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Architecture CPD
Gain your architecture CPD points with BD by completing CPD modules online. Each module below contains a full technical article followed by a link to a multiple-choice questionnaire. All are fully CPD accredited for architects.
Latest CPD
CPD 12 2026: Data-driven decision-making in the built environment – improving performance, profitability and resilience
This module, sponsored by Deltek, illustrates how senior decision-makers in the built environment can use data to support better operational and strategic decision-making. It examines how integrated information systems, key performance indicators (KPIs), predictive analytics and AI-assisted forecasting can give firms the edge, and shows how any business can progress ...
CPD 11 2026: Specifying glazed balconies for design, performance and compliance
Sponsored by Solarlux, this module, guides specifiers through the key decisions involved in designing and specifying a glazed balcony – from choosing the right acoustic and solar-control glazing to specifying the right fixings and meeting relevant regulations
CPD 10 2026: Fire safety and the building envelope
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module focuses on the fire performance of the building envelope, looking at external walls and balconies, and how to treat junctions and interfaces; it also considers how the provisions of the Building Safety Act impact the specification of envelopes
CPD 09 2026: Building better with concrete – decarbonisation, performance and the power of early engagement
Sponsored by Tarmac, this module looks at the many innovations being used to decarbonise concrete – from supplementary cementitious materials to AI automation of production – and explains how early engagement with manufacturers can identify the decarbonised product that will deliver the right performance for each job
CPD 08 2026: Decarbonising masonry construction with cellular clay blocks
Sponsored by wienerberger and EH Smith, this module takes an overview of embodied carbon in masonry construction and considers lower-carbon masonry materials and techniques before taking an in-depth look at cellular clay blocks, one innovative route to lower embodied carbon that is gaining wider acceptance in the UK
CPD 07 2026: Delivering co-ordinated BIM – how to improve collaboration, data and compliance
Sponsored by Vectorworks, this module explores how better project set-up, co-ordination and data management can help deliver BIM projects more reliably, efficiently – and successfully
CPD 06 2026: Retrofitting rainscreen cladding with insulation
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module explains how rainscreen cladding systems work, and the benefits of retrofitting rainscreen systems and insulation to extend the life of existing buildings. It also sets out best practice for specification and installation systems such as heat pumps. Retrofitted insulation can also improve resilience to the ...
CPD 05 2026: Creating “healthy” indoor environments – policy and practice
Sponsored by STEICO, this module looks at how to ensure retrofits and new-builds deliver “healthy” indoor enviroments. It then focuses in detail on how wood fibre insulation can help create indoor spaces that are sustainaby focused and participate in safeguarding occupant health
CPD 04 2026: Fire safety for roofs and rooftop solar
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module explores the regulatory context and functional fire performance of roofs, highlighting the influence of specification decisions and looking at the fire safety implications when flat roofs are used as amenity space and to house photovoltaics
CPD 03 2026: Fire safety regulations and responsibilities
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module explains the regulatory framework on fire safety, clarifies the responsibilities of different design and construction roles, and examines how material performance, compartmentation and fire stopping can work together to limit risk
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