Latest CPDs
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This seminar covers two RIBA core curriculum topics: ‘Designing and building it’ and ‘Compliance’, and aims to provide knowledge and understanding of what curtain walling is, where it should be used, and how it is designed and constructed. The seminar also covers the legislation and standards that are applied to curtain walling as a façade solution.
Blyweert Beaufort Aluminium is a supplier of aluminium glazing systems for the production of entrance doors, windows and curtain wall products. Its comprehensive and versatile product ranges are designed and extensively tested to provide solutions for all market sectors including: education, health care, residential, public, leisure, government, retail, custodial and social housing.
This seminar covers the principal elements of casting design and manufacture, so as to give an architect the confidence to specify these in their projects.
Goodwin manufactures steel and stainless castings that allow the building professional freedom of design to achieve unique and architecturally attractive components for buildings and bridges. Further processing in its machine shop – including CNC machining, fabrication and painting – can be undertaken to enhance the finished product.
Take a look at the current materials used in tiling substrates when creating wet rooms and features. This seminar also examines how these materials function under given criteria, what standards need to be met when using various forms of tiling, and how this impacts upon the design and selection of background substrates.
wedi Systems manufactures a completely waterproof, inert, dimensionally stable sheet material for use as a background substrate for tiling applications: from simple boards, for use on walls and floors, to walk-in tileable shower units, feature showers and bathroom furniture, loungers and benches, all the way up to complete bespoke steam rooms and swimming pools.
An insight into glass reinforced plastic (GRP) composite manhole and trench access covers, used across many sectors as a safe, light and modern alternative to metal and concrete, and as a solution to the metal theft epidemic.
Fibrelite pioneered the GRP composite manhole cover in 1980. Considered as the industry standard, Fibrelite initially developed covers for fuel forecourts. From there its products were quickly adopted worldwide. Fibrelite has become the preferred covering system across a huge range of business sectors, particularly utilities, rail, power and retail.
Provides guidance on the use of low surface temperature steel panel radiators for space heating, with reference to working principles, requirement for safety in public, healthcare and education applications, relevant regulations and standards. The 45-minute seminar also raises awareness of low surface temperature radiators for safe space heating in healthcare, schools, and other public buildings.
Stelrad Radiators are Europe’s favourite radiator, and Stelrad itself is the UK market leader in steel panel radiators. Stelrad Radiators offers the marketplace everything from classic, traditional radiators to sophisticated, stylish models, including low surface temperature. Stelrad has a wide variety of styles and finishes to harmonise with any period or contemporary setting.
This seminar covers types of construction, explains the many finishes and how they should be cleaned and maintained, identifies different types of sub-floor and what floors can be installed over them, and offers an insight into the approximate installation costs of various floor types. Average audience ratings are very high: ‘informative’ 8.83 out of 10, ‘interesting’ 8.91 out of ten, and ‘worth doing’ 8.91 out of 10.
As the largest UK distributor of wood floors Havwoods promotes its CPD seminar as offering true and unbiased information about wood flooring in general. Other manufacturers may only be interested in promoting their favoured types of construction. Havwoods is different. With over 35 years’ experience it can draw on a huge wealth of knowledge, and is happy to place that at your disposal.