Latest CPD
Here are the latest CPD materials to have been assessed and approved by the RIBA. These include both new and recently revised CPD materials.
New & Available Online
This seminar aims to educate designers, architects and facility managers about the need to consider acoustics at the start of a project. During the session, attendees will be exposed to a mix of typical background noises to experience, from an evolutionary perspective, the positive as well as negative effects on their mental health and physical well-being. This will serve as a basis to better work around those different sound exposures and thus create a working climate in which workers will feel more comfortable and closer to nature. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- How sound can be mastered and balanced with examples from different case studies
- Why you should introduce more biophilic and biometric designs and how these can contribute to creating better acoustic treatments
- How to create a perfect ’sound frame’ for quiet and happier workspaces
New
This seminar aims to provide:
- Knowledge of where curtain walling should be used and confidence in using it as a design solution.
- Knowledge of which standards and regulations need to be adhered to and what they may be.
- An understanding of how curtain walling works as a façade system.
- Understanding the different options for curtain walling.
New
Daylight is a valuable and unlimited natural resource. This CPD will explore the numerous benefits of natural daylight and how best to facilitate daylight ingress into your living and working spaces. It will also cover the specification considerations that will help you to select the correct rooflights for your project and achieve the best possible glazing designs. By the end of the seminar you should have a greater understanding of:
- British Standards and rooflight testing (safety considerations)
- The considerations when specifying flat glass rooflights
- How to select the correct rooflights for your project
- The current British Standards and rooflight testing procedures
Revised & Available Online
The CPD aims to develop understanding of human centred design beyond health and wellbeing to a recognition that the formation of stronger resilient communities are an essential and valuable part of our life in the built environment. It explores what communities are past, present and future, then lists the essential elements that are needed to form them. This learning will then be connected to explain how an enhanced connection to nature puts us in a more positive and optimistic state of mine, one where we are more likely to share a conversation and ideas. 7 key features for enhancing communities through Biophilic Design are developed from this, to encourage mixing, mingling and connecting in the built environment. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- The elements needed to create a strong resilient community.
The business benefit to creating designs that support and develop communities.
- Which market leaders are doing this well
- Stephen Kellert's socio-psychological approach to biophilic design.
- How to recognise and be able to implement the 7 features for enhancing community using biophilic design
New
Exploring the use of cementitious flooring as a decorative finish, from polished concrete, microcements and new self-smoothing microcements. It examines the preparation and installation process, and look at the problems which may arise as well as best practice.
- Provide information about new developments and innovations.
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This CPD aims to provide an overview of domestic kitchen design. It will start from the beginning, looking at the history of the kitchen, the kitchen market, intricacies for the manufacture, door finishes, worktop options, appliances, sustainability, today's clientele and specification, and consumer considerations including inclusion, wellness and biophillic design. It will later continue to explore design and planning, anthropometrics and ergonomics including layouts. By the end of the seminar you should have a greater understanding of:
- Furniture construction, and material characteristics of different door options
- Pros and cons of different worktop finishes
- Principles of kitchen design, room planning and dimension considerations
- Today's clientele requirements
- Future trends
Revised & Available Online
This CPD emphasises the importance of kitchen design working in harmony with the building or scope of use. Topics covered include key areas in the pre-design process that improve accessibility for the end-user, ergonomic considerations, and products, finishes and structural components. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- Key areas in the pre-design process that improve accessibility for the end-user
- Specification with regards to finishes and structural components in terms of performance, durability and the resulting impact on the users’ welfare
- Which certifications or regulations relate to and address environmental concerns
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An overview of how creative lighting designs can contribute towards the development of an inspirational space for the display of historic and cultural artefacts including museums, galleries and extending to the lighting of heritage buildings and places of worship. Drawing on best practice from CIBSE LG8 and LG13, the seminar covers the principles of lighting, colour rendering and beam control with practical examples of these effects in action.
New
This CPD aims to cover a full range of access products, providing a clear overview of managing access, fire, safety and security requirements in your building. Topics covered include purpose and reason for access, identifying and overcoming access changes, design considerations, weight loadings and configurations, and relevant regulations and standards. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- Fire ratings and certification
- Smoke ventilation including access
- Safe operation
- Specification of roof and floor access areas
- Specification of wall and ceiling access areas
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This CPD will act as a guide to specifying aluminium glazed door systems, looking at the different factors that can affect the choice of system. It will discuss the main door system types available and the benefits of each one, how to accommodate and select the correct threshold, the importance of site exposure, a guide to weather ratings and drainage considerations. By the end of the seminar you should have a greater understanding of:
- The differences between sliding doors, folding doors and slide and turn systems
- What to consider when choosing and accommodating a threshold
- The importance of site exposure in relation to door system
- Weather ratings
- What drainage needs to be considered for a door system
New
System types available with a brief overview
- Specification tools and considerations regulatory standards
- Relevant case studies to explain regulatory standards and good working practice
- Innovations and things to be proud of in 2014 including the acquisition of the d-line balustrade range
New
This CPD will discuss zinc as a building envelope. It aims to give specifiers an insight into the history, production and sustainability of zinc roofing and cladding. Not only are aesthetics and systems discussed but also substrate, backing frames and detailing questions answered. Finally, the presentation offers information on certification, procurement, budgets and contractors able to correctly install the specified systems. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- Performance, certification and installation
- What aesthetics are available
- Which systems should be used for which applications
- How to get the substrate right
- The basics of detailing
- Cost and who should fit zinc roofs and walls