Design, construction and technology
The following RIBA-approved CPD materials fall within the ‘Design, construction and technology’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic. Remember, a minimum of 20 of your annual 35-hour CPD requirement should incorporate materials from this and the other nine RIBA Core Curriculum topics.
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Offers guidance on specification and detail selection, analysis of system options, management of build and completion phases, and operation and maintenance.
Moy is one of the UK and Ireland’s leading providers of high performance flat roof waterproofing systems. Its systems are certified by BBA, IBA and FM Global. Moy provides specifications tailored to each project design, using innovative, long-lasting waterproofing solutions. It also leads the way in terms of sustainability, with pro-active campaigns that promote green roof pollination, carbon capture planting, species supportive soil and seeding, beehives on building roofs, and orchard and wild meadow community planting. Moy’s service offering includes specialist technical support, roof surveys, condition reporting, and on-site support throughout the life of the project.
Daylight is a valuable and unlimited natural resource. This seminar explores the numerous benefits of natural daylight and how best to facilitate daylight ingress to your living and working spaces. It also covers British standards and rooflight testing (i.e. safety considerations) as well as guidance on how to select and specify the correct rooflights for your project and achieve the best possible glazing design. It’s available in multiple formats, including as a weekly webinar, in-practice presentation or remotely via Microsoft Teams. More details can be found on the company’s website.
Roofglaze Rooflights specialises in the design, manufacture, supply and installation of flatglass rooflights and roof glazing systems. Its product portfolio includes both market-leading flatglass rooflights and bespoke skylight solutions tailored to suit your client’s exact needs. As a design-led business Roofglaze Rooflights has over 20 years’ experience of manufacturing and installing bespoke rooflight solutions for every size project. Its in-house design team works in close collaboration with customers to advise and support them in bringing their projects to life.
Duration: 45 minutes, plus Q&A
It’s a legal requirement for buildings to be designed in such a way as to prevent fire from spreading from one structure to another. With fire safety in residential buildings rightly the focus of greater attention following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, this seminar offers practical, up-to-date guidance on designing and specifying building materials for use in inverted flat roofs. It includes information on: Approved Document B and how it applies to inverted flat roofs; the B Roof (t4) classification and testing regime; the impact of EC Decision 2000/553/EC on testing requirements; the importance of selecting appropriate insulation materials; and, how fire regulations apply to inverted roofs and how this impacts on the specification of insulation materials.
Ravago Building Solutions is one of the largest producers of extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation in Europe following its acquisition in 2018 of seven XPS production plants and the technology from DowDuPontInc. Its market-leading thermal insulation boards can be used in a range of roofing and flooring applications.
Offers an insight into roof level service penetrations and key factors to consider when maintaining those all-important weathering layers where ducts, pipes and cables exit the riser onto the roof. Identifies essential methods and protocols for the effective execution of this often-challenging detail.
Nicholson is a manufacturer and supplier of functional and innovative roofing systems to the construction and renewable energy industries. Its brands are widely recognised as providing go-to solutions for common roof construction problems, while its expertise covers weathering service penetrations at roof level, roof void ventilation and making structural connections through the waterproofing layer.
Duration: 45 minutes, plus Q&A
A practical and information-packed seminar that covers (among others): industry statistics and the importance of safety when specifying glass in rooflights; the different rooflight specifications (TN66, TN67 and TN92); and CWCT glass classification, Class 0,1, 2 and 3 and tests for non-fragility (as defined in the Advisory Committee for Roof Safety’s Red Book ACR[M]001).
Glazing Vision is a UK manufacturer and expert in the design, manufacture and supply of engineered, architectural glass rooflights for residential and commercial buildings. The company has invested heavily in new technologies, equipment and expertise, and produces all its rooflight products at its own 65,000 sq ft factory in the heart of England. Since 2009, Glazing Vision has expanded internationally, and now services continental Europe and the USA. Glazing Vision offers a comprehensive range of rooflights to help bring light, air and space into the home – from simple, fixed rooflights to more complex sliding rooflights and access configurations. As well as stock products, Glazing Vision will custom-build rooflights to order to ensure the perfect fit with any architectural design. These state-of-the-art rooflights are manufactured with a sleek, minimal framework to comply with Building Regulations.
Duration: 45 minutes, plus Q&A
Understand why natural slate makes a good roofing and cladding material, and be confident in the use of natural slate in a variety of applications. This seminar discusses how to specify natural slate correctly and highlights some of the pitfalls of natural slate specification. Includes advice on the environmental benefits of choosing natural slate over other genres of roofing products, as well as case study examples where natural slate has been used to solve complex design problems.
Spanish Slate Quarries (SSQ) offers exclusive natural slate products for roofing, flooring and architectural applications, including one of the most comprehensive ranges of top-quality slate products available in the UK. SSQ slates are backed by solid guarantees, as well as a 30-year track record of proven performance.