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CPD SERIES 2019/2020 - Event 3

  • Mackintosh at the Willow 217 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow, Scotland G2 3EX United Kingdom (map)

GIA CPD EVENT 3 - Sustainability – 27th November 2019.

with Chris Stewart

RIAS Sustainability Accredited Architect, RIAS Sustainability Assessor, Director of SEDA (Scottish Ecological Design Association), Director/ Architect at collective architecture

Update on the RIAS Sustainability Working Group

Chris Morgan

Director at John Gilbert Architects Ltd, Architect, Certificate in European Passivhaus Design

Mind the Gap: Passivhaus and performance

Looking at how JGA use evidence based design to develop low energy buildings and retrofits.

James Robb BSc(hons) MSc MCIAT BREEAM AP

Senior Sustainability Consultant, Sustainable Places, Energy & Waste WSP

How much carbon are your buildings responsible for?

Reducing embodied and whole life carbon in buildings

- The latest policy developments and guidance

- Tools and databases to reduce the embodied and whole life carbon in your buildings

Exploring the latest tools, policy developments, methodologies and guidance available to enable accurate Whole Life Carbon assessments and help address carbon emissions across the complete lifecycle of a building

Tickets are available https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gia-cpd-series-20192020-season-tickets-61858913676

Reduced ticket prices for RIAS/GIA members.

Event Details -

** All events start at 18:00 in the Billiards Room of the Mackintosh at the Willow in Sauchiehall Street

with Teas and Coffee served from 17.30 - an opportunity to meet other attendees. **


  • Free to full time students with a valid matriculation card (limited number of places available). Please write directly to practice@gia.org.uk to book your place.

  • The Small Practice Group meets in the Conference Room, on the 2nd floor between 17:00 – 17:55 before each of the CPD events. Attendance is free for all RIAS / GIA members. These meetings provide an opportunity for architects working alone or in small teams to share knowledge, network with like minded colleagues and cover CPD topics relevant to smaller practices. For more information please contact Amanda Campbell, A-Cubed Design Ltd at amanda@a3online.co.uk

  • Access is via the retail entrance then lift or stairway.

  • All welcome to look around the exhibition area.

  • Coffee, Tea, Water, Shortbread is served on the 2nd floor between 17:30 – 18:00.

  • CPD presentation in the Billiards Room, on 2nd floor between 18:00 – c.19:30.

  • CPD Certificates will be emailed shortly after each event to participants.

Earlier Event: November 22
GIA Awards Dinner
Later Event: December 11
GIA Council Meeting