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The following CPD materials have been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
The aims of this seminar are to: raise awareness of the significance of vapour permeable building materials; inform specifiers about the different types of lime available and their range of applications; enable specifiers to make informed choices on the specification of lime mortars, plaster, floor products and lime wash; encourage good site practice including the maintenance of buildings, particularly historic and; examine new materials, such as limecrete floors and the use of hemp plasters.
Ty Mawr Lime Ltd is one of the market leaders in the design, manufacture and distribution of environmentally-friendly building products including lime mortars, plasters and paints, as well as wool insulation, building boards, and specialist innovative lime products.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
A quality architectural metal finish is crucial in today’s building specification to ensure long life with minimal maintenance. Powder coating has proven itself to be one of the most resilient external finishes, while offering the specifier a wide choice of colour and texture. This CPD seminar examines the powder coating process for aluminium profiles, sheets and castings, and provides information on different types of finish and their uses, as well as how to specify and maintain powder coatings.
Qualicoat is a global quality label organisation, committed to maintaining and promoting the quality of lacquering, painting and coating on aluminium and its alloys for architectural applications. To determine whether or not a coating meets a customer's requirements, the results need to be measurable against technical specifications. On behalf of customers that have products coated, Qualicoat defines comprehensive quality requirements and monitors their compliance via licensed plants worldwide. As a result, purchasers of coated aluminium receive a premium-grade product delivering long-term value with good quality.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
Wednesday 18th November 2015, 09:00 to 12.30hrs, plus lunch
Thistle Euston Hotel, Cardington Street, London, NW1 2LP
This free-to-attend event features an informative and inspirational presentation on aspects of choosing and using natural stone. Book now as places and lunch must be reserved. The seminar ‘Selecting the correct stone’ will be complemented by the following speakers and subjects:
Bomber Command Memorial – an Award winning project
Liam O’Connor of Liam O’Connor Architects
Inspirational buildings in stone
Graeme Hadden, Technical Manager, Land Engineering (Scotland) Ltd
Stone in Heritage
Bernard Burns, Chairman, SFGB’s Built Heritage Group
Stone – an architect’s perspective
Graham Lee of Graham Lee Consultancy
Stone Federation is the official trade association for the natural stone industry. It has over 100 years’ experience of connecting architects, designers, specifiers and clients with the finest stone professionals. Stone Federation Great Britain is passionate about promoting natural stone as the building material of choice as well as positioning itself as the source for all things stone.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 4 hours, including lunch
Delivered by an experienced practitioner able to cite from recent experiences acting for construction clients in the IP field, this is a comprehensive and very practical seminar. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation, together with hand-outs and the full text of the talk (including details of all the references made) is supplied beforehand.
BLM is a national law firm with offices in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, as well as the Irish Republic. It also has long-established legal connections worldwide. BLM’s Construction Division specialises in acting for consultants in the UK and abroad, and IP for construction designers forms part of its range of legal expertise.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40-50 minutes