Product Standard for curtain walling |
Paper 7 | Alan Keiller | CWCT Update - Technical notes |
Paper 8 | Stephen Ledbetter | Durability of facades |
Members' meeting October 2014
Built-up walls / Fire
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Programme | ||
Paper 1 | David Metcalfe | An introduction to built-up walls |
Paper 2 | Bill Wolmuth | Design and specification |
Paper 3 | Steven Brunswick | The Main Contractor's view |
Paper 4 | Anthony Kirkby | The Specialist contractor's view |
Paper 5 | Richard Harris | Getting it wrong - common mistakes |
Paper 6 | Alan Keiller | Building Regulations - understanding the prescriptive requirements |
Paper 7 | Sarah Colwell | Experiences of fire testing |
Hugh McNamara | Presentation not yet available |
Members' meeting March 2013
Architectural glass
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Number 1 | Damian Rogan, Eckersley O'Callaghan | Structural glass projects |
Number 2 | John Colvin, John Colvin Glass Consultants | Strength of glass |
Number 3 | Bill Wolmuth, Independent Building Technology Ltd | Glass failures |
Mauro Overend, Cambridge University | High strength glass | |
Number 5 | Alan Keiller, CWCT | Fragility of glass roofs |
Number 6 | Giles Willson, Glass and Glazing Federation | Building Regulations Part K |
Number 7 | Tim Morgan, Pilkington UK Ltd | Blast performance |
Number 8 | Neesha Gopal, Ramboll | Challenges specifying visual quality of glass |
Members' meeting September 2012
Green Procurement/CE Marking and Building Information Modelling
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Number 1 | Gareth Roberts, Sturgis Carbon Profiling | Measuring environmental impact of buildings |
Number 2 | Eilis McShane, Lend Lease | Responsible resourcing of facades |
Number 3 | Nick Baker, Skanska | Managing the supply chain and sustainable procurement |
Number 4 | Rosa Garcia Pineiro, Alcoa | Sustainability in the aluminium industry |
Number 5 | Julie Vinson/Darren Kearns, Saint-Gobain | Sustainability in the glass industry |
Number 6 | Stephen Ledbetter, CWCT | BIM - an update |
Number 7 | Alan Keiller, CWCT | CE Marking - an update |
Members' meeting March 2012
Building information modelling
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Number 1 | Willem Kok | BIM on 100 Leadenhall Street - the architect |
Number 2 | Elliot Mawbey | BIM on 100 Leadenhall Street - the main contractor |
Number 3 | John Libby | BIM and the specialist contractor |
Number 4 | Ray Purvis | BIM - Standards and operability |
Number 6 | Martin Coyne | BIM in (architectural) practice |
Number 7 | Dave Cottrell | BIM and the supplier |
Members' meeting September 2011
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Refurbishment - the role of the building envelope/Construction Products Regulations and the building envelope
Number 1 | Richard Hyams | Re-skin evolution |
Number 2 | Chris Pountney | Building physics improvements through improved facades |
Number 3 | Laurence McBeth | Case study: 1960s Tower blocks, Sheffield |
Number 4 | Dr David Moore | CE marking by steel fabricators |
Number 5 | Phil Brown | CE marking for glass in building |
Number 6 | Stephen Ledbetter | The curtain wall harmonised European Standard - what it requires |
Members' meeting April 2011
Trends in building envelopes
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Number 1 | Soraya Khan | Tailor-made - Lumen Church and Bateman's Row |
Number 2 | Pete Walker | High performance low carbon facades using renewable materials |
Number 3 | Graham Morrison | Layers and surfaces |
Number 4 | Stephen Ledbetter | New materials - possibilities and paradoxes |
Sanya Tomic | Presentation not available | |
Number 6 | Peter Watts | Case study: Milton Court/The Heron |
Number 7 | Doug King | Function or fashion? Avoiding eco-bling in buildings |
Members' meeting October 2010
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Meeting client needs
Number 1 | Ron German | The Client's expectations |
Number 2 | Mike Bevan | Unified design |
Number 3 | Herbert Holzleitner | Specialist contractor design input |
Number 4 | Jim Rowley | Thermal performance |
Members' meeting March 2010
Balancing costs against specification and quality assurance
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Number 1 | Stephen Ledbetter | Value engineering - cost or value? |
Number 2 | Graham Evans | Mitigating risk of failure - the role of insurance |
Chris Macey | - Presentation not yet available | |
Number 4 | Anthony Kirby | Delivering value - the role of the specialist contractor |
Number 5 | Graham Perrior | Mitigating risk - Standards and warranties for dwellings |
Number 6 | Tony Willmott | The role of inspection in delivering value |
Members' meeting September 2009
Future technologies for building envelopes
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format.
Number 1 | Peter Frackiewicz | The Client's view -What the 'L' do we do? |
Number 2 | Mikkel Kragh | Facade design and sustainability |
Number 3 | Will MacDonald | Achieving green buildings |
Number 4 | Ovi Mazareanu | The impact of new technology on cladding delivery |
Number 5 | Ray Ogden | Vacuum insulated panels |
Number 6 | David Metcalfe | Facade automation |
Number 7 | Ray Noble | Design issues of crystalline and thin film BIPV |
Members' meeting April 2009
CWCT Members' meeting, Friday 3 April 2009, University of Bath
Refurbishment - opportunity or necessity?
Stephen Ledbetter, CWCT - An introduction to the day.
Russell Durling, Derwent London - Refurbishment - an opportunity or a hindrance to quality office space.
Mark Lawson, SCI - Renovation using steel technologies
Warren Jukes, Associated Architects - Planning refurbishment in the public sector
Christoph Egle, GIG - The Specialist Contractor's design contribution
Chris Jofeh, Arup - What can we achieve? How do we achieve it?