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FeaturesCPD 03 2023: Understanding fire stopping and liability
This CPD module, sponsored by ROCKWOOL, explores the importance of designing for effective compartmentation and the legal liability regarding the provision of fire protection. Deadline for completion Friday 2 June 2023.
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FeaturesCPD 02 2023: Sustainable steelwork procurement
This CPD, sponsored by Steel for Life, examines the central role sustainability plays in procurement strategies and explains the key recommendations for procuring sustainable structural steelwork. Deadline for completion Friday 28 April 2023.
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FeaturesCPD 01 2023: Waterproofing techniques
This CPD sponsored by RIW explains the latest requirements on waterproofing structures such as basements as provided in the updated British Standard, BS 8102: 2022. Deadline for completion Friday 31 March 2023.
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FeaturesCPD 16 2022: Ensuring social housing windows are fit for purpose
This Eurocell sponsored CPD examines the specification options for refurbishing or replacing window units in social housing alongside the best practice methodologies for ensuring they are fit for purpose. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.
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FeaturesCPD 15 2022: Utilising value engineering
This CPD module, sponsored by Eurocell, will explore the scope of value engineering, its application and how utilisation can benefit a production process. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.
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FeaturesCPD 14 2022: Incorporating biophilia and biodiversity
This CPD sponsored by TG Escapes Modular Eco-Buildings explains the issues around biodiversity and how buildings can help restore an environmental balance by including biophilic features. Deadline for completion Friday 13 January 2023.
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FeaturesCPD 13 2022: Designing acoustics for learning environments
This CPD sponsored by ROCKWOOL examines the issues around acoustic performance in schools, sets out the relevant regulations and standards, and explains some of the solutions available. Deadline for completion Friday 30 December 2022.
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FeaturesCPD 12 2022: Movement in brickwork
This CPD sponsored by Vandersanden explores the benefits of specifying clay brick, alongside the types and causes of movement in brickwork and how to design to accommodate movement. Deadline for completion Friday 23 December 2022.
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FeaturesCPD 11 2022: Rainscreen insulation and cladding retrofit
This CPD sponsored by Rockwool explains how rainscreen cladding can be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to upgrade a building, and the specification factors to consider. Deadline for completion Friday 28 October 2022.
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FeaturesCPD 10 2022: Specifying roof cover boards
This CPD, sponsored by Georgia-Pacific, looks at how roof cover boards are used in flat roofs, between the outer waterproofing layer and the insulation layer.
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FeaturesCPD 9 2022: Fire safety, digitalisation and the golden thread
Disasters such as Grenfell have cast a spotlight on fire safety in buildings, especially residentialdevelopments. As the government tightens up legislation, what role can digitalisation play inimproving fire safety? This CPD, sponsored by PlanRadar, sets out the options.
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FeaturesCPD 8 2022: Streamlining weatherproofing in modular construction
This J&W sponsored CPD explains how modular buildings benefit from a different kind of weatherproofing and how to specify the appropriate materials
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FeaturesCPD 7 2022: Part L compliance considerations
This Knauf Insulation sponsored CPD spells out the key elements of the new additions to the Building Regulations that are aimed at improving energy efficiency in homes, and explains which materials can help deliver the best results for an energy efficient project.
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FeaturesCPD 6 2022: Achieving net zero carbon in the built environment
This CPD feature, sponsored by Darren Evans, will look at the challenges facing the construction industry as it seeks to respond to the climate emergency and deliver buildings that will meet net zero criteria.
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FeaturesCPD 5 2022: Sustainable steelwork specification
This Steel for Life sponsored CPD introduces the first edition of a new Sustainability Specification for structural steelwork and sets out requirements and practices for achieving environmentally sustainable steelwork building construction, including maximal efficiency and minimal waste.
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FeaturesCPD 4 2022: Hybrid electrical solutions
This Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation-sponsored CPD explains how to specify hybrid electrical heating systems to achieve lower energy use and emissions for buildings.
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FeaturesCPD 3 2022: Specifying natural slate
This CPD sponsored by Cupa Pizarras will examine the considerations in specifying natural slate for roofing and cladding.
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FeaturesCPD 2 2022: Sustainable Drainage Systems
Regulations now state that sustainable drainage systems should be included in new housing schemes where feasible. This AG-sponsored CPD explains how these systems work and the specification considerations.
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FeaturesCPD 1 2022: Decarbonising structural steelwork
This Steel for Life sponsored CPD explains the roadmap produced by the BCSA to decarbonise the UK structural steelwork sector to meet the UK net zero carbon target by 2050.
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FeaturesCPD 15 2021: Residential overheat solutions
This Radiana sponsored CPD will look at how radiant cooling works and why it can be an efficient method for reducing overheat in a development without adding pressure to the climate. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 14 January 2022