Latest CPD
Here are the latest CPD materials to have been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
This seminar aims to provide an understanding of the possibilities of using glass tubing and profiles in architecture, art and design applications. The effects of lighting and further processing capabilities are also discussed.
SCHOTT works closely with architects and designers to extend the boundaries of design and create new opportunities for building culture – in terms of design and space, indoors and outdoors, aesthetics and functionality. That is what makes SCHOTT a qualified partner for architecture.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
This seminar explores the differences between LEDs and traditional light sources, specifically with regard to micro optics, size, light quality, precision controls, versatility and lifespan. These differences are such that LED technology has opened up entirely new approaches to architectural lighting – both inside and out – which this seminar discusses and explains.
Founded in 2006, Lumenpulse designs, develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of high performance and sustainable specification-grade LED lighting solutions for commercial, institutional and urban environments. The company has more than 325 employees worldwide, with corporate headquarters in Montreal, and offices in Boston (Massachusetts), London and Manchester.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes
Offers best practice advice on implementing care home laundries, based on over 40 years’ experience working in the UK care sector. With helpful hints and tips on design and layout, floor construction, ventilation, service and fixtures and fittings, this seminar will equip specifiers with the information needed to bring efficiency to the build stage of any project, and help generate future cost savings for the client.
Within the last 40 years JLA has grown to become a one-stop commercial specialist offering solutions in laundry, catering, infection control, compliance and safety, and detergents. JLA’s unrivalled reputation is largely built upon its presence in the care sector. It claims to be the number one commercial equipment and service partner for tens of thousands of homes and groups around the UK.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes
This seminar highlights the benefits of using solid surfaces, as well as examining the composition and flexibility of a material that offers new opportunities in design and application with minimal maintenance. Solid surface is ideal for applications such as façades, commercial and residential environments and furniture design, to name just a few.
Porcelanosa Group is an established international manufacturer offering a vast selection of high quality products, ranging from tiles for kitchens and bathrooms to state-of-the-art building solutions. With 41 years’ experience, it operates in 144 countries worldwide. Recent polls suggest that Porcelanosa is recognised as of one of Spain’s most reputable international companies.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes
This CPD seminar aims to inform architects about the international voluntary quality label known as Qualicoat, and to explain the benefits of the research and development undertaken by its members on behalf of the wider industry. The powder coat process is explained, as well as the growth in premium powder formulations now being specified on high rise and prestigious projects across the UK and Ireland.
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 who have products coated, Qualicoat defines comprehensive quality requirements and monitors their compliance by 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
This seminar revisits the fundamentals of heat transfer, insulation properties, U-value calculations and condensation risk. It highlights the basic principles of specifying insulation and its position within the construction relative to vapour control layers and breather membranes, to ensure that buildings perform as efficiently as intended. Ultimately, it will help the architect to design, specify and build with confidence.
As part of the International Recticel Group and based at state-of-the-art facilities in Stoke-on-Trent, Recticel Insulation is one of the world's largest producers of PIR products. Quality is at the heart of everything it does, and excellence is ensured through continued investment and research into advancing insulation production processes.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40-45 minutes
This seminar aims to give the specifier a guide to the elements of design while incorporating best practice and the use of new technologies within the brick industry. It will help the specifier select the right product for the environment they are working in and give them a better understanding of the range of products and their applications.
Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC unites the best in clay traditions. One of the UK’s largest producers of handmade and machine made bricks and pavers, it is also a leader in clay tiles, special shaped bricks, terracotta and special products. Michelmersh has grown and innovated from brands that enjoy a rich heritage and have been used in some of the most prestigious building projects. New designs and the use of latest technologies and are both helping to bring Michelmersh Brick products to a wider audience, and to reinforce its reputation for supplying beautiful, durable, natural looking clay pieces.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes
This seminar is designed to help architects understand the challenges of infection control and the solution hygienic glass reinforced polyester (GRP) doors provides. It explains what healthcare associated infections are, how they are transmitted and their cost to the healthcare sector, before exploring key considerations in healthcare design, the benefits of specifying GRP doors, and how they can reduce cross-contamination.
Dortek is an end-to-end solution provider of ultra-hygienic door systems, with over 45 years’ experience in healthcare design. Dortek has completed over a thousand projects for the NHS, healthcare authorities and the independent sector.
With a smooth and seamless construction, Dortek hygienic doors have no joins, right angles or ledges where dust or bacteria can be trapped and grow.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30-40 minutes