CEMEX UK

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Asphalt - Focus on Sustainability

Specifying Sustainably aims to tackle the key issues facing specifiers who aim to accomplish their sustainability goal while continuing to specify safely and effectively. The presentation will cover the current conversation, the various initiatives from the industry that aim to tackle climate change, and the technologies available within asphalt materials that are designed specifically to aid these goals.
By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- Specify more sustainable asphalt
- Identify relevant opportunities for using alternative materials to meet sustainability objectives
- To be confident discussing and comparing advantages/disadvantages of differing concrete components
- To be able to interrogate relevant standards for further detailed guidance
- Raise awareness of developing technologies.

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Sustainable architecture

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Concrete – Focus on Sustainability

This CPD tackles the key issues facing specifiers who aim to accomplish their sustainability goal while continuing to specify safely and effectively. The presentation will cover the current conversation, the various initiatives from the industry that aim to tackle climate change, and the technologies available within construction materials that are designed specifically to aid these goals. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- Initiatives geared towards sustainability in specification
- Material technologies available to reduced embodied carbon
- Comparisons between available material options based on structural requirement
- Examples of construction projects completed with sustainable materials
- How to specify sustainable materials
- Relevant opportunities for using alternative materials to meet sustainability objectives
- Advantages/disadvantages of differing concrete components
- How to interrogate relevant standards for further detailed guidance.

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Sustainable architecture

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Specifying Foamed Concrete

Foamed concretes are a versatile group of variable strength/density materials suitable for various applications. This CPD will enable specifiers to gain a broad understanding of foam concretes and their properties and use this information to effectively specify these materials in a wide variety of situations. It will help you to understand the following topics:
- The composition and properties of foam concretes
- Technical properties and the relationship between strength and density
- The history of use and suitable applications
- Effective specification of foam concrete through case studies

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Specifying Self Compacting Concrete (SCC)

This CPD provides an overview of Self Compacting Concrete and looks at situations suitable for the specification of SCC. It will help you to understand the following topics:
- The origins of Self Compacting Concrete
- The considerations in specifying SCC, reasons for using it and typical applications
- Material properties and how to differentiate between types of reinforcement suitable for SCC applications
- Testing procedures

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Successful Screeds Avoiding Problems

This seminar looks at the specification, design and application of different screed types together with the relevant site practice. Current and projected British and European Standards are also addressed.

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Design and Technology of Masonry Mortars

This seminar considers requirements for specifying building mortars for brick, block and stone work and looks at the brief history of mortars, properties and constituents, and design and workmanship.

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Sustainable Drainage Systems: Pervious Pavements

This seminar looks at the design options when specifying sustainable drainage systems. It will help you to understand the following topics:
- The types of sustainable drainage system available
- Relevant design guidance documentation and where to look for detailed and specific design guidance
- Available material and design options when specifying permeable systems
- How to identify the relevant system that would suit the local drainage conditions
- Applications of permeable drainage systems

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Sustainable architecture

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

Specifying Concrete for Waterproof Structures

This seminar provides an overview of the specification of waterproof concrete. It will help you to understand the following topics:
- The relevant standards for waterproof concrete construction
- Understand and differentiate between different types of waterproof protection, covering waterproofing systems types A, B and C
- Waterproof concrete systems, waterproof concrete and its typical applications
- Basement grade construction and typical construction detail for basement design

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar

An Introduction to Concrete Block Permeable Paving (CBPP) for SUDS Hard Landscaping Projects

This 30 minute presentation aims to introduce Concrete Block Permeable Pavements (CBPP) and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS), explain why SUDS are increasingly being required, describe the systems available, how to select the correct option and design the sub-base, present sustainability credentials, show features and benefits of CBPP versus other options.

RIBA Core Curriculum:

Legal, regulatory and statutory compliance

Knowledge level:

General Awareness

Material type: Seminar