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Tuesday07 February 2012

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.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

CR Laurence’s Taper-Loc system was used to install glass barriers at the Imperial War Museum in London

CPD 2011 Module 14: Glass barrier systems

15 December 2011

This module looks at different types of glass barrier systems

University of York’s Heslington East campus

CPD 2011, module 13: Rainscreen cladding

10 November 2011

This module looks at how facade technology can bring practical benefits and aesthetic advantages to small structures and high-rise buildings alike

Boatemah Walk in south London, designed by Anne Thorne Architects

CPD 2011 module 12: Integrated solar metal roofing

27 October 2011

This module explores the use of solar photovoltaic technology to create on-site renewable energy. It is sponsored by Kalzip

Karndean Designflooring

CPD 2011 Module 11: Specifying luxury vinyl floor tiles

20 October 2011

Vinyl floor tiles present an alternative to natural flooring materials and to carpet, sheet vinyl and laminate. As a highly durable surface, they are suitable for use in a range of leisure projects. This module is sponsored by Karndean Designflooring

Ryder Architecture specified Armstrong’s Axiom C Canopy rafts with Optima tiles at Harton Technology College in South Shields.

CPD 2011 Module 10: Suspended ceilings & the environment

15 September 2011

This CPD sets out the potential of innovative ceiling design to improve sustainability. It is sponsored by Armstrong

Marley Eternit’s Thrutone fibre cement slates were chosen by BBLB to provide a uniform finish for the roof and walls of a private house in West Sussex.

CPD 2011 Module 9: Regulations & Roofing

8 September 2011

Several key areas of legislation and regulations apply to roofing: Building Regulations, the Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM, British Standards and other legislation. This module will provide an introduction to the most important elements of each

Expired modules

Winifred Holtby & Tweendykes school in Hull, where HKS Architects specified Trimo’s QbissOne unitised facade.

CPD 2011 Module 8: From composites to unitised facades

08 July 2011

This CPD aims to provide a closer understanding of the use of composite panels and unitised components in building facade construction. This CPD module is sponsored by Qbiss by Trimo.

Students in the RMJM-designed Kimbolton School Queen Katherine Building, Cambridge, which was completed in 2009.

CPD 2011 Module 7: Ventilation and Air Quality

16 June 2011

This CPD aims to provide a closer understanding of the use of carbon dioxide monitoring for ventilation control in education buildings. This module is sponsored by Medem.

Peterborough City Hospital

CPD 2011 Module 6: Healthcare environments

19 May 2011 | Updated: 19 May 2011

Meeting hygiene requirements is an important element of designing hospital projects. This CPD module, sponsored by Armstrong, explains how ceilings provide a key contribution to clinical environments

Shapes

CPD 2011 Module 5: Architectural Cladding

20 April 2011

This CPD explores the use of architectural cladding to create a practical, decorative and sustainable facade. It is sponsored by Ruukki.

BIM was used on the Darmstadtium project in Germany, designed by FS-Architekten and Chalabi Architects & Partners.

CPD 2011 Module 4: Building Information Modelling

14 April 2011

This CPD explores the use of Building Information Modelling which has the potential to dramatically change the process of design and construction. It is the fourth in our regular series of CPD modules for 2011 and is sponsored by Bite

CPD: Sustainable roofing

CPD 2011 Module 3: Sustainable roofing

08 April 2011

This is the third of our CPD modules for 2011, designed to help you broaden your knowledge while you work. This module is sponsored by Marley Eternit.

Marvin windows

CPD 2011 Module 2: Composite materials and pultruded fibreglass

18 March 2011

This CPD aims to provide you with a deeper understanding of what composite materials are, focusing in particular on pultruded fibreglass, and the benefits of these materials to the construction industry. This module is sponsored by Marvin Architectural.

Steni Nature panels were specified by North Lanarkshire Council’s project architect for the refurbishment of two apartment blocks in Motherwell.

CPD 2011 Module 1: Composite cladding

18 February 2011

This CPD explores design opportunities for composite rainscreen technology. It is the first in our regular series of CPD modules for 2011 and is sponsored by Steni.

This diagram shows the operation of a micro CHP unit in a dwelling with 100% of the fuel supplied to the unit.

CPD Module 5: Micro Combined Heat & Power Systems

BD Reviews Interiors September 2010

This is the fifth in our regular series of CPD modules, designed to help you broaden your knowledge while you work. This module is sponsored by Baxi

Natural rubber is a renewable material extracted from the sap of the Pará rubber tree.

CPD Module 4: Rubber flooring

BD Reviews Sustainability July 2010

This is the fourth in our regular series of CPD modules, designed to help you broaden your knowledge while you work

Windows made of composite materials are strong and durable.

CPD Module 3: Composite materials & pultruded fibreglass

BD Reviews Sustainability July 2010

This CPD aims to provide you with a deeper understanding of what composite materials are, focusing in particular on pultruded fibreglass, and the benefits of these materials to the construction industry

Modern kitchens need to be safe and comfortable environments from which to produce good food.

CPD Module 2: Commercial kitchen design for safety Subscription Required

BD Reviews Secondary Education June 2010

This is the second in our regular series of CPD modules, designed to help you broaden your knowledge while you work

Figure 1

CPD Module 1: Historic Windows Subscription Required

15 April 2010 | Updated: 16 April 2010

Welcome to the first in our regular series of CPD modules, designed to help you broaden your knowledge while you work

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