Garland UK is excited to launch its latest RIBA-accredited CPD: Solar PV for Sustainable Buildings: Design, Installation, and Compliance Essentials. This seminar is designed to equip architects, surveyors, and specifiers with the expertise to integrate solar photovoltaic (PV) systems into building designs while ensuring regulatory compliance and achieving sustainability objectives.

Garland UK solar PV and bituminous membrane roof refurbishment.
Large solar solarise PV panel array for commercial property

What You’ll Gain from this CPD
This CPD provides essential insights into how solar PV enhances modern building design, helping professionals navigate technical considerations, compliance requirements, and client expectations. Attendees will gain practical knowledge on specifying energy-efficient solutions that support carbon reduction targets and future-proof buildings.

Key topics covered include:

  • The role of solar PV in sustainable architecture
  • Navigating technical integration and compliance
  • Balancing design, performance, and sustainability goals
  • How solar PV supports energy efficiency and cost savings

 

The Value of RIBA Accreditation
RIBA accreditation ensures this CPD meets the highest professional standards, offering relevant and trusted content that contributes to your professional development. Mark Fisher, General Manager at Garland UK, explains:

“We’re thrilled to offer a RIBA-accredited CPD that tackles the growing demand for solar PV solutions in sustainable building design. This session provides essential guidance for integrating solar PV into projects, empowering professionals to deliver energy-efficient buildings that meet today’s rigorous standards while paving the way for a greener future.”

Garland UK Solar yield analysis

Why Solar PV Matters in the Built Environment
Incorporating solar PV systems into building design is critical for achieving sustainability. Solar PV generates renewable energy on-site, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, cutting operational energy costs, and helping to meet carbon reduction targets. For architects and specifiers, integrating solar PV into projects demonstrates a commitment to environmental performance and positions you to meet the growing expectations for greener, more energy-efficient buildings.

This CPD offers a clear framework for integrating solar PV systems into your designs. It addresses key considerations, from technical integration and compliance with regulations to achieving design goals without compromising functionality. By attending this session, you’ll gain the expertise to design and specify innovative, sustainable solutions that align with today’s stringent energy performance requirements.

Solar yield analysis report

Book Your Session Today
Garland UK’s RIBA-accredited CPD is now available to book, providing an excellent opportunity for focused, practical training that enhances your ability to specify solar PV systems while supporting your professional development.

Shaping sustainable buildings starts with informed decisions. This CPD will enable architects and specifiers to confidently lead in sustainable building practices, utilising solar PV to future-proof buildings and enhance energy performance across various sectors.