Latest CPD
The following CPD materials are the latest to have been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
This 24-minute video aims to provide an understanding of how silver ion antimicrobial additives in hygienic PVC cladding are proven to help fight against infections and dramatically reduce the spread of bacteria and microbial contamination in a hygiene-sensitive environment. They do this while keeping the popular aesthetics of traditional hygienic wall cladding.
BioClad Ltd is a leading manufacturer and supplier of antimicrobial PVC hygienic cladding systems and hygienic antimicrobial doors. Materials are protected using proven impregnated silver ion technology that includes a lifetime warranty. BioClad’s materials are, in addition, NHS supply chain award winners and widely used throughout the world, from healthcare and commercial kitchens to animal welfare and retail sectors.
Video duration: 24 minutes
This seminar explores woven metal fabric as an architectural material that provides valuable functionality in addition to unique aesthetics. Attendees will learn how to specify a mesh system, considering the application, metal fabric patterns available and attachments. Uses for fall protection, solar shading, ventilation and space sculpting are presented using actual project examples.
Cambridge Architectural is an industry pioneer and market leader in the area of architectural mesh systems featuring complete design solutions. A division of 100+ year-old Cambridge International, which has more than 400 employees worldwide, Cambridge Architectural offers full-scale engineering and project management capabilities using woven metal fabric for both exterior and interior applications.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
An informative presentation that explains how to prevent avoidable energy loss in ambient, chilled and cold storage areas. This seminar provides a basic understanding of how to evaluate available solutions (considering circumstances and location), how different design options can reduce building costs without affecting capacity or efficiency, and how to manage heat and chill loss in loading areas.
ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, a global leader in door opening solutions, brings together innovative and tried and tested Crawford industrial door and docking systems. With expertise available at every stage, from design to installation and after-sales, ASSA ABLOY industrial solutions are the most comprehensive in the industry.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
The EU Timber Regulations (EUTR) that came into force on 3 March 2013 prohibit placing illegally harvested timber and timber products onto the EU market. This seminar is designed to enable architects and designers to understand the implications of the EUTR and assess their legal obligations when importing, specifying and trading timber and timber products in the EU.
Established sixty years ago, FIRA has an unparalleled industry knowledge-base. FIRA raises performance throughout the furniture supply chain by offering research, consultancy, information, testing, customer and after sales service to the furniture industry and its specifiers.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour
This seminar aims to provide a thorough understanding of the need for wine storage, how to store wine correctly, and the benefits of underground wine storage. It includes technical background information on the components and processes involved in constructing a prefabricated natural wine cellar.
Spiral Cellars is the established expert in wine storage for the home and hospitality environments, specialising in unique premium wine cellars and bespoke wine rooms. With a range of outstanding options Spiral Cellars has, for more than 30 years, been working with homeowners, their architects and designers to offer luxurious large-scale wine storage that not only fulfils a highly functional need, but also looks stunning.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
This 45-minute seminar gives a full overview of Building Regulations Part M, BS8300:2009, and the demands of The Equality Act. It also focuses on good inclusive design principles, washroom product trends, and introduces the advantages of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
American Specialities provides the widest collection of commercial washroom accessories in the industry, with products ranging from paper towel and waste bins, foam and liquid soap dispensers, high speed automatic hand dryers, baby changing units and toilet tissue dispensers, to mirrors, feminine hygiene vendors and disposals, grab rails for the disabled, shower rails and shower seats, as well as health care accessories and security accessories.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
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NBS LiveAll buildings should of course be designed with their future occupants in mind. This presentation takes the architect or designer through several control strategies that will not only demonstrate to them how to save energy, but also help them enhance workers’ experience, and thereby improve productivity.
Lutron Electronics Co Inc is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of lighting controls and architectural lighting control systems for residential, commercial and institutional applications. Its headquarters are in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. The company that invented solid-state dimming, Lutron is the most recognised and requested brand in the industry, and sells and services products in more than 80 countries around the globe. It offers more than 15,000 products.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
With a focus on manmade fabrics, this presentation is designed to inform and educate architects on the specification of fabrics and their performance. Attendees can expect to leave with an understanding of the different manufacturing processes and how they affect a project’s appearance, as well as the continued lifespan of the design.
Ultrafabrics is a pioneer in the polyurethane synthetic leather industry, specialising in the engineering, manufacturing and distribution of the highest quality polyurethane fabrics on the market. Ultrafabrics combines six decades of passion and experience, with proprietary technology and an artisan process from Japan, and worldwide distribution from the UK and USA.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30 minutes