Roofing CPD Courses
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Thought-provoking CPD courses that further your roofing knowledge
Our team is happy to deliver each seminar either in person or via video conference, one to one or to your team. On completion of each presentation our experts will be on hand to answer any questions you may have, be that on the CPD subject or regarding any active or upcoming projects.
As a manufacturer member of RIBA, all of the below CPDs have been assessed and approved in accordance with their core curriculum to ensure that each presentation delivers the key architectural skills and learning activities.
Our Courses
Solar PV for Sustainable Buildings
Our latest CPD offers architects and specifiers a comprehensive guide to integrating solar photovoltaic (PV) systems into building designs, empowering specifiers to make informed decisions on solar PV systems for new projects and retrofits, aligning energy efficiency with sustainability goals.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand solar PV fundamentals, including energy generation, inverter systems, and battery storage.
- Recognise solar PV’s financial and environmental benefits, like carbon footprint reduction and protection against energy cost volatility.
- Gain insights into different PV panel types, mounting options, and their suitability for various roof structures and building types.
- Evaluate design considerations, such as load-bearing capacities, shading, and compatibility with other building systems.
- Navigate essential regulatory and safety requirements, including DNO applications, building codes, and fire safety measures.
- Assess system maintenance needs, including inspections and the impact on warranties, ensuring long-term reliability and compliance.
Avoiding Common Roofing Defects
This CPD provides clear guidance on identifying and avoiding common design, application, and aesthetic roof defects on real-life roofing projects.
You will be provided with techniques to survey and assess existing roof structures and knowledge of varying waterproofing systems to ensure the longevity of new-build and refurbishment roofing specifications that comply with up-to-date industry legislation and building regulations.
Learning Objectives:
- Different types of roof waterproofing systems
- How to specify the right system for the right specification
- Tools and techniques to survey and assess
- The common design, application and aesthetic roof defects
- What support should you expect from suppliers
Standing Seam Metal Roofing Systems – Design Considerations and Specification
This CPD seminar discusses metal roofing with a focus on standing seam systems, including detailed specifications and application uses. Where standing seam metal roofing systems can offer a breadth of design opportunities, the latest innovation in metal waterproofing technology also provides ultimate protection from the elements in either warm or cold roof applications.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding typical metal roofing systems
- What is Standing Seam Metal Roofing?
- Typical constructions and material choices
- Applications and basic requirements
- The flexibility of design and building regulations
- System benefits of Standing Seam
Cutting Carbon Through Sustainable Roofing Design
Outlining the key areas of consideration for specifiers, the ‘Cutting Carbon through Sustainable Roofing Design’ CPD explores carbon emissions during the entire lifecycle of your building project, from construction through to operational use and provides clear guidance on how sustainable roofing design can play a pivotal role in reducing emissions in commercial buildings and support your organisation’s critical environmental initiatives.
Learning Outcomes:
- Current legislation and Building Regulations requirements that relate to cutting carbon.
- Whole Life Carbon of a building and the opportunities to reduce emissions at each stage.
- Existing sustainability initiatives that encourage carbon reduction.
- Effective, sustainable roofing systems in the market
- The analytical tools to identify areas for improvement in the roofing design to maximise potential carbon reductions.
Minimising Fire Risks Within Flat Roof Construction – Safe2Torch
This CPD covers the risks associated with flat roof design across specification and application, primarily focusing on torch-on bituminous membranes and how fire risk can be mitigated through self-adhesive and liquid technologies. The seminar addresses the recent changes in regulations following the Hackitt report and the measures taken by the NFRC.
Learning Objectives:
- The risks associated with hot works
- Your responsibilities and duties under CDM 2015
- How to identify risks associated with flat roof design, construction and application in relation to fire
- The importance and message behind the NFRC Safe2Torch Campaign
- How to reduce fire risks using safe design practices, safe specification writing and application methods on-site