RIBA Core Curriculum: Designing & building it
The following CPD materials fall within the ‘Designing and building it – structural design, construction, technology and engineering’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic area.
This CPD seminar aims to provide a greater understanding of the capabilities of modular buildings and the many benefits that off-site construction can bring. Discover how permanent buildings can be delivered in a fraction of the time of traditional methods, using a highly sustainable, energy-efficient process. The flexibility of the building system gives the architect almost infinite design potential, whilst off-site construction reduces site disruption.
Portakabin Group provides portable and modular buildings that are versatile, sustainable and offer unlimited design flexibility, to create buildings suited to individual customers’ layouts. Its innovative approach to modular construction offers safer, cleaner building systems with faster and more efficient programme times. Buildings can be delivered and installed within a day. Off-site manufacturing processes minimise disruption to building sites.
Together with its on-time and on-budget guarantee, Portakabin provides an effective alternative to traditional construction.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.
Technology is coming of an age where ‘the connected home’ is evolving. It is important now, more than ever, that high-end homes are designed in a way that can accommodate that evolution. This seminar takes the architect on a journey, highlighting the key elements of a truly ‘connected home’, and answering the questions that need to be asked.
Ideaworks guides its clients through the complex and ever-changing maze of competing technologies. It designs, installs and aftercares integrated systems built around how people live their lives. The breadth of services Ideaworks offers, and the depth of experience it brings to a project, is unrivalled throughout the industry.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 80 minutes.
The purpose of this CPD seminar is to provide specifiers with a greater understanding of: the benefits of level access showering; technical installation solutions; compliance, sustainability and standards; the different materials used today, e.g. comparing steel enamel with tiled and vinyl floors, and; the features and benefits of 3.5mm steel enamel shower trays and baths.
Kaldewei baths, shower trays and washbasins are manufactured in Germany from 3.5mm thick steel enamel, and have attracted more than 80 internationally recognised design awards. The products range from traditional to luxurious baths, innovative level-access wet room shower tray solutions, and – more recently – a new range of washbasins.
Kaldewei has achieved sustainable accreditation to ISO14025.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
This seminar explains how SuDS can be successfully used in modern flat roofing systems by helping architects and specifiers understand the key design and installation challenges of multi-use roofs and integrated SuDS solutions, particularly those used in high density urban environments. It also helps them to achieve a wide range of BREEAM credits for thermal insulation, weight reduction to the roof, and use of recycled/recyclable material.
IKO Polymeric is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for high-performance waterproofing solutions, with a wide range of single ply roofing systems, including PVC and TPE membranes.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
This seminar has been designed for those who believe in the importance of preserving the nation’s heritage buildings with materials that are in context with the original architectural design.
Creators of the original conservation rooflight, The Rooflight Company has been working with architects for over 20 years to provide a sympathetic solution to their heritage projects.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.