Themes

This 24-minute course offers a comprehensive understanding of 'Report Themes Customisation,' a professional branding solution for creating custom-branded technical reports across all Better Building analysis outputs. Through detailed step-by-step instruction, participants will learn to design, configure, and implement comprehensive report themes that replace default Better Building branding with professional company-specific formatting for building performance analysis documentation.

Key Course Content:

Theme Framework and Branding Strategy Development

The course begins by establishing the strategic importance of professional report branding within technical consulting workflows, understanding the role of themes across multiple analysis types (building performance, daylight, carbon, thermal calculations), and the fundamental distinction between default platform branding and custom professional presentation. Participants explore the comprehensive scope of theme customisation including page layout, typography, colour schemes, logos, and watermarking for enhanced professional credibility and client presentation standards.

Page Layout Configuration and Document Structure

A key part of the course delves into fundamental document structure customisation including page orientation selection (portrait vs landscape) for different analysis types, comprehensive margin configuration for optimal content presentation, and header/footer space allocation to accommodate branding elements. The session demonstrates the critical relationship between margin settings and content visibility, strategic layout decisions for different report lengths and complexity levels, and the balance between aesthetic appeal and functional content presentation for technical documentation.

Corporate Identity Integration and Logo Implementation

Critical attention is given to comprehensive corporate branding integration including company name configuration with dynamic reference tagging for consistent presentation, professional registration number inclusion for regulatory compliance documentation, and advanced logo implementation using publicly accessible URLs with size and positioning optimisation. The session covers author profile integration, email and contact information presentation, and the strategic placement of partner logos or certification marks within professional document headers and footers.

Advanced Typography and Visual Design Elements

The session extensively covers sophisticated visual design customisation including comprehensive font selection across document elements (headers, body text, table content), multi-level heading hierarchy configuration (H1, H2, H3) for structured technical documentation, and advanced colour scheme implementation using hex colour codes for brand consistency. Advanced topics include divider line customisation, text alignment and spacing optimisation, and the strategic use of visual elements to enhance document readability and professional presentation standards.

Table Design and Data Presentation Optimisation

Participants gain comprehensive experience with technical data presentation customisation including table header styling with branded colour schemes, alternating row colour configuration for enhanced readability, comprehensive padding and spacing optimisation for data clarity, and advanced border and line styling for professional table presentation. The course demonstrates cell alignment strategies, column width optimisation techniques, and the integration of branded colour schemes within complex technical data tables whilst maintaining data accessibility and clarity.

Quality Assurance and Professional Implementation Strategies

Advanced topics include comprehensive theme testing across multiple analysis types to ensure consistent presentation, watermarking strategies for draft documentation (concept vs construction phases), URL stability requirements for logo hosting to prevent broken image links, and systematic quality assurance workflows for theme validation before client presentation. The course emphasises professional documentation standards that demonstrate technical competency whilst maintaining corporate branding consistency across all building performance analysis outputs for enhanced client confidence and regulatory acceptance.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be thoroughly equipped to create comprehensive custom report themes, implement professional branding strategies across all Better Building analysis outputs, and maintain consistent corporate presentation standards that enhance technical credibility and client confidence in building performance documentation.

Course Completion:

A Certificate of Completion will be awarded upon achieving an 80% pass mark on the final quiz.

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