The CWCT Members' meetings are held regularly. The presentations for some past meetings are available using the links below.
Members' meeting September 2024
Key industry challenges
Future facades and innovation
The following presentations may be downloaded in .pdf format and videos of the various sessions are embedded below.
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| Paper 1 | Saverio Pasetto, Skanska David Metcalfe, CWCT |
Chair's update CWCT update |
| Key industry challenges |
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| Paper 2 |
Jon Vanstone, The Building Safety Regulator |
The Building Safety Act |
| Paper 3 |
David Stow, Arup | Fire engineering of facades |
| Paper 4 |
Sustainability update |
Serena Gugliotta, Matteo Costanzo, WSP |
| Future facades and innovation |
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| Paper 5 |
Peter Fisher, Bennetts Associates |
The changing face of the facade |
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James O'Callaghan, Eckersley O'Callaghan |
Glass - Past, present and future Paper not available |
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| Paper 7 |
Kenneth Zammit, Thornton Tomasetti |
The power of technology |
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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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?