This CPD explores how rainwater harvesting for both domestic and commercial purposes can help solve a future water crisis. We will look at what systems are available in the UK and the benefits of each.
This CPD will provide the following learning outcomes: We are the Indoor Generation – How a healthy indoor climate is vital for health & well being; The importance of natural daylight & ventilation in buildings; Active House Principles; How the choice of different materials can reduce the CO2 in a building.
This CPD will feature: The importance of airtightness and its contribution to thermal improvement; Using air and vapour control layers and vapour permeable underlays with suitable ancillaries to improve airtightness; Regulations and standards – Part L and the future standard for homes and buildings; Design considerations and buildability; The importance of training, education and collaboration.
Our newly updated RIBA-approved CPD takes architects beyond the basics, exploring the geology, composition, and sustainability of natural slate. Learn practical specification tools, quality control, and installation guidance, plus inspiring real-world projects to ensure problem-free, high-performance slate projects.
This CPD explores how AET’s underfloor air conditioning (UfAC) supports more sustainable, flexible, and cost-efficient buildings across refurbishment and new-build projects. UfAC systems deliver measurable performance benefits, including 3–19% total savings, with up to 18% reductions in operational energy, 9–16% savings in upfront carbon, and up to 20% reductions in whole-life embodied carbon, depending on project configuration. For refurbishments, reduced service zone requirements help increase usable headroom and unlock value in constrained buildings. In new builds, slimmer slab-to-slab heights can reduce superstructure costs — delivering circa £1.7m in upfront savings on a typical 10-storey building, a 14% height reduction, or the potential to add an extra floor within the same overall height.
By moving services to the floor and using modular, reconfigurable components, UfAC enables long-term adaptability, reduced waste, and improved whole-life performance — supporting sustainable design from day one and well into the future.
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