Featured CPD
As usual, we’ve searched around for the timely and the unusual. This month’s featured mix explores everything from 3D workflows and home automation to leather wall applications and natural wood flooring, plus more. Click on the links and enjoy.
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Looks at common external wall types, the key functions of ventilated façades, and UK regulatory requirements for fire protection within ventilated façades (including the most recent changes in fire classifications). Also examines the functional performance of cavity barriers, suitable applications and important principles, testing and certification, and routes to compliance when installing cavity barrier components into a façade system. Installation guidance and typical problem areas (and how to overcome them) are also addressed.
Siderise Group has three main divisions in the UK: fire protection, thermal, and acoustic enhancement products. Siderise is a leading UK manufacturer of curtain walling façades, rainscreen fire stops and cavity barriers, and has fire protection products for every construction application.
Duration: 50 minutes, plus Q&A
Discusses IPC (infection, prevention and control), the threat that antimicrobial resistance poses and how this is leading to an increase in healthcare associated infections. Learn how to properly identify and evaluate high- and low-risk areas or surfaces, and then use this to determine what floor finish should be specified. Looks at antimicrobial assays, what these standards actually mean and the importance of the responsible use of antimicrobials, as well as examining the Clean Hospitals initiative.
Founded in 1886, Tarkett is a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions. Whether your project is public, commercial or residential, a sports facility installation, new construction or renovation project, the combination of Tarkett’s expertise, product portfolio (spanning safety, homogeneous vinyl, sports, acoustic, heterogeneous, luxury vinyl, linoleum, laminate, carpet, wood and accessories), and intimate understanding of customers’ needs enables it to create distinctive flooring experiences – all with the benefit of an outstanding environmental profile.
Duration: 30-45 minutes, plus Q&A
This seminar looks at 3D modelling and how to transition from 2D to 3D. It includes practical advice and guidance on: levels of development and how much detail to model at what stage; streamlining workflows and how to provide associative deliverables such as schedules and sections; managing data and integrating British Standards and PAS information; the advantages of working in 3D; and, how to organise data for BIM development.
Since 1985, Vectorworks Inc has served the architecture, landscape, and entertainment industries, drawing inspiration from the world around it and encouraging the more than half a million designers who use its software to create experiences that transform the world.