RIBA CPD Showcase

RIBA Core Curriculum: Designing & building it

The following CPD materials fall within the ‘Designing and building it: design, construction, technology and engineering’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic area.
This seminar explains what extremely durable fibreboard is and how it is made, as well as how it can benefit the designer and his or her clients, how it compares to other products, and its applications and appropriate uses.

SAM is a leading manufacturer of MDF architectural mouldings in the UK and Europe. It offers an extensive range of MDF mouldings to suit your specific project requirements. SAM’s ever-expanding range of products now includes SAM Trimax, an innovative external fibreboard solution for cladding, fascia and soffit, decorative bargeboard and window component applications, which adds value by reducing installation time and labour costs.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
Seminar, by Miele GB
This seminar aims to give architects a more in-depth understanding of the regulations covering care homes, including machine and service requirements. It also offers best-practice examples of room sizes and layouts, environmentally-friendly solutions, and ideas on how to set about future-proofing laundry rooms.

Miele Professional provides the highest quality commercial laundry and dishwashing products. No detail in its products is overlooked. From its engineering and programme design, to its build quality and innovation, businesses around the world rely upon Miele machines to get the job done. Miele’s goal is to have a machine range covering every need and delivering exceptional results every day.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30-45 minutes
Not sure which concrete lintel to specify? This CPD seminar explains how lintels are manufactured and why pre-stressed lintels are the best solution whatever the circumstances. It does this by explaining the differences between pre-stressed and precast lintels, and how they work. Finally, it examines the various types of lintel available, and how and when each one should be specified.

Naylor Concrete is one of the UK’s premier concrete lintel manufacturers. It has developed one of the widest ranges of concrete lintels available, continually updated and upgraded, and designed to suit your every need. Its range includes fair faced, fire resistant and special size variants, as well as a hi-spec range that is second to none. Naylor Concrete also produces concrete walling solutions for retaining walls, grain store walling, flood defence and security.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
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