RIBA CPD Showcase

Designing and building it

The following CPD materials fall within the ‘Designing and building it – structural design, construction, technology and engineering’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic area.
This CPD seminar guides the specifier through the key considerations when specifying healthcare sanitary assemblies including: the key benefits of pre-plumbed sanitary units; how pre-plumbed sanitary units can be value engineered whilst meeting relevant regulations and; key considerations when specifying mental healthcare sanitary applications.

Bushboard has over 80 years' experience manufacturing washrooms systems and has developed a range of well-designed, flexible washroom products that work across all sectors. Its range of stylish cubicle systems is complimented with ducting and vanity units, both of which can be delivered pre-plumbed with Bushboard's market-leading Ready Plumbed Module (RPM) system. Bushboard also manufactures a range of RPM units specifically designed for the healthcare market, to meet the requirements of HTM64 and HTM68.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
Seminar, by Optima
This seminar covers different aspects of the manufacture of float glass and glass processing, including: toughening, laminating and curving; an overview of British Standards and product characteristics; acoustic and fire assessment procedures, and likely product performance; visual privacy; producing a specification and specification checklist, and; CDM considerations. It is both RIBA and RIAI accredited.

Optima is a market-leading partitioning company, specialising in silicone and dry-jointed glazing, demountable system partitions, drywall and doors. With a five-acre UK manufacturing facility, it designs, manufactures and distributes an extensive range of products throughout the UK and worldwide. Optima is committed to quality of product and service.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour
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