Latest CPD
Here are the latest CPD materials to have been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
Glazing technologies play an increasing role in modern building designs. This seminar explains the latest breakthroughs and how they address current design issues, as well as both national and international standards and legislation. It covers topics such as design challenges, types of glass and interlayers, characteristics and performance of ionoplast interlayers, innovative architectural applications, and design tools used to analyse the performance of laminates in roofing, flooring, glazing and façades.
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions provides materials, services and innovations to makers and specifiers of laminated glass. It helps create a better world by improving home protection and automotive safety, and enabling the design of stronger and more energy-efficient buildings that let in more natural light.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes
This seminar provides an understanding of rainscreen and its benefits, while explaining the differences between ventilated and non-ventilated construction, and the advantages of lightweight boards that can easily be cut and shaped.
ROCKPANEL combines the advantages of stone and wood in a single product. The products have been used in different countries for many years to finish façades, roof features and building details. As rainscreen cladding in ventilated constructions, the boards provide a cost-efficient, safe and stylish finish for any building, whether a refurbishment or new build project.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
This article offers an overview of the benefits of using BS 7533 for the design and construction of ‘rigid’ (mortar bed/mortar joint) pavements in public realm works. It discusses the basic principles of the Standard, and the guidance it provides for designing and constructing your paved area. It demonstrates where BS 7533 high quality paving has been used successfully, and illustrates some of the problems of poor design or construction.
Instarmac began manufacturing in the Midlands over 35 years ago, spawned from the idea of creating a ‘coldlay’ macadam suitable for permanent repairs in highways. The Instarmac Group now manufactures a huge range of specialist products for the construction industry, with Ultrascape – their urban regeneration specialist brand – offering a fully compliant mortar paving system. The company specialises in cementitious, bituminous and resinous products for highway maintenance, urban regeneration, tiling, commercial flooring and internal finishing.
Length: approximately 2,000 words
This seminar offers an opportunity to see a wide variety of specialist LED luminaires, and to understand how LED technology can be used to best effect within a controlled lit environment.
ACDC is a globally-renowned, UK manufacturer of specialist architectural LED lighting solutions. It offers a portfolio of groundbreaking LED products that truly revolutionise the lighting industry. ACDC’s own loft-style London studio provides the ideal educational environment in which to deliver CPD seminars.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour
This one-day course covers the following topic areas:
- Design, selection and use of natural stone in any project
- Geology of stone, including selecting and quarrying
- Stone testing, British and European Standards and CE marking
- Detailing of stone, including working drawings and fixings
- Masonry and architecture, including external masonry and rainscreen cladding
- Repairs, restoration and cleaning
- External paving
- Stone for interiors
- The environmental and sustainability credentials of stone.
Stone Federation Great Britain is the official trade association for the UK natural stone industry. The Federation co-ordinates all aspects of the industry and provides specifiers and users with a first point of contact for information, advice and guidance in sourcing an appropriate material and a reliable service.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one day