Balconies, From Fires, to The Ban & Beyond CPD

Although balconies only make up a small proportion of a building envelope, carbon reduction in balconies can help reduce overall heat loss and carbon footprint of a building. This will help the industry contribute to the UK Government’s goal to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2050. But why are considering embodied carbon and carbon during occupancy in balconies so important? How can building stakeholders help reduce the carbon impact? In this CPD we explore the present industry challenges and provide a breakdown of each carbon type and explore why each is important, key considerations for that type, and provide practical steps for reduction of each, embodied, occupational, and operational. We also explore key considerations necessary when selecting suppliers to provide low-carbon balconies.

An overview CPD session of Balcony Design aimed at the Canadian construction sector.

With the absence of a balcony-specific standard, yet a host of different organizations stipulating a range of requirements, balcony design has often been a minefield. We have extensively explored the thousands of pages of regulations and add our findings from expansive testing to bring to you a clear understandable presentation in which we explore the requirements that need to be met as well as innovative solutions. Our CPD presentations include videos of real-life processes, 2D and 3D technical diagrams, tables and extensive professional photos in order to allow attendees to easily digest the wealth of balcony design expertise and understand how they can be applied on their relevant projects. We aim to explore, educate, and inspire balcony design so that we can make a difference to all attendees.

Fire presentation that purely looks at current case studies of a few recent fires that have happened this year, explores common causes and how these can be designed out. It also gives clarity on the current fire regulations and Sapphire's active product development. These solutions are above what is currently required but will give advice on what regulations we feel balconies will likely need to meet in the future. You may also be interested that we have also recently published a Whitepaper, "Recommendations regarding fire safety on balconies in high rise residential blocks". Further information can be found at www.sapphire.eu.com/fire

Covering a wide range of topics from creating neighbourhoods through thoughtful design to practical guidance on fire safety this book acts as an essential guide for construction professionals. With a balanced view this book will guide decision making, design and specifying. The book includes no logos or advertising and is purely an educational resource. It features 90 articles and is created in association with the Institute of Construction Management.