Designing for Durability

This course delves into timber durability by explaining concepts, listing limitations for timber, concrete, and steel, exploring performance variations in timber, and defining risk factors for timber durability in construction.
– WoodSolutions

Engineered Timber Buildings – The Architect’s Perspective

This course covers identifying engineered timber products in Australia, selecting the right one for specific purposes, addressing structural and safety considerations, and understanding the architect’s role in prefab construction.
– WoodSolutions

Sydney Water Building Plan Approval Processes – In Scope & Out of Scope

Comprehensive and free presentation to provide you with a thorough understanding of Sydney Water requirements for building adjacent to and over their assets, standard assets (in scope) and more complex assets (out of scope). Essential information for all architects, as part of your planning stage, and in the construction phase.
– MGP Building & Infrastructure Services

Wet Area Waterproofing

This CPD will explain the importance of structural design considerations and potential risks of wet area waterproofing in design and construction. You will learn how to identify the correct wet area waterproofing design response through appropriate material selection and specification.
– Dulux / Fosroc

Joint Sealant Design

In this CPD you will learn about the importance of structural design considerations, appropriate material selection, specification considerations, application requirements and potential risks, for joint sealant design in planning, development and construction.
– Dulux / Fosroc

The Use & Specification of Australian Natural Sandstones

The Use & Specification of Australian Natural Sandstones CPD covers the rich history of sandstone construction in Australia, explores its sustainability and manufacturing methods, and unveils its promising future in construction.
– Gosford Quarries

Specifying Fibre Cement in Residential & Commercial Buildings

The Specifying Fibre Cement for Residential & Commercial Buildings CPD discusses how to specify and the use of fibre cement in interior and exterior applications. Additionally, learning how Fibre Cement is used in wall systems to meet the NCC requirements and how different architectural outcomes are achieved.
– BGC Fibre Cement

Specifying Plasterboard for Residential & Commercial Buildings

The Specifying Plasterboard for Residential & Commercial Buildings CPD discusses in depth plasterboard’s evolution to meet aesthetic, financial, and technical needs. The presentation navigates the complex requirements for partitions and linings, considering building types and technical support.
– BGC Plasterboard

Controlling Environmental Noise “Designing noise barriers to achieve acoustic privacy”

Explain the adverse impacts of environmental noise. Describe methods of mitigating environmental noise during the pre-design, design, and construction stages of a project. Identify the different types of noise barriers and their respective applications for noise control. Evaluate the key design considerations in implementing noise barriers. Select appropriate noise barrier materials to suit specific project requirements.
– Modular Walls

Specifying Joint Sealants, Selection & Design Considerations

This CPD provides a valuable introduction to the significance of sealants in construction. It covers their functions, terminology, characteristics, technologies, key considerations for specification, common failure points, and importantly, effective strategies to prevent them.
– Bostik Australia