Sustainability
Sustainability continues to be one of the most searched-for topics for CPD material, both because it is one of the ten RIBA Core Curriculum topics and because it dominates modern design thinking. The following CPD seminars provide a variety of innovative solutions.
A 45-minute seminar aimed at raising awareness of acetylated wood. Includes: an overview of what acetylated wood is, the benefits, testing information, the environmental impact of acetylated wood, and what acetylated wood can be used for.
Accoya wood is created from sustainably sourced softwood. Accoya matches or exceeds the durability, stability and beauty of the very best tropical hardwoods. A new world of high performance, sustainable, low maintenance products – including windows, doors, decking, cladding and glulam structural beams – is opened up by Accoya wood.
BMT Fluid Mechanics’ CPD seminar provides an overview of key wind effects that affect building designers of large scale developments. In particular, the seminar gives educational layman’s insight into the nature of the wind and how it affects the wind flow patterns in the vicinity of buildings. It discusses key wind effects such as wind environment, wind loading and wind induced vibration.
BMT Fluid Mechanics is internationally recognised as a leading independent specialist in the field of wind engineering, architectural aerodynamics and building physics. Based in London (UK), it has regional offices around the globe.
The company provides high-end specialist consultancy services for cost effective, state-of-the art building developments. The services draw upon in-house capabilities for computational modelling and boundary layer wind testing.