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The following CPD materials have been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
The definition of BIM (Building Information Modelling) is well established, but with the UK Government’s 2016 BIM mandate fast approaching, many queries still arise. This seminar aims to answer questions such as what is design-led BIM? How does an architecture practice begin to implement BIM? How do you determine the right level of BIM for your project? And how does one collaborate with other industry disciplines?
Vectorworks cares about design. Its commitment to develop the world’s best cross-platform CAD and BIM software has taught it a simple truth: great design begins with the inspiration of the designer. It is Vectorworks’ mission to encourage the more than half-a-million designers who use its software to create experiences that transform the world.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
This is a seminar about the process of making a hand-knotted rug – a process that hasn’t changed for hundreds of years. Designers can also learn about sustainability and the environmental and community impact on the rug-making industry in Nepal, and see how hand-knotted rugs can be applied with regards to project specification, specifically concerning durability and serviceability.
Since its launch in 1997, The Rug Company has endeavoured to create the most desirable rugs in the world. Uniquely, it achieves this by combining the ancient craft of rug making with the creative brilliance of some of today’s most talented designers. The Rug Company's rugs are beautiful, distinctive and will last for generations.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
This CPD seminar will equip the specifier with a greater understanding of hard metal roofing and façade systems and the different options available: zinc, copper and stainless steel. It also provides an in-depth look at the system options available and their relevant construction methods.
As part of SIG plc, a UK market-leading specialist supplier of construction products, SIG Zinc & Copper offers a complete and impartial design and supply service built around a selection of zinc, copper and stainless steel roofing and façade systems, with the reassurance of advice, appropriate products and solutions, PI insurance and full system guarantees.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes
This seminar provides an overview of the types of systems used in the UK to provide protection to below-ground structures from water from the ground. This includes the importance of BS 8102:2009, and how to design waterproofing systems, and the types of waterproofing systems used to protect structures internally and externally.
Newton Waterproofing Systems has been a market leader in the UK waterproofing and damp proofing market since its inception in 1848. Today, this independently-owned company is based in Tonbridge, Kent, and provides complete structural waterproofing and damp proofing solutions for new and existing buildings. Its project portfolio ranges from the Houses of Parliament to the Royal Courts of Justice.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes