Important Notice: Essential System Maintenance – 10 October, 08:00–12:00
To support our ongoing security and compliance requirements, essential system maintenance will take place on 10 October between 08:00 and 12:00.
During this period, any new PSI examinations booked during the maintenance window may not be visible in the MyCII/MyPFS dashboard until the work has been completed. Orders submitted during this time may also experience processing delays.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we carry out these important security updates.
Edward Barsley, Founder, The Environmental Design Studio (TEDS)
Ed is a specialist in environmental design in architecture. His practice TEDS is an award-winning social venture who work on design, research and training on climate resilience. In 2016 they won the Sunday Times 'Resilient Home' competition with their design of the ‘Home for All Seasons’ and in January 2020, Ed's book ‘Retrofitting for Flood Resilience: A Guide to Building & Community Design’ was published by the RIBA. He is a member of the DEFRA PFR roundtable on flooding and speaks regularly at flood conferences / events worldwide. Since 2018 he's been running the RIBA’s core lecture series on flood resilient design and has been helping the Environment Agency develop national training on Property Flood Resilience. Alongside his practice Ed has been involved with a number of Research Council-funded studies, including the PhD he has been working the University of Cambridge on flood-resilient architecture and the communication of risk. In 2020 TEDS launched the ‘Hazard and Hope’ initiative and in 2022 setup the 'Climate Creatives Challenge' to support new and novel approaches for climate communication.