In this issue
Are We Building the Right Homes in Wales?
BEST: Don’t Overheat
RSAW/BEST: How Sustainable are you?
BEST: What Goes on After you Finish Building?
Table Bookings



BEST: Don’t Overheat

BEST invites you to enrol on our Understanding Building Energy Performance Course.

This course will provide knowledge and understanding of energy use in non-domestic buildings. Specifically, participants will be able to better recognise where and how energy is being used in buildings they manage. They will also be able to compare the performance of their building to typical and best practice examples, as well as target reductions and implement improvement plans in a structured and methodical manner. This course is designed and delivered by the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Sessions will be held in South, Mid and North Wales.

For more information and to register please contact the course tutor: Elizabeth Doe on 02920 875 947, or via email


RSAW/BEST: How Sustainable are you?

Sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings.  This is an exciting opportunity for Architects, Planners, Surveyors and other built environment professionals to join RSAW and BEST for a series of modules covering:

  1. Retrofitting for climate change adaptation
  2. The Sustainability Jigsaw and how it affects you
  3. Passivhaus and other systems
  4. Refurbishment and performance of pre-1919 buildings
  5. The place of home
  6. Whole-life costing procurement and contracts

This course is designed and delivered by the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Sessions will be held in South, Mid and North Wales.

For more information and to register please contact the course tutor: Angela Ruiz Del Portal Sanz


BEST: What Goes on After you Finish Building?

So, what happens after the designers and builders move out and the occupiers and end users move in? Are the facilities we build fit for purpose or not? One sure fire way to find out is a Post Occupancy Analysis. But how do you do it and learn so you can avoid repeating mistakes and focus on what works best? BEST invites you to enrol on our Post Occupancy Assessment course. This course will provide knowledge and understanding of post-occupancy assessment methodologies for non-domestic buildings. Participants will be able to better recognise ways in which to optimise building energy performance and occupant comfort, with an aim to achieving continual improvements over time.

Participants will develop their understanding of how energy use and building users relate to one another, addressing questions such as: ‘Is the building meeting the needs of those who use it?’ and, conversely, ‘what effects do the actions of the users have on the energy performance of the building?’.

This course will explore the potential for achieving good energy performance and occupant satisfaction simultaneously. This course is designed and delivered by the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Sessions will be held in South, Mid and North Wales.

For more information and to register please contact the course tutor: Elizabeth Doe on 02920 875 947, or via email

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