Wholebuild hosts information for householders and industry professionals on construction courses, CPD’s, seminars and workshops to learn about sustainable construction and the latest developments that affect the building industry.

• SusCon has developed and delivered over 30 new accredited courses for those already working in the construction industry as well as for those who are seeking new opportunities in Sustainable Construction. SusCon can develop training solutions to meet your needs.

• Courses are being run by Property Care Association on Structural Waterproofing of Basements and Cellars. Click here for more information.

• The PROCENTRE run by SAS Europe is an educational school opened in 2008 offering contractors the chance to train workers offsite to a high standard. The centre offers skills training in rendering, specialist rendering, plastering, external wall insulation and more. SAS Europe has encouraged the NVQ 2 in Insulation and Building Treatment (Construction) – External Wall insulation to take place at the centre ensuring the best quality of education is offered to all levels.

• Run by Property Care Association (PCA). Thermal imaging has been beyond the reach of our industry due to cost of cameras, which not that long ago were in tens of thousands of pounds for a reasonably good model. In recent times that has changed and models for a few thousand pounds have the sensitivity and resolution needed for use in buildings. That said, nobody has been using it much for damp applications anyway, other than water leaks and the occasional drying company and flood remediation contractor; keen to prove or disprove that a building is wet. Whether we have another tool to help diagnose damp issues quickly and find problems, which otherwise may have escaped attention remains to be tested. Obvious areas are leaking cavity drain membranes in basements, leaking roofs and cold bridging issues, including blocked cavities and missing insulation.