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Annual Durability by Intent workshop

In February every year BRE host the annual Durability by Intent Workshop, a free seminar covering recent developments in the construction industry. The Workshop provides a forum for construction professionals who actively seek to maintain a leading-edge knowledge on service life and durability related topics. It is of benefit to clients, architects, surveyors, engineers, specifiers and suppliers, and anyone with a particular interest in durable and functional buildings and engineering structures.

The next seminar will be on 19th February 2003. Previous events have proven to be both valuable and enjoyable. To receive an invitation to this FREE event, please contact David M Richardson at BRE.

DBI 2002

The 2002 Workshop was held on 19 February and discussed topics that reflected the on-going cultural change within the construction supply chain, from client briefing to waste management. To download copies of the presentations in pdf format, click on the relevant title from the event programme below.

Durability: a Client's Perspective (573 Kb)	Ken Treadaway
Developments in ISO 15686 - Service Life Planning (157 Kb)	Kathryn Bourke
Service Life Assessment: Benefits and Mechanisms (303 Kb)	Rebecca Hooper
A Generic Framework for Service Life Design (785 Kb)	Keith Quillin
Practical Tools for Process Improvement (824 Kb)	Tony McKernan
Best Practicable Environmental Option (177 Kb)	Katherine Adams
Factors Influencing Condition Assessments - Flat Roofs (171 Kb)	Gerry Saunders
Service Life and Durability of Stone (1,532 Kb)	Tim Yates
European Programmes on Service Life of Concrete (100 Kb)	Stuart Matthews
EUROLIFEFORM - A Probabilistic Approach to Service Life Design (219 Kb)	Phil Bamforth
Developments in European and National Concrete Standards (239 Kb)	John Matthews