Floor finishes
The following CPD materials have all been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
What is a bactericide tile? What strengths can porcelain offer as a covering material? This presentation details how large formats reduce grout lines and how various applications/solutions can improve the general health and wellbeing of healthcare facilities and their residents through smarter architectural design.
Grespania ceramica is a global supplier of porcelain and ceramic tiles, and market leader in terms of manufacturing, sustainability, design and quality. The company prides itself on these four core values and has over 40 years’ experience. Its technical solutions department prides itself on offering the right solution for each project.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30-40 minutes.
A presentation on coloured SMA (stone mastic asphalt) utilising a clear binder, blended with complementary aggregates and pigment to achieve durable coloured surfaces. The seminar explains how SMA offers faster installation times than non-bituminous alternatives, and how it delivers a smooth finish that removes tripping risk, while also available in a wide range of colours.
Tarmac is one of the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions businesses. The company has over 150 years’ experience and offers a diverse range of products and services to the construction sector – solutions that span aggregates and asphalt, cement, lime and powders, recycling services, building products and concrete. Tarmac also operates one of the UK’s largest contracting and highways services companies.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30 minutes.
This tour of a manufacturing plant and laboratories focuses on how safety flooring is manufactured and new products are developed. It also provides guidance on issues, legislation and standards affecting the specification of safety flooring.
Altro is a global giant in premium flooring and wall cladding systems for construction and transport. Safety flooring and hygienic wall cladding systems are two of its most famous innovations. Altro operates in a host of sectors, including health and social care, food and drink, education, transport, housing, pharmaceutical, hotels, leisure and retail.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 90 minutes.
The aim of this CPD seminar is to explain the process of making a hand knotted rug, which hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. Topics covered include the design process and custom designs, sustainability and the environmental and community impact on the rug making industry in Nepal, and how hand-knotted rugs should be specified, specifically with regards to durability and serviceability.
Since its launch in 1997, The Rug Company has endeavoured to create the most desirable rugs in the world. Uniquely, it achieves this by combining the ancient craft of rug making with the creative brilliance of some of today’s most talented designers. The Rug Company rugs are beautiful, distinctive and original.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.