Showcase featured CPD
The following CPD materials have been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
Presents the full process of external illumination design with respect to both BIM and good practice. Following an overview of the fundamentals, this seminar goes on to present a case study example featuring classic façade modelling and digital-model-to-BIM workflow. Includes BIM authoring tool tips and tricks.
For over 30 years LUG has been operating in the professional lighting sector, specialising in the production of industrial and decorative luminaries for indoor and outdoor use on a huge variety of building types. LUG’s expert team uses CAD/CAM and BIM processes to communicate ideas and consult architects, interior and lighting designers all over the world. Let LUG fill your world with light tailored to your needs.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45-60 minutes.
A look at how to specify wood finishes and the major issues to take into consideration, including regulations, fire and acoustic performance. Also examines various applications, such as cabinets, wall linings and acoustic panels.
Decospan, a Belgian family-owned company, develops and manufactures wood veneer-based products (panels and flooring). It does this in a creative and innovative way, respecting nature and the environment.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
Road vehicle incursion (RVI) on the UK rail network represents a risk to the safety of both road and railway users. Find out more about the products and certifications available to secure the perimeter of the UK’s rail network. These include a palisade solution that is PAS68-certificated to mitigate impacts of up to 30mph by both 2,500kgs (N1G) and 7,500kgs (N2) vehicles at 90° using standard fence line foundations. Designed originally to meet the terrorist threat (VBIED), these solutions are now compliant with The Vehicle Mitigation Programme to protect the rail infrastructure. This seminar discusses this unusual subject in practical detail.
Barkers Fencing, originally established in 1863, has been manufacturing fencing since the mid-1970s. Barkers is in the enviable position of being able to design, manufacture and finish a broad range of fencing products – all from a single site in the Midlands. As the only manufacturer in the UK with its own on-site galvanising and powder coating plant, Barkers can deliver the highest quality control standards and most cost-effective solutions.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30 minutes.
An in-depth look at traditional façade cleaning methods and their characteristics, to better illustrate their benefits and drawbacks.
Examines issues of access, water and waste containment in relation to these traditional methods, as well as the potential impact on both building occupiers and the public. The seminar then goes on to explore a dry, non-abrasive alternative method and how, through its use, the above issues are minimised, and the benefits of speed, value and sustainability are maximised.
As an award-winning external restoration contractor, Thomann-Hanry® has cleaned and restored hundreds of historic UK building façades using a unique patent-protected, non-scaffold, water-and-chemical-free façade cleaning system.
Thomann-Hanry®’s unique façade cleaning system is specifically designed to professionally clean building façades without the need for scaffolding, enabling businesses to function normally while works are taking place. The company also offers professional façade restoration, masonry repairs, external building refurbishment and stone flooring care.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45-60 minutes.
Discusses the potential benefits of installing warm water underfloor heating systems, as opposed to traditional radiators – from freedom of design to greater energy-efficiency and lower heating bills, the advantages for both architect and client are plain to see.
Polypipe Underfloor Heating is part of Polypipe Building Products, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of underfloor heating and plastic plumbing products. Polypipe is the expert in plastic piping. Last year, the company made 22 million metres of it – enough to encircle the world more than five times.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.