ribacpd.com
Essential CPD information for the construction industry

Article image Latest CPD
The very latest batch of CPD materials to be assessed and approved by the RIBA.  read more...
Article image Core Curriculum: Designing and building it
…Or ‘Designing and building it – structural design, construction, technology and engineering’, to give it its full RIBA Core Curriculum heading, covers a broad range of subject areas, from wastewat...  read more...
Article image Core Curriculum: External management
One of two RIBA Core Curriculum subject areas featured in this issue. ‘External management – clients, users and delivery of services’ covers topics such as contracts, intellectual property rights, ...  read more...
Article image Floor beds, ground floors, basements
A good example of the sheer choice and variety of CPD materials available via the RIBA CPD Providers Network, here’s your opportunity to learn more about basement waterproofing, synthetic grass and...  read more...
Article image Furniture
A trio of thought-provoking seminars on the subject of workplace ergonomics and furniture design. Be inspired and, in turn, inspirational.  read more...
Article image Green applications, resources
Unsurprisingly, a hugely popular subject area among all specifiers, not just architects. And just as unsurprisingly, a platform from which the RIBA CPD Providers Network can serve up the widest var...  read more...

Latest online CPD

Watch movie
12:40
This seminar aims to explain the advantage of acoustic and glazed movable wall systems and to cover current relative legislation.
Watch movie
19:09
This seminar will look at ways to lead the way with low energy building design products through the use of natural daylighting and thermal mass through the use of active phase change material based systems. This CPD highlights an approach to these areas.
Product area: Ventilation systems and ventilators
Watch movie
36:24
This seminar aims to:

- Show the importance of referencing industry guidelines when making material choice
- Raise awareness of correct methods for making U-value calculations for inverted flat roofs
- Raise awareness of correct methods when installing inverted roof insulation
- Cover major issues to be aware of when specifying insulation for inverted flat roofs
Product area: Roof finish underlays and insulation

External management: clients, users and delivery of services

The architect will get an understanding of the issues with regard to planning and common law. The architect should be able to identify potential problems early on in the design process, thus avoiding detrimental problems later on.
Type:  Seminar
On completion of the course you will be confident that you can:
- Recognise and understand the structure of work sections which is based upon the Common Arrangement Work Sections (CAWS).
- Create and edit a specification, using clause editing tools, NBS Guidance and NBS Plus.
- Supplement existing NBS Guidance with your own office knowledge.
- Understand the concept of office standards as a useful basis for project specification, saving time in the specification writing process and ensuring consistency. - Format and print the specification.
- Print specialist reports.
- Define user access to specifications and preliminaries.
- Understand the fundamentals of revisions and their use during the specification process.
- Create, edit and import project schedules
Type:  Course
This seminar will offer delegates an understanding of how mapping can be used to analyse and to present site information. Delegates will also learn how mapping can help to reduce costs for example by providing accurate, reliable information that can reduce the need for site surveys.
Type:  Online Learning , Seminar
This seminar focuses on standards in the audio visual industry:
- To inform of the standards in the audio visual industry
- Identifying audiovisual industry standards and audiovisual best practices
- Recognising the similarity of audiovisual standards and standards familiar to architects
- An understanding of how an audio visual standard is developed
Type:  Seminar

Featured CPD Material

The material explains the advantages and benefits of using technical porcelain on all applications, and how technical porcelain is a much stronger and more versatile product than porcelains or ceramics, suitable for indoor and outdoor use, external and internal facades, high traffic walways, commercial flooring, commercial coverings, floors subject to heavy loads, design concepts maintenance free, extremely hard-wearing.
Type:  Seminar
This seminar aims to give participants a better understanding of what porcelain is and how it is manufacturered. The manufacturing process will then lead participants to understand the characteristics of the product and, consequently, why porcelain is a green choice for flooring and coverings, meeting all the requirements for sustainable design, and how it relates to Green Building rating systems such as LEED.
Type:  Seminar
This seminar examines the growth of healthcare projects, how anti-bacterial coatings work, how they are tested and perform, and how they integrate into a normal cleaning schedule.
Type:  Seminar
by Gradus
Architects will gain information that will help them to specify entrance matting systems effectively, where and how to use it, ideas on how to use it, types of product available etc.
Type:  Seminar
Register now
Wood Window Alliance
RIBA CPD Providers Network Roadshows
RIBA CPD 2013 programme
RIBA Advanced CPD
Building Regulations
 
 
 
Back to top Back to top image