Esteemed professionals and valued members of the Australian Institute of Architects: we are delighted to present to you our comprehensive and diverse collection of external Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, carefully curated to meet your specific needs and professional growth aspirations.
Each of the listed courses have been reviewed and approved for formal points through the Institute’s Refuel CPD Provider program. Allowing you to connect with external CPD providers, and find curated content on the subject matter of your choice.
This presentation will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects:
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (PC16)
PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN (PC28)
DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION (PC39)
-Gerflor Australasia
Create learning environments where students and teachers can thrive. This engaging CPD explains the fundamentals of education acoustics and demonstrates practical strategies to improve speech clarity, reduce noise distractions, and optimise acoustic comfort in schools and educational facilities.
– Megasorber
At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:
•Understand the fundamentals behind condensation and moisture management.
•Outline the construction requirements around weathertightness
•Identify external wall design requirements around a ventilated façade construction and various benefits of a ventilated system
-Innova by Etex Australia
At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:
•Identify various construction methods for cladding installation and assess related performance benefits.
•Understand technical benefits of thermal values, embodied energy and ventilated facades
•Demonstrate competence in various types of sustainability, including; environmental, landscape, health, accessibility and social.
•Learn about the history, manufacturing and benefits of fibre cement cladding.
-Innova by Etex Australia
At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:
•Understand the various fire requirements in Australia
•Discuss the recent history and shortcomings of inadequate fire compliance
•Identify various construction types as set out by the BCA
•Understand the differences between BAL fire compliance and AS1530.1
-Innova by Etex Australia
The course explores the use of steel windows and doors across residential and commercial projects. Covering their history, product types and applications, it provides essential guidance for specification, including performance requirements, energy ratings and key considerations to help make informed design and product selections.
– Steel Window Design
Learn how impact-resistant lightweight wall and ceiling systems boost durability, cut maintenance, and support long-term building performance, plus how to assess lining performance, compliance and specification needs for high-traffic spaces.
– Knauf
Understand how healthier material choices can reduce embodied carbon and support occupant wellbeing, helping project teams make more informed specification decisions.
– Knauf
Learn how lightweight curved facade systems can deliver striking design, buildability, and performance through smart material selection, detailing, and fabrication methods.
– Knauf
Every flooring specification carries safety, comfort or compliance risk: a resident with dementia, a building surveyor, a Green Star assessor. This CPD teaches you how to read fire and acoustic NCC test documentation, apply LRV for dementia-friendly design, and use EPDs for climate disclosure reporting.
– Forbo Flooring Systems
Gain a practical understanding of thermal bridging in commercial construction, including where it occurs and its impact on building performance. Learn NCC Section J compliance requirements, effective design responses such as thermal breaks and continuous insulation, and how to account for thermal bridges when calculating thermal performance.
– Fletcher Insulation
Master how to confidently select, specify, and integrate appearance plywood into your projects. This comprehensive CPD course covers everything you need to know about Australian Standards compliance, fire and acoustic performance, sustainability certifications, and key installation considerations.
– Austral Plywoods
This CPD presentation explores how sustainability considerations can be integrated into building design from the earliest project stages, with a focus on the relative importance of embodied environmental impacts. Participants will learn how to apply principles from building, environmental and social sciences to inform conceptual design decisions, assess key sustainability factors across a project’s lifecycle, and select materials, finishes and systems that optimise performance, environmental outcomes.
– Fairview
Adaptive Surface Renewal explores how resurfacing and overlay design can extend the life of existing infrastructure while reducing demolition, landfill waste, and embodied carbon. The CPD examines innovative techniques that improve sustainability, minimise disruption, and deliver durable, cost-effective outcomes without full reconstruction.
– StoneSet Permeable Paving
Incorporating permeable paving into modern infrastructure explores how innovative paving systems can improve stormwater management, reduce urban heat, enhance accessibility, and support sustainable design. The CPD provides practical guidance on specification, performance, and compliance, helping professionals create resilient, attractive, and environmentally responsible public and private spaces.
-StoneSet Permeable Paving
CPD Providers listed here have had their CPD content reviewed by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Participation in recognised activities will accrue formal or informal points.
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