Passive Design, Construction and Cooling for a Hotter Planet

Summary

The session will be led by Toby Pear of Article 25, who will draw on professional experience to share valuable insights into the principles of passive design, sustainable construction practices, and innovative cooling approaches suited to diverse environments. Attendees will gain an understanding of how thoughtful design can significantly enhance building performance, resilience, and occupant wellbeing.

Please note: this event is for over 18’s only.

The key themes will include:

• Principles of passive design and their application in contemporary projects
• Climate-responsive construction techniques
• Low-energy and sustainable cooling strategies
• Designing for comfort, efficiency, and long-term resilience

This webinar is particularly relevant for professionals in the built environment who are looking to expand their knowledge and contribute to more sustainable, future-focused design and construction practices.

This learning activity can contribute to your annual CPD return and should be logged accordingly.

Speaker

Toby Pear

Toby is an Associate Architect with Article 25, an architectural NGO working around the world to design and deliver meaningful projects.

With a background in sustainable design and development, Toby honed his skills working with Indian NGO SEEDS in post-disaster reconstruction in the Indian Himalayas, and later with Jestico + Whiles in the UK. Since 2017 he has led on a series of projects for Article 25 across Africa and Asia, including the project with Collège Amadou Hampaté Bâ in Niger.

Toby has a deep interest in natural, sustainable building materials and in the adaptation of vernacular technologies to meet the challenges of construction in a rapidly changing world

Time Zones

The webinar is being advertised in the GMT/BST time zone, but you can easily see the local time for the webinar using World Time Buddy: www.worldtimebuddy.com/.

Online Platform

The webinar will be held using MS Teams. Before the session, you will receive an email from Eventbrite containing a link to complete your registration on Teams. After registering with Teams, you will receive the link for joining the webinar.

Contact

Zakowethu Lamani

Member Services & Events Co-ordinator

[email protected]

How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.

CIOB Assist

The webinar is free for CIOB members to attend, but if you would like to make an optional donation to CIOB Assist you can do this during the registration process.