The A. Proctor Group has extended its RIBA Approved CPD seminar collection.
Aimed at architects, specifiers and contractors, attendees will receive technical advice from A. Proctor Group technical experts, providing the latest guidance on British and European Standards, compliance with Building Regulations, and learning on how to maximise performance and avoid potential failures.
Attendees will receive advice from A. Proctor Group technical experts, providing the latest guidance on British and European Standards, compliance with Building Regulations, and learning on how to maximise performance and avoid potential failures.
Each seminar is available as an in-person seminar provided within practice or as in-depth Online Learning material.
Pitched Roof Design Considerations: Energy, Moisture & Air Permeability
This CPD gives an overview of pitched roof design considerations and regulations in the UK and Ireland, along with discussing the type of construction membranes used as pitched roof underlays and the effect their performance has on design. It also discusses the implications of hygrothermal focussed roof design on the overall building energy performance.
Physics and Applications of Construction Membranes
This CPD gives an overview of the factors to consider when specifying construction membranes, particularly in projects utilising “Modern Method of Construction”. It also introduces the adjacent building physics that are influenced by membrane specification and design choices.
Passive House and Low Energy Housing Design
This CPD gives an overview of the Passive House design principles, the benefits they provide in terms of energy performance, and how these benefits are achieved. It also introduces some common fabric first systems and solutions to simplify the process of optimising low energy design using the passive principles.
Building Refurbishment: Systems for Retrofit and Conservation
This CPD discusses the factors to consider in refurbishment and conservation projects, including the basics of building physics as related to hygrothermal design. It also provides an overview of the standards, regulations and frameworks involved in designing for retrofit and conservation.
Air Leakage and Fire Performance in Façade Systems
This CPD aims to provide an overview of UK and Irish building regulations relating to the compliance of construction membranes, with respect to air leakage and reaction to fire. It will cover adjacent issues of moisture control and hygrothermal assessment, and the implications of air leakage strategies on both energy efficiency and “as designed” vs “as built” performance.
In summary, Iain Fairnington, technical director at A. Proctor Group, adds: “Our CPDs have proved invaluable to professionals involved in the design and construction of buildings. Through the CPD series, we aim to provide technically accurate learning based on best practices, innovation, and project examples to help individuals make informed choices when specifying product solutions for their projects.”
