Latest CPD
The CPD materials featured below are the most recent to have been assessed and approved by RIBA. They include both new and recently revised CPD materials.
Online Learning, by Palco
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This presentation introduces access panels & riser doors, where and how they are employed, the various types of panels available, the certified attributes available and the new technology being introduced that saves time and money during the installation duty.
By the end of this CPD, delegates should:
1. Understand the differences between access panels and riser doors.
2. Understand the variety of attributes available.
3. Know more on the certification legislation.
4. Cost saving benefits of new products to the market.
5. Understand more about Premises Information Boxes (PIB)
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This Powder Coating, like icing on the cake, is the part of the construction process that gets you noticed. All the technical work that goes into making your vision a reality can be ruined with poorly specified or applied powder coating.
This CPD is your guide to how to ensure that your vision is protected for years to come.
By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- The powder manufacturing process
- The powder application process
- The relevant standards to be aware of
- The 3 most common problems with designing for successful powder coating
- The awareness of the health and Safety aspects of powder coating and the fire requirements for compliance.
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This seminar provides an in-depth exploration of security glass, focusing on attack-resistant, bullet-resistant, and blast-resistant glazing. It covers the composition, classifications, and UK standards for each glass type. Emphasizing the importance of whole system testing, the seminar highlights how evaluating both glass and framing ensures comprehensive safety and regulatory compliance.
Real-world applications demonstrate the critical role of security glazing in protecting high-risk environments. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the rigorous standards and testing methods that ensure robust protection against various threats, enhancing their understanding of effective security solutions in architectural design.
By the end of this CPD, delegates should:
1. Understand different types of security glass.
2. Have knowledge of UK standards and regulations.
3. Understand the importance of whole-system testing.
4. Have seen applications of security glazing in real-world scenarios.
5. Know more about enhanced architectural design with security solutions.
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Beyond the Flames: Demystifying Fire-Rated Steel Doors.
Join our CPD session to explore the critical importance of testing fire-rated steel doors. This CPD will guide you through the correct terminology for various door components, the standards to which fire-rated doors are tested, and the differences between door types and their respective journeys.
Additionally, you'll gain insights into the key aspects of the fire testing process, enhancing your expertise in understanding and applying these essential safety measures.
By the end of this CPD delegates should:
1. Understand the correct terminology for steel door components.
2. Know the difference between internal and external door testing standards.
3. Understand the Certification process of fire-rated doors.
4. Know what to look for when checking fire-ratings.
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This showroom tour CPD will cover :
- Company history of Passivlux – Suppliers Of High-Performance Doors & Windows
- Timber Vs aluminium-clad timber window systems – What are the differences?
- Detailing aluminium-clad timber window systems – What are the challenges?
- Installing aluminium-clad timber window systems – What issues do we face?
- Door Systems – How & Why would you choose one over the other?
The aims of the tour are:
- To describe the differences between timber and aluminium-clad timber windows.
- To demonstrate the challenges faced when detailing aluminium-clad timber windows.
- To discuss the prominent issues that arise when installing aluminium-clad timber windows.
- To demonstrate the different door systems available on the market.
By the end of this showroom tour CPD, delegates ought to:
- Know the main differences between timber and aluminium-clad timber windows with regards to performance and durability.
- Understand the issues facing architects and main contractors when detailing aluminium-clad timber window systems.
- Understand the issues facing architects, main contractors, and homeowners regarding the installation of aluminium-clad timber windows into new builds and refurbishment projects.
- Have a general knowledge of the types of entrance, bifolding, and sliding door systems available on the market.
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This CPD course empowers architects to reduce the environmental impact of their projects by incorporating life-cycle assessments (LCA) seamlessly into their workflows through integrated software solutions. Led by industry experts, this comprehensive training covers the core theoretical concepts of embodied carbon and life-cycle assessment, and employs practical, follow-along examples that will allow your team to start making an impact.
By the end of this CPD, delegates will know about:
1. Building sustainability & architecture.
2. Core concepts of building LCA and data.
3. Environmental impacts of buildings, and how to reduce embodied carbon in practical projects.
4. LCA in the architects workflow.
5. How to perform building LCA at different design stages.
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This CPD provides a comprehensive introduction to the benefits of decentralised ventilation systems for low-energy buildings. It focuses on system design to comply with approved document F, exploring the array of variations appropriate to different project requirements.
By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- Why mechanical ventilation is important, and the benefits of decentralised systems.
- How to comply with regulation.
- The pros and cons of DCV systems and when to use them.
- The differences between traditional and decentralised MVHR systems, hybrid systems, and when to use them.
- The fundamental principles of mechanical ventilation systems, and best practice for design and installation.
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With the help of six different case studies, this CPD seminar will offer you an insight into how to combine different materials in a
design, information on different materials, knowledge on the challenges that may arise, and tips on the best way to
overcome challenges.
By the end of the CPD, delegates will be able to:
- Understand how to combine materials.
- Become knowledgeable about the properties of some of the most popular materials used in furniture design.
- Have more awareness of challenges that can arise when using multiple materials on one piece of furniture.
- Avoid pitfalls related to bringing together different materials in one design.
- Feel inspired to combine more materials together in your future designs.
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This CPD explores the advanced properties of calcium silicate fibre cement solutions, focusing generically on sheathing boards and flooring boards. Attendees will gain an understanding of the manufacturing processes, performance characteristics, and certifications that ensure these products meet rigorous standards for durability, quality and safety. The session will also highlight real-world case studies, installation best practices, and the benefits of these materials in various construction scenarios, including new builds, refurbishments and modular applications. Through this CPD, architects, contractors and specifiers will learn how to effectively integrate these high-performance solutions into their projects for superior outcomes.
This CPD will cover the following topics:
? A1 Fire Rated Calcium Silicate Fibre Cement Solutions
? BBA Certified Calcium Silicate Fibre Cement Systems
? Calcium Silicate Fibre Cement Solutions for Acoustic Requirements
? Tested Render Carrier Boards and EWI Solutions
? Project Tailored Product Support
By the end of this CPD, delegates should:
1. Understand the advanced properties of calcium silicate fibre cement solutions.
2. Have seen the real-world case studies, installation best practices, and the benefits of these materials in various construction scenarios, including new builds, refurbishments and modular applications.
3. Have gained an understanding of the manufacturing processes, performance characteristics, and certifications that ensure these products meet rigorous standards for durability, quality and safety.
4. Have learnt how to effectively integrate these high-performance solutions into their projects for superior outcomes
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Throughout the history Architects and engineers always looked for solution that provide buildings durable and conformable for their users by protecting them from wind, rain and other elements. Rainscreen Facade cladding plays a very important role in achieving these goals and this has evolved since 12th century.
In this CPD our expert team share the same values, our tireless effort, knowledge, and continuous long journey together with our ethical business values, plus our passion for building facades have enabled our expert team to develop a highly advanced facade material towards the end of 2020, by integrating and enhancing safety and sustainability of building facades that provides maximum fire safety while helping to decarbonise by reducing the carbon footprint of the construction industry. Our journey in building facades for over 30 years of combined experience and knowledge of construction industry from UK, Europe, some Middle East, and South Asia has played significant role.
By the end of this CPD, delegates will:
1. Have a concept of rainscreen cladding and history.
2. Know about an integrated approach to rainscreen facades that enhances and put safety and sustainability first.
3. Know about an exclusive advanced facade technology that helps improve thermal performance and decarbonise.
4. Understand the comparison of various metallic rain screen cladding systems and their advantages and disadvantages.
5. Know about a new system that combines many features to achieved the best of rainscreen cladding.
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This CPD will guide architects through the key points to build a ventilated façade, the use of wood on exteriors, and the explanation of a solution with real wood veneer that does not change over time and does not require maintenance for the use on ventilated façades. All this taking in account fire regulations and sustainability key points on material choose.
By the end of this CPD, delegates ought to be able to:
1. Plan a ventilated facade.
2. Know which fire regulations apply to facades in the UK.
3. Know more about different installation systems.
4. Be able to choose real wood products for exterior applications with different performances.
5. Have an overview of sustainability matters on the choose of materials.
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This seminar is designed to educate the specifier on the selection of environmentally friendly and sustainable resin flooring. Attendees will learn about the production of CO2 neutral resin systems, made with natural raw materials and products with low emission accreditation. It will also educate the attendees on the available chemistry, where the products can be specified, education on substrates and their compatibility with different resin systems and how they are installed.
By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- How to identify or specify the correct substrates suitable for resin finishes.
- How to specify the correct system for the area of application.
- How to consider products that have credible environmental profiles.
- The requirements of the substrates and testing protocols to ensure compatibility with the chosen resin finish.
- How to specify resin flooring with confidence.
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This CPD will allow you to make informed choices when specifying tiling in swimming pools and leisure areas by considering the impact that tiles, backgrounds, water chemistry and the finished environments will have on the adhesive and grout specification.
Learn how to avoid common failures through optimum product specification and guidance on best practice.
Feel confident about selecting and specifying the most appropriate tile fixing solutions for use in swimming pools and leisure centres.
Having listened to this CPD, the audience should feel confident about selecting and specifying the appropriate fixing solutions in most situations.
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This presentation demonstrates the significant role that vapour permeable pitched roof underlays play in preventing harmful condensation, resisting wind driven moisture, increasing thermal efficiency by reducing wind-washing and reducing the load on the external roof covering by absorbing wind uplift under all conditions and in all 5 wind uplift zones across the UK. Also included are air and vapour control layers (AVCL) and the important part they play in modern buildings.
By the end of this CPD, delegates should:
1. Understand building regulations/technical standards.
2. Understand the requirements of BS5534.
3. Understand the requirements of BS5250.
4. Understand installation techniques for different systems.
5. Understand the basics of thermally efficient pitched roof designs - VPU and AVCL.
This seminar is also available online.
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This CPD presentation ""The Golden Thread. How it impacts the specification journey"" highlights the significance of the Golden Thread concept in the construction industry. The Golden Thread ensures a comprehensive, digital record of building information accessible to all stakeholders, enhancing safety, accountability, and quality throughout a building's life cycle. Introduced in response to the Grenfell Tower fire, this approach aims to rectify systemic failures in building management by mandating transparent information sharing and regulatory compliance from initial design phases through to the maintenance of the building.
The presentation highlights this, as well as the importance for industry professionals to adopt this paradigm with the aim of preventing future tragedies, as well as maintaining better-quality buildings for the individuals who frequent them.
By the end of this CPD delegates ought to be able to:
- Demonstrate confidence in understanding the reasons behind the introduction of the Golden Thread.
- Comprehend the legislation introduced as a direct result of the Golden Thread implementation.
- Understand the impact of the Golden Thread on key stakeholders throughout the building's lifecycle, from the initial design phase through to the maintenance phase.
- Recognise the importance of digital platforms in successfully adopting the Golden Thread.
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With so many performance textiles on the market, this CPD will seek to educate specifiers on the benefits of polyurethanes; so that they can be specified with confidence, and without compromising what’s best for the environment.
By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- What a polyurethane fabric is and how it is made.
- The different sustainability, durability and performance benefits and flaws of polyurethane, vinyl, leather & silicone.
- Some common fabric durability and performance test methods.
- How to specify polyurethane in different applications.
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In this CPD seminar we describe in depth how carbon negative bricks are made and explain why they are truly carbon negative. The seminar covers the technical characteristics of carbon negative bricks, discusses their circularity and presents data through their life cycle stages (EN 15804+A2).
We discuss aesthetics, design options and present case studies. To allow comparison with clay bricks, at the beginning of the seminar we present the key features of clay brick and sustainability measures in clay brick manufacture.
This seminar also discusses technical considerations: design, construction and post construction with carbon negative bricks, health and safety, brick supply, management & handling.
By the end of this CPD delegates ought to:
1. Understand the difference between clay bricks and carbon negative bricks.
2. Understand why carbon negative bricks can be described as as such, from their life cycle data.
3. Understand the circularity potential of carbon negative bricks.
4. Know how to specify and design using carbon negative bricks.
5. Technical considerations, health and safety, brick supply management and handling.
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This CPD goes into detail about sliding, sliding folding and sliding stacking gear, from the benefits of specifying, to the various applications of this type of this hardware.
By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:
- What is sliding, sliding folding and sliding stacking door gear.
- How to explain why you should specify sliding door gear systems.
- Where you can use sliding door gear.
- The various applications with sliding, sliding folding and slide stack systems.
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This CPD seminar will explore the use of zinc as a building material for facades, looking at traditional fully supported facade systems such as standing seam and flat lock panels, as well as rainscreen facade systems.
By the end of this CPD, delegates should:
1. Have an understanding of how zinc history has formed the modern use of zinc for facades.
2. Know how zinc for facades is produced and how it performs from a sustainability perspective.
3. Be aware of the finishes of zinc that are currently available.
4. Have an in depth knowledge of the systems on offer and to understand the difference between fully supported facade systems and rainscreens.
5. Understand how zinc facades perform and what can be offered to assist architects to make the correct choices.