Abstract

This presentation will introduce Building Biology and the recently launched English speaking on-line IBN Building Biology Course.

Since 1977, the IBN Building Biology Consultant Course has been at the core of the ZFU-approved training program to become an IBN Building Biology Consultant. The main mission of the program is to educate and promote competence in the field of healthy, sustainable, and holistic building practices in living and work environments.

Available in the UK for the first time and aimed at homeowners, students, and construction and medical professionals, the eagerly anticipated IBN Building Biology Consultant course is fully accredited by the Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability, or Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN).

The online Course provides an interdisciplinary educational opportunity for building professionals such as architects, engineers, technicians, tradespeople, staff members of construction companies, building material manufacturers and suppliers, housing agencies, building management companies, as well as (environmental medicine) health care professionals, but also for students from e.g. technical colleges and homeowners.

The main mission of the course is to educate and promote competence in the field of healthy, sustainable, and holistic building practices as well as natural lifestyles.

The workshop will cover the content of this course and explain how to become a qualified IBN Building Biology Consultant. Following the workshop Tomas and David will be happy to discuss course admission on a one to one basis.

Speakers

David Gale ARB RIBA, Director, Gale & Snowden Architects & Engineers / Building Biology Association UK

DavidDavid is a Director of both Gale & Snowden Architects and The Building Biology Association UK. His background is in Biology, having studied Applied Biological Science before becoming an Architect.

Holding a Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design, David’s work focuses on regenerative design based on Permaculture principles. David is interested in integrating ecology, building physics, building biology, architecture and landscape design in a desire to create healthy uplifting environments that are life enhancing.

Recently David has been working in Partnership with the Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability (IBN) in Germany to set up the English speaking IBN Building Biology Consultants on-line course in the UK.

Contact david@ecodesign.co.uk

Tomas Gärtner ARB RIBA, Director, Gale & Snowden Architects & Engineers / Building Biology Association UK

TomasTomas trained and worked as an Architect in Germany prior to moving to the UK in 2007 when he joined Gale & Snowden Architects and Mechanical Engineers. Since 1992 the practice’s team of architects, mechanical engineers, Passivhaus designers, landscape architects, permaculture designers and planners specialises exclusively in integrated, ecological and sustainable design and planning. In 2014 Gale & Snowden have become the first Building Biology Consultancy in the UK to be officially accredited by the Institute for Building Biology and Ecology (IBN) in Germany. Tomas was the project Architect on the practice’s multi residential, certified Passivhaus projects in the UK. Currently he works on a range of Passivhaus schemes including residential, commercial and leisure facilities. Tomas is a Director at Gale & Snowden and a chartered member of the RIBA and ARB.   He is a licensed Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor (BRE), Certified Passivhaus Designer CEPH and certified Building Biologist IBN.

Contact tomas@ecodesign.co.uk

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