TRADA marked its official support of Ecobuild with a bigger presence than usual and its stand promoted the organisation’s services and the benefits of membership.
Of these services, training is high on the agenda, according to TRADA Technology’s site based services manager Dr Andy Pitman. “The level of expertise required for building sustainably is much higher than that required for more traditional building and training is vital,” he said, adding that the construction upturn is bound to come. “Government targets will ensure that new housing will go ahead – the issue is when.”
The number of architects and specifiers attending the first day of the show was a good sign, he said.