Specification CPD from RIBA-approved Providers

CPD exploring sustainable façade design, covering aesthetic design, efficient construction and low energy consumption.

Welcome Wellbeing and Wood WoolWood Wool offers Optimal Aesthetics and AcousticsMade from high-quality materials that balance acoustics and evoke elegance. Did you know that wood wool ceilings offer the perfect combination of style, acoustic comfort, and sustainability. The elegant, natural character of the wood wool surface enables endless possibilities in shape, texture, and colour, making these ceilings suitable for various interiors, from education to entertainment, offices to recreational facilities.Acoustic wood wool ceilings are available in a sophisticated variety of possibilities to suit any space or style.Discussing Circularity, Resource Conservation, Recyclability and DurabilityMaterials affect the air we breathe. The non-toxicity of wood wool ceilings not only protects building occupants, but also everyone involved in the products’ lifecycle, from manufacturing and installation to recycling. Other performance benefits include high mechanical strength, low shrinkage, and a long lifespan.With wood wool ceilings, you have the freedom to choose from an almost limitless palette of colours including RAL, NCS, and Sto Color.Choose from a wide range of mineral, metal, wood wool, wood design, and fabric options to optimise designs and maximise acoustics.

This CPD course equips architects and design professionals with the knowledge and tools to quantify and reduce the environmental impact of buildings through life-cycle assessment (LCA). It provides a practical understanding of how embodied carbon and life-cycle impacts can be evaluated and reduced across design stages — using software tools that integrate directly into standard architectural workflows.The session combines theory and application. It introduces core LCA and embodied carbon principles, demonstrates how these apply to architectural decision-making, and provides follow-along exercises using real project examples. Participants will leave with the ability to apply building LCA in early design and to interpret results that support low-carbon design choices and compliance with emerging regulations and standards.By the end of this CPD, participants will understand:The relationship between architecture, building performance, and environmental impact.The fundamental principles of life-cycle assessment (LCA) and embodied carbon.How material choices, design strategies, and construction methods influence embodied carbon outcomes.How to integrate LCA effectively into the architectural workflow, from concept to detailed design.How to perform and interpret LCAs at different design stages to inform project decisions and meet sustainability targets.

This CPD presentation explores the advantages of the specification of extruded brick slip systems for rainscreen cladding applications when compared to traditional cut brick slip alternatives. Topics covered in this CPD presentation include; advantages of brick slips, aesthetic considerations, sustainability, performance, installation, maintenance and more.

Creating natural Daylight and Ventilation in buildings is essential for a healthy indoor environment. However, due to the continuous increased in global temperature, we need to mitigate excess heat.This CPD will demonstrate the best use of Natural Daylight in a ground floor extension as well as managing Part "O" overheating.

This ‘Designing for the Generations’ CPD provides you with the information you need to ensure your specifications, environments, products, and services are truly inclusive, adaptable, and supportive of wellbeing for people of all ages. Each generation - whether Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, or Generation Alpha - have distinct values, preferences, and needs shaped by their experiences, technology, and social context.By understanding and responding to these differences, designers and specifiers can create spaces that foster accessibility, comfort, and engagement, while also anticipating future trends and challenges. This approach is especially critical in sectors like healthcare and education, where generational diversity directly impacts outcomes, satisfaction, and equity. Ultimately, generationally attuned design bridges gaps, promotes social value, and delivers enduring solutions for a rapidly changing world.

Type C, cavity drain waterproofing systems are considered to be the most highly recommended, reliable and risk-free type of waterproofing where an internal environment must be 100% dry. Where it is accepted that water could enter a building, type C systems work differently from types A and B in that, instead of holding back water pressure, they depressurise and manage the water away from the structure. This CPD provides insights into how these systems have evolved and developed over the years, how the significant 2022 update to the British Standard for waterproofing has affected the design of type C systems, and the importance of factors such as maintainability and sustainability.

This CPD introduces PAS 24:2022, the UK’s key standard for secure doors and windows, and explores how it links with Building Regulations including Part Q, L, and O. With a focus on timber joinery, the session covers testing methods, certification requirements, and practical specification advice. Attendees will also discover how timber can deliver both heritage character and Passive House performance, supported by innovations such as vacuum glazing and advanced coatings. By the end, delegates will understand how to specify timber windows and doors that are secure, compliant, and sustainable.

This factory tour provides a unique insight into the design, manufacture, and testing of high-performance sealing systems for fire, smoke, and acoustic containment in door assemblies.Delegates will tour Lorient’s UK manufacturing facility to see how a wide range of sealing solutions are created — including intumescent seals, drop seals, glazing seals, perimeter seals, and hardware protection systems. Each element plays a vital role in ensuring a fire door assembly performs as tested in real-world conditions.The experience concludes with a live comparative fire test, vividly demonstrating how the correct specification and installation of sealing systems can make the difference between failure and containment.By the end of the tour, participants will be able to:Understand the function and performance of fire, smoke, and acoustic sealing systems within door assemblies.Recognise how manufacturing quality and material choice affect compliance and durability.Appreciate the importance of accurate specification in achieving effective compartmentation and fire safety performance.Evaluate how design and maintenance decisions impact fire and smoke containment through live testing and product demonstrations.

This CPD takes a radically fresh approach to the technical subject of façade detailing, particularly focusing on slab edge congestion and masonry support systems.Inspired by early cinema and editing theory — particularly the Kuleshov Effect — the session draws a parallel between film editing and design coordination: how the order in which we present information shapes clarity, compliance, and ultimately, construction outcomes.Structured in three acts (Setup, Confrontation, Resolution), the CPD demonstrates how poor sequencing leads to issues in slab edges, reinforcement congestion, fire barrier misalignment and facade component clashes — and how these can be avoided through editing principles, smarter detailing, and early-stage collaboration.Attendees are guided through practical examples, principles of good design sequencing, and critical legislation (including the Building Safety Act 2022, Approved Documents B and L, and CDM 2015). The session also highlights the value of digital tools and co-ordinated systems in ensuring a compliant, efficient design output.Complexity with Clarity shows how a story-led structure can lead to better understanding — and better buildings.Learning Outcomes:Understand how the principles of sequencing and editing, drawn from the Kuleshov Effect, can clarify complex façade coordination challenges.Identify common risks in masonry support detailing and slab edge congestion, and understand how poor sequencing contributes to these.Apply the Seven Principles for effective masonry support design, ensuring performance, clarity, and compliance.Recognise how current UK legislation (including the Building Safety Act, Approved Document B & L, and CDM 2015) impacts the design of façade systems.Explore the benefits of digital tools, early collaboration, and pre-verified components in delivering coordinated and compliant designs.

A CPD that guides attendees through the process of specifying large bespoke timber architectural windows and doors. The presentation runs through pivot doors, sliding doors, bifolding doors. It covers everything from building regulation considerations, pros and cons and common pitfalls when specifying such as access for installation.

Learn how to design a wellness facility that uses sustainable energy concepts. Explore how to reduce cost and waste for operators when installing heat experience rooms; including saunas and steam rooms.

The presentation will start by covering the basics of the floating floor design process, followed by how to identify areas where high embodied carbon applications are typically used in the acoustic design of a building, and methods of significantly reducing this using third party back laboratory data and LCA information. The presentation will conclude with application examples and case studies.

The Continuous Professional Development (CPD) seminar, "Ensuring Compliance: External Wall Insulation Systems & The Building Safety Act," addresses critical regulatory changes introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022, specifically concerning external wall insulation (EWI) in high-rise residential buildings across the United Kingdom.The seminar provides RIBA-accredited architects with essential insights into the Act’s objectives, key principles and implementation framework, highlighting its fundamental aim of establishing stringent building safety standards, promoting accountability among all stakeholders, and enhancing resident empowerment and safety.The tragic events at Grenfell Tower and other significant cladding-related fires underline the seminar's timeliness and the urgency of understanding the new regulatory context.Participants will gain a clear understanding of the Building Safety Regulator's role under the Health and Safety Executive, including their authority to enforce compliance, issue sanctions and mandate building safety inspections. An essential element discussed in the seminar is the three-stage Gateway compliance process (Planning, Pre-construction, and Completion), designed to embed comprehensive fire and structural safety considerations from initial design through to occupation.The content emphasises the heightened responsibilities architects face under the new regulatory environment, particularly around documentation, risk management and the rigorous specification and selection of compliant external wall insulation systems. By understanding the certification processes (such as BS EN 13501-1 fire classifications), design considerations (including thermal performance and interstitial condensation risks) and risk management strategies (robust detailing, fixing specifications, independent verification), architects will be better equipped to fulfil their roles effectively and responsibly.This CPD seminar is vital for RIBA-accredited architects seeking to stay ahead of significant legislative shifts and ensure the highest levels of professional competence, safety and compliance in their design and specification practices for external wall insulation systems in high-risk residential buildings.To offer a summary of content and seminar objectives, participants will gain a clear understanding of:The objectives and key principles of the Building Safety Act 2022The role and authority of the Building Safety Regulator under the Health and Safety ExecutiveThe three-stage Gateway compliance process (Planning, Pre-construction, and Completion)Documentation requirements and compliance strategiesCertification processes, including BS EN 13501-1 fire classificationsDesign considerations for thermal performance and interstitial condensation risksRisk management strategies including robust detailing, fixing specifications, and independent verification

A look at the theory of acoustics covering sound proofing and compliance with Part E/ section 5 Building Regulations made simple with Sound Proofing Solutions CPD.Includes methods of compliance, pre-completion testing, robust details, new build, refurbishment and conversion projects.Topics covered include:• The legislation and regulations that are covered under Part E of Building Regulations• How to comply and adhere to these utilising pre-completion testing and Robust Detail applications• Implementation of acoustic principles in both design and on site, to ensure compliance• Suitable Solutions for floors, walls and ceilings

An educational CPD that covers Inclusion for all, understanding diverse user needs and key design considerations, regulations and certifications. Explore how accessibility and design can coexist beautifully to create truly inclusive spaces.