Advisory organisations
Here are five advisory organisations offering CPD materials and advice, from among the dozens available on ribacpd.com. Advisory organisations can often play a very practical role in helping specifiers, offering information and introducing them to suitable suppliers.
This factory tour will enable you to see, first hand, the benefits of offsite manufacturing and timber frame construction. It’s a must for those who want to better understand why timber frame is at the heart of FabricFirst ethos and want to understand air tightness and thermal performance as a major contributing factor to higher Code levels and Passiv standard.
The UKTFA is the trade association representing over 200 companies operating in the timber frame sector, which equates to 85 per cent of the turnover of this multi-billion pound industry. Its members deliver the highest quality timber frame structures, superior on-site safety, and are committed to ongoing investment in the delivery of sustainable timber buildings.
A presentation created to help designers and specifiers make informed decisions when selecting hardwood species for projects. Different hardwoods have unique combinations of properties, and are available in grades that make them ideally suited to particular end-uses. Objective appraisal of Canadian hardwoods’ performance and environmental credentials is provided, supported by technical data. References are given, serving as sources of further information.
Canada Wood UK offers specifiers and designers information on the extensive range of wood products available from Canada. These include hardwoods, softwoods, wood cladding and floors, plywood, and factory-built timber-frame homes. Canada Wood is always glad to advise enquirers about technical issues, sources of supply, grading, environmental matters and related topics, and offers a series of RIBA accredited CPD presentations.
This one-hour seminar aims to bring together the principles of designing out crime, effective crime prevention and security standards, for a range of applications and products. It provides an introduction to Secured by Design and its application to residential developments, including: how design can reduce the opportunity for crime; the role of the Crime Prevention Design Advisor and when to contact them; legislation and directives relating to crime prevention in the built environment, and their implications for architects; and police-preferred specification.
Secured by Design is a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on crime prevention in relation to homes and commercial premises, and that promotes the use of security standards for a wide range of applications and products. These principles have been proven to achieve a reduction in crime risk of up to 75 percent, by combining minimum standards of physical security and well-tested principles of natural surveillance and defensible space.
This presentation begins with a brief look at the history, production and common applications of the material itself. It then focuses on design considerations, such as clip layout, how to avoid staining adjacent materials, compatibility with other building materials, and thermal movement allowance. The natural patination process is described, and budget costs are given. The long strip and traditional systems of copper roofing and cladding are also discussed, using case studies as illustration.
Copper in Architecture is part of the European Copper in Architecture Campaign, promoted by Copper Development Association and participating copper fabricators. Its purpose is to provide a wide range of information on the architectural uses of copper sheet and coil, appropriate to all stages of the building design and construction process.