Core Curriculum: Designing and building it
A wide ranging Core Curriculum subject area offering something for practically everyone. The following five seminars are all delivered by market leaders and experts in their own field.
This seminar focuses on: the properties and sustainability of aluminium, aluminium production and recycling, BREEAM assessment of aluminium windows, aluminium windows within the BFRC window energy rating scheme, thermal performance of aluminium windows and, sustainability through responsible sourcing and partnering of suppliers.
Metal Technology designs, extrudes and stocks architectural aluminium glazing systems, which are delivered to a network of UK and Irish glazing contactors for their fabrication and installation. A complete range of aluminium curtain walling, window, door and brise soleil systems are available, with full technical backup – NBS specifications, CAD details and U Value reports.
A presentation that examines working with lightweight panels when designing spaces, whether residential or commercial. This CPD seminar touches on the trend for lightweight boards and how this is currently being utilised within the industry, including the composition of lightweight boards and how easy it is to work with them. It also looks at where the panels can and have been used, and how they are fabricated and processed.
As a full-range supplier of solid wood and wood-based materials, EGGER products are designed to be used in everyday environments such as retail, hospitality, education, business and leisure. EGGER products, for both domestic and commercial environments, have been specified by architects and interior designers across the UK and Europe. Continual investment in product and decor innovations over the last 50 years has led to EGGER becoming the leading manufacturer of wood-based panel solutions.
A CPD seminar exploring the demands of shared bathroom facilities, requirements for water conservation and how to achieve a sustainable and economical commercial washroom with manually operated time-flow tap and shower controls. It covers important criteria when specifying time-flow controls for sinks and showers, and includes alternative solutions for specialist areas. Example products are used as props.
Part of the Reliance Worldwide Corporation, Reliance Water Controls is ISO9001:2008 QMS certified and provides technology for the sanitary, plumbing and heating industry. It has key expertise in the areas of controlling water temperature, pressure and flow. Reliance's range includes products recognised on the Water Technology List run by Defra for promoting efficient use of water.
Collaboration in the workplace is much talked about today, with successfully designed spaces (alongside an enabling culture), becoming key to everyday business activity. Herman Miller commissioned Dr Nigel Oseland, a workplace psychologist, to review how the psychology of collaboration impacts workplace design. This seminar will share these findings with you, as well as some observational research carried out by the Herman Miller international research team.
Herman Miller is a 100-year-old-plus company that places great importance on design and the environment. Innovative ways to improve the performance of its customers’ organisations, through its award-winning furniture and related services and technologies, have become its hallmark. Whether your world is an office, a school, a home or a hospital, Herman Miller works hard to create a better world around you.