RIBA Core Curriculum: Compliance
The following CPD materials fall within the ‘Compliance – legal, regulatory and statutory framework and processes’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic area.
This seminar aims to help architects understand Construction Design Management (CDM), its benefits and their responsibilities. It considers the effects of changes to legislation, including Construction Products Directive becoming Construction Products Regulation, and the impact on designers, contractors and clients. It also discusses health and safety procedures and their importance in preventing accidents.
The Hörmann Group is a leading door manufacturer, based in Germany but with a UK headquarters in Leicestershire. It supplies to a multitude of private and commercial properties across Europe, Asia and North America. A family-run company, Hörmann employs more than 6,000 staff and is renowned for its quality and innovation in up-and-over, roller, sectional and side sliding garage doors and operators, as well as entrance and internal doors for the home.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
This seminar highlights some of the perceived problems with regard to door furniture within the Equality Act, BS 8300:2009 + A1:2010, and Approved Document M, and offers some solutions. It includes: a brief background to and explanation of the aforementioned documents; information on the various requirements within these documents with regard to door furniture; an overview of LRV (Light Reflectance), including what it is and why it is important, and; an overview of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and what its aims are.
HEWI’s award-winning designs and high quality materials combine to create comfortable and safe accessible solutions that are both functional and universal for all to use. The HEWI product range covers accessible sanitary, hardware, handrails and balustrades. HEWI provides innovative system solutions for generations. Stylish accessibility: it’s not difficult – it’s HEWI.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour
Different types of synthetic resin are available with differing in-service performance. The considerations that affect the selection of a particular type are described in this seminar. Full consultation with the manufacturer at the design stage is essential to ensure that the material selected is entirely suited to the conditions. This presentation therefore covers: type of loading, static or dynamic and severity of impact; details of all chemicals that come into contact with the floor; temperatures that the flooring is required to withstand in normal service or as part of cleaning operations; colour, uniformity and retention, aesthetics and decorative effects; compliance with hygiene or food industry requirements (including ease of cleaning); special requirements, such as slip resistance or static controlled characteristics; expected life of the flooring; moisture content of the substrate; time available for the application and cure of the flooring, and of course; cost.
Established in the UK more than 35 years ago, Resdev Ltd manufactures specialist seamless, hygienic, epoxy and polyurethane resin floor, wall and car park decking systems for application throughout the world.
Resdev’s product range complies with current CE certification requirements to EN 13813 for synthetic resin screed materials and is manufactured to BS: ISO 9001:2008 with UKAS management systems and ANAB accreditation, in addition to CE marking for factory production control to EN1504-2:2004.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30-45 minutes