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East Leake

Loughborough
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LE12 6JU
www.british-gypsum.com
Callum Lawson
Tel + () 07718962197
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British Gypsum

Overview

British Gypsum is the UK's leading manufacturer of Plasterboard, Plaster and Drylining systems. The range includes partition, wall lining, ceiling, flooring, insulation and fire protection systems which satisfy a wide range of performance criteria in all types of buildings, from houses to recreational buildings and hospitals.

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CPD Material (18)

Multiple CPD formats
Maintaining system integrity in drywall applications
What constitutes a drylining system?
You will understand system performance characteristics and how they are achieved. The key standards relating to system performance and the difference between ‘BS’ and ‘EN’ requirements, how to make sure you can maintain system performance integrity and why this is important. You will also understand why only SpecSure Warranty gives you the support you need.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Online Learning
Material type: Seminar
Multiple CPD formats
Designing the drylining package to inhibit fire growth
The fundamentals of fire design when specifying internal lining systems. How to design room interiors to inhibit fire growth. How to protect the structural elements of a building in a fire to prevent structural collapse. How to achieve fire compartmentation when specifying wall, ceiling and floor constructions and finally, what you get with the British Gypsum SpecSure Warranty offer
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Online Learning
Material type: Seminar
Multiple CPD formats
Introduction to acoustic design and the drylining package
This CPD provides an introduction to the principles of building acoustic design. It covers airborne and impact sound insulation, how sound absorbing products can be used to create good quality acoustic spaces, and the various types of products and systems available to provide good acoustic solutions.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Online Learning
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Ceiling Solutions for Improved Acoustic Environments
This seminar will cover:

- Up-to-date regulations, requirements and best practice in sound-absorbing acoustic linings
- Fundamentals of building acoustics - measuring, controlling and reducing sound and reverberation
- Sector-specific details covering residential, healthcare, education and office design
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
How to Specify Partitions, to Meet and Exceed Healthcare Building Requirements
Primarily focusing on the specifying partitions to meet the requirements of HTM 08-01 the presentation also covers the other criteria designers need to meet (such as fire resistance, accommodating services and sustainability) in order to achieve the optimum specification.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Specifying within the Residential Sector to meet Regulatory Requirements and the Code for Sustainable Homes
Regulation and design criteria that drive the specification of internal lining solutions, with a specific focus on the acoustic and thermal performance of the building.
- In addition to building regulations, designers now need to consider the implications of The Code for Sustainable Homes and the presentation covers this in detail.
- Explanation of the Code for Sustainable Homes explaining how achieve credits are achieved using British Gypsum products and services.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
The White Book Education Sector Guide
A comprehensive guide to the specification of partition, ceiling and other building systems that meet the demands of modern education buildings.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Introduction to Acoustics
This seminar provides an overview of the fundamentals of building acoustics, sound insulation and reverberation control. It will help you to understand the following topics:
- Understand the principles of acoustic design in buildings and be aware of the factors that have an adverse effect on ’as built’ performance
- Understand basic acoustic terms
- Understand the various types of products and systems available to provide acoustic solutions
- Understand relevant legislation and guidance and recognise requirements affecting specific markets such as education and healthcare
- Understand design for sound insulation
- Understand design for sound absorption
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Best Practice Design Seminar: No 1 Building Acoustics
This seminar enables specifiers to ascertain the performance required and then to prepare a suitable specification with detailing to ensure that optimum acoustic performance is achieved.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
No 2 - Thermal Insulation and Condensation
This seminar will enable specifiers to ascertain the performance required and then to prepare a suitable specification, with appropriate detailing, to ensure that optimum thermal performance is achieved without problems due to condensation.
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Specify Performance Ceilings with Confidence in Education
This seminar will enable specifiers to ascertain the performance required and then to prepare a suitable specification, with appropriate ceiling tile and grid detailing, to ensure that optimum performance is achieved.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Specifying Gypsum Ceilings with Confidence
This seminar provides a greater understanding of internal wall lining systems with regard to composition and functionality.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Specifying Performance Ceilings with Confidence: in Healthcare
This seminar will enable specifiers to ascertain performance required and then to prepare with appropriate ceiling tile and grid detailing, to ensure that optimum performance is achieved.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Specifying Plasterboard Systems with Confidence
This seminar aims to give the specifier knowledge of dry internal plasterboard systems. It looks at matching timber joist ceiling constructions to project needs, selecting dry internal linings to suit type and conditions of masonry background, specifying metal stud internal walls and partitions, considering fire stopping solutions and choosing the best board finishing.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Literature
The White Book Health Sector Guide: The Comprehensive Specification Guide to Healthcare Environments
The White Book Health Sector Guide makes specifying for healthcare buildings easier. It covers the critical regulations and guidance that designers need to take into account and discusses systems and products that have been proven for use in health facilities. The document gives extensive guidance on the application of HTM 08-01, the recently introduced guidance on acoustics in health care buildings, guiding the reader through the background theory and the practical application of the guidance which is a key driver to the design and specification of systems in a healthcare building.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Literature

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