Latest CPD
Here are the latest CPD materials to have been assessed and approved by the RIBA. These include both new and recently-revised CPD materials.
A practical guide to how the components of carpet tiles impact durability, this CPD seminar describes how different structures affect performance, and how to choose the best carpet tiles as a responsible flooring solution. It also offers an insight into the environmental standards for building materials.
Burmatex is a UK designer and manufacturer of carpet tiles and planks that achieve BREEAM’s A+ environmental rating. Carpet ranges are especially suited to commercial offices, education and public-sector buildings, where providing well-designed, attractive, enduring and environmentally-friendly surroundings is paramount. Burmatex produces flexible, contemporary flooring that delivers first-class performance through the alliance of design with technical expertise.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
Reviews how workplace design can be the solution to the global challenge faced by employers: talent acquisition and retention. Covering the modern tendency towards co-working and the use of home offices, this presentation examines how workspace design can be applied to these workplace trends.
Connection has been creating innovative and intelligent products since 1995. A proud British company, Connection collaborates with leading consultants and designers to understand both the ergonomics of furniture and those trends that influence space, and to incorporate these into its products and workspace solutions to ‘make space work.’
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
Provides an overview of warm, cold and inverted flat and tapered roofs, as well as covering many design considerations such as types of deck, waterproofing options, structures, drainage and insulation.
Kingspan Insulation is a market-leading manufacturer of premium and high-performance insulation products and systems for roofs, walls, floors and building services. Kingspan Insulation has a vast product range suitable for roofing applications, including high-performance vacuum, rigid, and rigid extruded polystyrene insulation.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
This seminar offers an insight into different drainage systems for rainwater, reducing downpipes and effectively draining large roof areas. It will help the specifier to understand: what siphonic rainwater drainage is and how it works, and the different elements of a siphonic drainage system, and the processes and considerations required to design a siphonic drainage system.
The Geberit Group, which operates worldwide, is a European market leader for sanitary products. As an integrated Group, Geberit has a very strong local presence in most European countries and is therefore able to offer unique added-value in both the sanitary technology and bathroom ceramics sectors.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.
Under-floor air conditioning offers occupants of both closed- and open-plan offices environmental control over their individual work spaces. Ceiling voids become unnecessary. The system uses under-floor space rather than a ceiling void for air distribution and ducting. Buildings benefit from a reduced slab-to-slab height, potentially delivering additional floors for total build height. Original, or designed ceilings or vaulted spaces, can be created without compromising comfort.
The DENCO brand stands for a long tradition and proud history of providing customers with a closely controlled climate. Since the 1950s, the ability to control and regulate the temperature of an indoor environment to meet high customer demands has been a defining feature of its work.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.