RIBA Core Curriculum: Climate
The following CPD materials fall within the ‘Climate – sustainable architecture’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic area.
The seminar describes how to achieve the ultimate in glare and heat control by using the most applicable screen cloth and shade controls. This saves energy efficiently by automating the shades and lighting management controls.
MechoSystems is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of manual, motorised, and automated roller solar-shading systems. The company provides contemporary solutions for today’s design challenges. It offers a wide range of shading systems with over 200 different shadecloths, a range of control solutions, and various hardware configurations. Products are designed around the challenges of sustainability, window management and appropriate materials.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.
This online learning module provides an understanding of: the required light levels for specific building usage, the role of rooflighting in reducing energy usage and CO2 emissions, appropriate rooflight specifications, the benefits of daylighting to building occupants, and rooflighting legislation and standards.
NARM is a UK trade association with a membership that includes most of the UK's leading rooflighting suppliers. NARM is dedicated to the application of best practice in the provision of natural light in built environments. Its technical committee advises government on rooflighting in respect of Building Regulations.
Approximate duration: 31 minutes.
This CPD seminar introduces flexible, energy-efficient office lighting solutions using indirect/direct luminaires that can be mounted onto (or around) furniture, as well as to the structure of the building. Luminaires include on-board presence and daylight sensors for maximum efficiency and user comfort.
Waldmann is a manufacturer of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for the office, industry and healthcare sectors. A leading supplier of biodynamic lighting, the company provides a comprehensive lighting design service to support all design requirements.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30-40 minutes.
This seminar looks at the impact of global water scarcity on the hotel industry, identifying strategies for a holistic approach to water management in hotel projects. It also demonstrates practical steps designers and architects can take at the design, construction and operational stages to reduce a hotel's strain on local water resources, without impacting the level of guest satisfaction.
Roca produces a complete range of products for the bathroom space: porcelain fittings, bathtubs, shower trays, brassware, furniture units and accessories. Roca products are characterised by excellence in design, as well as a philosophy of respect for the environment, as reflected in its continuous development of technologies that minimise water and energy consumption
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
A short but detailed tour of flooring types, providing guidance on choosing the best floor for each type of project, how timber floors are installed and maintained, industry legislation, and the benefits of using sustainable timber.
Forty years’ experience in sourcing the finest timber has made Havwoods the specifiers’ choice for engineered hardwood and reclaimed wood flooring, solid wood floors and timber cladding materials. Based in the UK and overseas, Havwoods staff provide guidance and work with architects, from the initial design stage through to project completion.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.
Timber systems have a variety of benefits and applications, including improved acoustics and occupant well-being. Find out more about these and the regulatory requirements involved in building projects (using a living material in a normalised frame).
Process Bois Laudescher is a family-run business, founded in 1965. It is involved in around 500 projects each year throughout Europe, involving patented suspended ceilings, wall cladding and open-work façade systems. The company’s core values revolve around innovation and sustainability.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
Sheep’s wool is an ideal material to use in insulation for many applications. Its natural, breathable qualities help provide performance as well as sustainability. This seminar provides a broad overview of the technology behind sheep’s wool insulation, as well as its potential applications and performance within the built environment.
With 15 years’ experience, Eden Renewable Innovations is able to provide on- and off-site technical support throughout the design and build process.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.