Health-First Washroom Design
Join us for a discussion on how hygiene-focused washroom design can improve health outcomes for users and boost property values for savvy decision-makers. We also explore the current legislative environment and its impacts on health, emerging industry trends and the introduction of novel techniques and technologies.
-RBA Group
The Link Between Building Facades and Sustainability
EQUITONE invites architects, designers, and building professionals to join our latest CPD presentation on sustainability in the building industry. This comprehensive session is designed to provide you with the knowledge and insights necessary to integrate sustainable practices and materials into your projects.
-Equitone
Protective Topcoat Technologies and Colour Stability
Evaluate the different types of topcoat technology in the marketplace. Identify how coating technology and colour choice will impact the durability of the coating. Determine what is the best topcoat material selection for your project.
-Dulux
Inclusive Design: Designing for Dementia and Ageing
Inclusive design is crucial for addressing the needs of individuals with Dementia, a degenerative disease that impacts their lifestyles and causes both physical and mental limitations. This CPD will give you the tools to design by understanding the context, atmosphere, and sensorial elements that affect their wellbeing, enhancing their quality of life.
Warm Roof
This course explores the purpose of insulating roofs and the principles behind warm roof and cold roof applications. We dive into the various substrates, membranes and roof coverings used in warm roof constructions, and the appropriate Total R-value requirements.
-Kingspan
Designing For Comfort and Sustainability: The Role of Natural Ventilation in Modern Architecture
This course explores indoor air quality standards, factors impacting air quality, and the role of elevated airspeed in enhancing thermal comfort, ventilation, and energy efficiency. Participants will gain insights into optimising natural ventilation for sustainable and comfortable architectural designs.
-Big Ass Fans
Designing interior wall and ceiling linings for high humidity and aquatic areas
This CPD delves into the critical role of interior wall and ceiling linings in high humidity and aquatic environments. By understanding the potential health risks associated with condensation and mould growth, we explore the importance of adhering to Australian standards for humidity design.
-Knauf
Specifying the Complete Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) & Plasterboard System
Covers the use of Cross laminated timber products in lightweight building code-compliant Wall and Floor/Ceiling systems for multi-residential buildings and other building segments. CLT is an engineered wood product that consists of multiple layers of timber planks stacked in alternating directions and bonded together with structural adhesives. Prefabricated, lightweight and harvested from sustainably managed forests, CLT walls enable fast construction with strength, stability and durability.
-Knauf
Embodied Carbon: How to identify and minimise the impact of materials without compromising system performance
How to identify and minimise the environmental impact of building materials such as plasterboard and insulation without compromising building system performance. Covers the importance of reducing embodied carbon alongside operational carbon; the role of material selection in reducing embodied carbon, and the role of life cycle analysis in providing specifiers with the information needed to accurately assess products during selection.
-Knauf
Saving Lives With Compartmentation
Saving Lives with Compartmentation CPD explores the principles of heat transfer and fire spread, emphasising the critical role of fire compartmentation. It also covers Fire Resistance Levels (FRLs) and compliance pathways within the NCC for building classification and compartmentation design.
-Speedpanel