Latest CPD
Here are the latest CPD materials to have been assessed and approved by the RIBA. These include both brand new and newly-revised CPD materials.
The key aim of this seminar is to provide a general overview of the scope of applications available to the specifier for façade structural adhesives. It includes the particular benefits that are gained, such as thermal performance, invisible fixings, and health and wellbeing impacted by increased natural daylight through glazed façades, as well as the aesthetic benefits.
The Sika Façades team offers the professional designer a single point of contact for all critical façade applications where the innovative use of structural adhesives can demonstrably improve the aesthetic as well as defined performance levels. This is backed up by one of the world’s leading specialists in the research and manufacturer of innovative construction chemical systems – Sika Limited.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes.
This seminar explains why recent changes to building regulations have made addressing thermal bridging much more important than it used to be. Using examples, it addresses how to estimate and improve the energy efficiency of both domestic and non-domestic buildings, using either the various accredited details or thermal bridging blocks.
Marmox UK is part of an international group of companies that manufactures specialist building products, including insulation materials. In the UK, Marmox is known for its own load-bearing Thermoblock, which can be used to eliminate the thermal bridge at the wall/floor junction. The company is also the UK agent for Heraklith Woodwool thermal/acoustic insulation panels.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 50 minutes.
This CPD seminar covers what the architect needs to consider when choosing and specifying a working-at-height system, and how to integrate it within their building design. It also provides an insight into the latest legislative requirements, including the Working at Height Regulations and latest Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. The different types of system and their uses are also showcased.
The Latchways ManSafe fall protection range is used around the world. The products themselves are innovative in design and manufactured to the highest quality standards. In turn, a global network of specialist approved partner companies provides the assurance that product quality is matched by high standards of installation and maintenance.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.